Texas same-sex couples heading to California to wed
Posted on Jun 02, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Dallas Morning News
June 1, 2008
Dr. Love, a former Dallas pastor who now heads Metropolitan Community Churches in Abilene, discusses the importance of California honoring the freedom to marry: "It's just really important to us to have that moment, that acknowledgment and that piece of paper all our straight friends have." [Link]
June 1, 2008
Dr. Love, a former Dallas pastor who now heads Metropolitan Community Churches in Abilene, discusses the importance of California honoring the freedom to marry: "It's just really important to us to have that moment, that acknowledgment and that piece of paper all our straight friends have." [Link]
HRC Pledges $500,000 to Protect Marriage Equality in California
Posted on May 22, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Advocate
May 22, 2008
The Human Rights Campaign has pledged $500,000 to Equality for All to protect the California court ruling that upheld the freedom to marry from being overturned by an anti-gay constitutional amendment in November. (Link)
May 22, 2008
The Human Rights Campaign has pledged $500,000 to Equality for All to protect the California court ruling that upheld the freedom to marry from being overturned by an anti-gay constitutional amendment in November. (Link)
SLDN Urges Caution to Service Members Seeking Marriage
Posted on May 21, 2008 at 11:27 am
Servicememebers Legal Defense Network
May 21, 2008
“Before my husband and I decided marry in Massachusetts, I had to sit down and ask myself which is more important, love and marriage or my career in the U.S. Army,” said retired Army Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Schmalz. “... [It's] a choice that no American patriot should ever have to make.” (Link)
May 21, 2008
“Before my husband and I decided marry in Massachusetts, I had to sit down and ask myself which is more important, love and marriage or my career in the U.S. Army,” said retired Army Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Schmalz. “... [It's] a choice that no American patriot should ever have to make.” (Link)
Out of the Mouths of “Activist” Judges…
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Huffington Post
May 15, 2008
Joan Garry points out the conservative reputation of the CA Supreme Court, and says, "We are reminded that when we make a strong case (thank you to NLCR, Lambda Legal and the ACLU) in front of fair minded judges, judges who are doing their jobs, judges who, regardless of who appointed them, evaluate cases with integrity , we win." (Link)
May 15, 2008
Joan Garry points out the conservative reputation of the CA Supreme Court, and says, "We are reminded that when we make a strong case (thank you to NLCR, Lambda Legal and the ACLU) in front of fair minded judges, judges who are doing their jobs, judges who, regardless of who appointed them, evaluate cases with integrity , we win." (Link)
BLOG: Victory in California
Posted on May 16, 2008 at 10:32 am
The Bilerco Project
May 16, 2008
Toni Broaddus discusses how the CA decision is historical and personal, how it influences the entire nation, and how we need to fight to defend marriage in CA given the pending discriminatory initiative which could be on the ballot in November 2008. (Link)
May 16, 2008
Toni Broaddus discusses how the CA decision is historical and personal, how it influences the entire nation, and how we need to fight to defend marriage in CA given the pending discriminatory initiative which could be on the ballot in November 2008. (Link)
Lambda Legal’s Safety Scale: Respect for Same-Sex Couples’ Relationships
Posted on May 08, 2008 at 02:00 pm
Lambda Legal
April 2008
Thinking about traveling or moving to another state but wondering if they respect same-sex couples’ relationships? Check this scale to see where each state falls. (pdf Link)
April 2008
Thinking about traveling or moving to another state but wondering if they respect same-sex couples’ relationships? Check this scale to see where each state falls. (pdf Link)
Legislative committees hear testimony on marriage bills
Posted on May 08, 2008 at 01:42 pm
Providence Journal
May 8, 2008
For the 10th year running, the executive director of Marriage Equality RI, Jenn Steinfeld, testified in support of ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage. (Link)
May 8, 2008
For the 10th year running, the executive director of Marriage Equality RI, Jenn Steinfeld, testified in support of ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage. (Link)
Press Release: Equality for All Campaign Predicts Failure of Initiative Banning Marriage for Gay and
Posted on Apr 29, 2008 at 11:54 am
Equality California
April 25, 2008
The Equality For All campaign pledged that an anti-marriage initiative will be defeated if it does qualify for the ballot in California. (Link)
April 25, 2008
The Equality For All campaign pledged that an anti-marriage initiative will be defeated if it does qualify for the ballot in California. (Link)
OPINION: Amendment Two Erodes Rights, Protects No One
Posted on Apr 23, 2008 at 11:39 am
Daytona Beach News-Journal
April 23, 2008
George Griffin, president of the Volusia, FL chapter of the ACLU, writes about the anti-marriage amendment: “This is a mean-spirited amendment that will adversely affect gay, straight and retired couples.” [Link]
April 23, 2008
George Griffin, president of the Volusia, FL chapter of the ACLU, writes about the anti-marriage amendment: “This is a mean-spirited amendment that will adversely affect gay, straight and retired couples.” [Link]
Green Street’s Director Featured in Marriage Equality Film
Posted on Apr 17, 2008 at 01:49 pm
The Wesleyan Connection
April 17, 2008
When the Hartford-based organization Love Makes a Family (LMF) was looking for interesting stories about how same-sex couples met, Green Street Arts Director Janis Astor del Valle’s wife Amy Joy Myers sent in the unique story of their first meeting as childhood friends. [Link]
April 17, 2008
When the Hartford-based organization Love Makes a Family (LMF) was looking for interesting stories about how same-sex couples met, Green Street Arts Director Janis Astor del Valle’s wife Amy Joy Myers sent in the unique story of their first meeting as childhood friends. [Link]