D.C.‘s David Catania on how minorities, people of faith moved the freedom to marry forward
Posted on Apr 02, 2010 at 09:50 am
When D.C. Councilmember and Georgetown alum David Catania (I-At Large, SFS ‘90, LAW ‘94) gave a speech at Georgetown in March of last year, he talked about marriage equality as an “undying civil rights” issue that he hoped to make progress on. What a difference a year makes: Yesterday, Catania was back on campus, discussing the successful freedom to marry legalization bill he sponsored and the role race and religion played in the fight for marriage equality in the District.
D.C. Marriage Applications soar thanks to Gay Couples
Posted on Mar 31, 2010 at 07:56 am
Marriage applications have skyrocketed since the District started issuing licenses for same-sex couples this month, with droves of gay partners expected to relocate to the city from states where they can't tie the knot.
Remembering a “Loving Spirit” This Valentine’s Day
Posted on Feb 15, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Rev. Irene Monroe takes the occasion of Valentine's Day to remember the 1967 Loving v. Virginia U.S. Supreme Court decision that "set the stage for defining marriage as a civil right. May the 'Loving -spirit' of Mildred Loving and the justice acts of St. Valentine be with us on this day."
Virginia Delegate Hopes to Reverse Denial of Freedom to Marry
Posted on Feb 09, 2010 at 10:54 am
The Gainesville TimesFebruary 9, 2010
Delegate David Englin, D-Alexandria, wants Virginia to repeal its constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages. He says the amendment, which voters approved four years ago, is unfair to gay and lesbian couples. “If we are to take our founding values seriously, where we say that every human being deserves equal treatment under the law, then we cannot enshrine in the Constitution a policy that boils down to nothing but bigotry,” Englin said. [Link]
Editorial: Allow marriage equality to stand in D.C.
Posted on Dec 29, 2009 at 12:55 pm
December 28, 2009
The Virginia based paper writes, "The District of Columbia City Council has voted to allow same-sex marriage in the nation's capital, and the mayor has signed the law. Now it goes to Congress where lawmakers have the authority to override it. They should refrain from doing so." (Link)
Virginia Governor Plans to Extend Health Benefits to Same-Sex Partners
Posted on Dec 07, 2009 at 01:40 pm
December 4, 2009
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has directed his staff to begin putting into effect a proposal that would allow domestic partners of gay and straight employees to be covered under the state's employee health plan. [Link]
Governors blast Catholic Church over funding threat
Posted on Nov 24, 2009 at 03:08 pm
November 24, 2009
The governors of Virginia and Maryland both blasted the Catholic Church over its threat to stop providing social service programs in the District, if the city's proposed marriage equality law isn't changed. The criticism from the governors came on WTOP's Hands Across the Potomac radio program on Tuesday. [Link]
D.C. Marriage Bill Draws Eyes Across the Region
Posted on Nov 12, 2009 at 11:20 pm
November 12, 2009
A bill that would allow marriage for gay couples in Washington, D.C., is attracting attention from both supporters and opponents of marriage equality for its potential to influence policy in other areas of the region. [Link]
Americans United: The Religious Right’s Allies Win Public Offices In Virginia And New Jersey, Roll B
Posted on Nov 04, 2009 at 04:30 pm
Americans United for Separation of Church and State OP-ED: Virginia’s public universities need to institute partner health benefits or risk falling behi
Posted on Sep 11, 2009 at 11:58 am
September 10, 2009
Bob Witeck: It is time for Gov. Kaine to lead. It is time for all leaders in Virginia to become part of the solution. This is not about ideology or politics. It is about keeping our universities competitive nationally -- and our commonwealth having the decency to enable our employees to buy this coverage. [Link]