The freedom to marry and Argentine politics
Posted on Jul 22, 2010 at 02:30 pm
Thomas Dollar discusses the political forces in Argentina that led to the new marriage equality law there, thus keeping the number of countries allowing gay marriage slowly but steadily ticking upward.
Changing their tune on gays
Posted on Jul 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Leading marriage equality opponents insist they are pro-procreation, not anti anything.
Evan Wolfson: "Bait and switch has always been a hallmark and increasingly indispensable feature of NOM and that crowd’s case against the freedom to marry, and I think here we are seeing it again."
1 in 4 Californians have grown more supportive of gay rights, survey finds
Posted on Jul 22, 2010 at 10:30 am
One in four Californians have become more supportive of gay rights over the last five years, compared with 8% who said they had become more opposed, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Margaret Marshall, author of Mass. marriage equality decision, to retire
Posted on Jul 22, 2010 at 09:00 am
Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall, who led the state's highest court as it reshaped the Western legal world with its historic ruling approving the freedom to marry in Massachusetts, announced Wednesday morning that she would retire.
A uniquely Indian perspective on marriage equality
Posted on Jul 22, 2010 at 07:30 am
Sandip Roy tells of watching two friends, both Indian, get married in a beautiful garden in Santa Cruz.
"One is Christian, the other Hindu, so they had two ceremonies. There was a three-tiered wedding cake and a sacred fire. But the really amazing part of the ceremony was that one of their fathers had flown in from India to bless them. It was amazing because my friends are both men."
Equality California has close to 1 million marriage conversations during the year
Posted on Jul 21, 2010 at 01:00 pm
Equality California's Marriage Director Marc Solomon: "Over the past year, Equality California has had more than 900,000 conversations about the freedom to marry with Californians, and we are thrilled that our work is making a real difference. We're finding that the more people get to know same-sex couples and their families and witness the love and commitment these couples share, the more they support their right to marry.
51% of California voters support marriage equality, poll finds
Posted on Jul 20, 2010 at 04:45 pm
Although a majority of California voters say they support the freedom to marry, that endorsement is about the same as it was two years ago when voters told pollsters that they approved of the idea but still voted to ban marriages of same-sex couples.
Looking for time bombs and tea leaves on the freedom to marry
Posted on Jul 20, 2010 at 01:45 pm
Adam Liptak discusses the possible meaning and ramifications of a sentence added by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to a recent Supreme Court decision issued on the last day of the term.
Hey, America, stop changing the marriage equality goalposts
Posted on Jul 19, 2010 at 10:26 am
Marriage equality has seen more ups and downs than a soccer game, because America's right wing keeps changing the goalposts.
When the bride takes a bride, businesses respond
Posted on Jul 19, 2010 at 08:31 am
Kevin Sack profiles a lesbian couple who started Equally Wed, a publication that provides lesbian and gay couples with inclusive resources to plan their weddings.