Come out and MARCH to the State House for Marriage Equality in Rhode Island
Posted on Oct 13, 2009 at 01:18 pm
Marriage Equality Rhode Island
Date of March: October 17, 2009
March with your neighbors, friends, family or local organization. Every community in Rhode Island will be represented. Carry the sign for your town! Our New England sister states will all join us in our call to action. Don’t miss this great day of solidarity and action….and fun. [Link]
EDGE Talks to NOM: Anti-Marriage Group Details Rhode Island Plans
Posted on Sep 01, 2009 at 01:04 pm
edgeboston
August 31, 2009
EDGE managed to get the Executive Director of NOM’s Rhode Island chapter, Christopher Plante, to sit down for a face-to-face interview to provide his perspective on NOM’s anti-gay mission. [Link]
August 31, 2009
EDGE managed to get the Executive Director of NOM’s Rhode Island chapter, Christopher Plante, to sit down for a face-to-face interview to provide his perspective on NOM’s anti-gay mission. [Link]
Tim Hortons backs out of anti-gay event
Posted on Aug 10, 2009 at 05:05 pm
CBC News
August 10, 2009
Tim Hortons has reversed its decision to sponsor a Rhode Island rally held by a U.S. group that opposes marriage equality, after encountering fierce criticism for the move. (Link)
August 10, 2009
Tim Hortons has reversed its decision to sponsor a Rhode Island rally held by a U.S. group that opposes marriage equality, after encountering fierce criticism for the move. (Link)
No Floor Vote for Freedom to Marry in Rhode Island
Posted on Jun 29, 2009 at 08:01 pm
The Associated Press
June 28, 2009
Rhode Island seems almost certain to remain the only New England state that does not recognize gay marriage after measures legalizing same-sex unions stalled just before the part-time General Assembly ended the bulk of its annual work. This despite a poll released by Brown University last month which showed 60 percent of registered Rhode Island voters would support a law allowing gay couples to marry, and 75 would support a law allowing civil unions. [Link]
June 28, 2009
Rhode Island seems almost certain to remain the only New England state that does not recognize gay marriage after measures legalizing same-sex unions stalled just before the part-time General Assembly ended the bulk of its annual work. This despite a poll released by Brown University last month which showed 60 percent of registered Rhode Island voters would support a law allowing gay couples to marry, and 75 would support a law allowing civil unions. [Link]
It is time for us to make marriage equality in Rhode Island a reality
Posted on Jun 25, 2009 at 06:31 pm
Bay Windows
June 17, 2009
Earlier this month, the New Hampshire legislature took another step in our country’s ongoing struggle to ensure full equality for gays and lesbians by voting to permit same-sex couples in their state to legally enter into civil marriages. The vote makes New Hampshire the sixth state in the country - along with Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and Maine - to provide equal marriage rights to all its residents, and it now leaves Rhode Island as the only New England state that does not permit the freedom to marry. To me, the issue of marriage equality boils down to a question of basic fairness. [Link]
June 17, 2009
Earlier this month, the New Hampshire legislature took another step in our country’s ongoing struggle to ensure full equality for gays and lesbians by voting to permit same-sex couples in their state to legally enter into civil marriages. The vote makes New Hampshire the sixth state in the country - along with Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and Maine - to provide equal marriage rights to all its residents, and it now leaves Rhode Island as the only New England state that does not permit the freedom to marry. To me, the issue of marriage equality boils down to a question of basic fairness. [Link]
Marriage Equality: A Question of Fairness
Posted on Jun 19, 2009 at 10:39 am
Huffington Post
June 19, 2009
Former Sen. Lincoln Chafee writes, "Rhode Island legislators should follow in the footsteps of our fellow New England states and be true to our pioneering history of tolerance by advancing a marriage equality bill. But for that to happen, all of us in Rhode Island who believe in full equality need to do our part by voicing support for same-sex marriage loudly and clearly." (Link)
June 19, 2009
Former Sen. Lincoln Chafee writes, "Rhode Island legislators should follow in the footsteps of our fellow New England states and be true to our pioneering history of tolerance by advancing a marriage equality bill. But for that to happen, all of us in Rhode Island who believe in full equality need to do our part by voicing support for same-sex marriage loudly and clearly." (Link)
In Rhode Island, some wary as tide of marriage equality rises at border
Posted on Jun 15, 2009 at 10:40 am
The Boston Globe
June 15, 2009
Massachusetts and Connecticut legalized the freedom to marry as a result of judicial decisions in 2003 and 2008, while Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire followed this spring by legislative action. The slower pace in Rhode Island, where the state Senate voted last week to allow same-sex partners to make funeral arrangements, has frustrated some local activists, many of whom rallied outside the State House in Providence last weekend to call for immediate equality. "They still have a chance to be part of the vanguard," said attorney Karen L. Loewy, the Rhode Island point person for GLAD, which won the lawsuits in Massachusetts and Connecticut that legalized marriage equality in those states. "Rhode Island is well on its way." [Link]
June 15, 2009
Massachusetts and Connecticut legalized the freedom to marry as a result of judicial decisions in 2003 and 2008, while Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire followed this spring by legislative action. The slower pace in Rhode Island, where the state Senate voted last week to allow same-sex partners to make funeral arrangements, has frustrated some local activists, many of whom rallied outside the State House in Providence last weekend to call for immediate equality. "They still have a chance to be part of the vanguard," said attorney Karen L. Loewy, the Rhode Island point person for GLAD, which won the lawsuits in Massachusetts and Connecticut that legalized marriage equality in those states. "Rhode Island is well on its way." [Link]
Hundreds rally at Rhode Island State House in support of freedom to marry
Posted on Jun 09, 2009 at 04:52 pm
Edge
June 8, 2009
Rhode Island remains the only state in New England to not allow gays and lesbians to tie the knot. "We have waited long enough," state Rep. Frank Ferri (D-Warwick) told the crowd on Saturday as he stood alongside his husband, Tony Caparco. "The time for equality is now." Ferri cited public opinion polls that show the majority of Rhode Island citizens support the freedom to marry. A recent Brown University poll showed 60 percent of the respondents back marriage equality in the state. [Link]
June 8, 2009
Rhode Island remains the only state in New England to not allow gays and lesbians to tie the knot. "We have waited long enough," state Rep. Frank Ferri (D-Warwick) told the crowd on Saturday as he stood alongside his husband, Tony Caparco. "The time for equality is now." Ferri cited public opinion polls that show the majority of Rhode Island citizens support the freedom to marry. A recent Brown University poll showed 60 percent of the respondents back marriage equality in the state. [Link]
Poll: Majority of RI Voters Favor Marriage Equality Law
Posted on May 27, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Associated Press
May 27, 2009
A Brown University poll showed 60 percent of registered voters in the state said they would support a law allowing gay couples to marry, and 75 percent said they would support a law allowing civil unions. Thirty-one percent said they would oppose a marriage law. [link]
May 27, 2009
A Brown University poll showed 60 percent of registered voters in the state said they would support a law allowing gay couples to marry, and 75 percent said they would support a law allowing civil unions. Thirty-one percent said they would oppose a marriage law. [link]
Study says New York Latinos support marriage equality
Posted on May 05, 2009 at 04:20 pm
Times Union
May 5, 2009
The University at Albany released a study on Tuesday polling the Hispanic population of New York and surrounding states. The New York Latino Research and Resources Network (NYLARNet) surveyed more than 1,200 Hispanics in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jose Cruz, director of NYLARNet, said the study found half of Latinos in those states supported marriage equality or civil unions despite only 18 percent identifying themselves as liberal. (Link)
May 5, 2009
The University at Albany released a study on Tuesday polling the Hispanic population of New York and surrounding states. The New York Latino Research and Resources Network (NYLARNet) surveyed more than 1,200 Hispanics in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jose Cruz, director of NYLARNet, said the study found half of Latinos in those states supported marriage equality or civil unions despite only 18 percent identifying themselves as liberal. (Link)