Showing posts with label Civil union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil union. Show all posts
Monday, May 2, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Obama signals his opposition to gay marriage 'evolving'
Image via WikipediaPRESIDENT: "With respect to the issue of whether gays and lesbians should be able to get married, I’ve spoken about this recently. As I’ve said, my feelings about this are constantly evolving. I struggle with this. I have friends, I have people who work for me, who are in powerful, strong, long-lasting gay or lesbian unions. And they are extraordinary people, and this is something that means a lot to them and they care deeply about.
At this point, what I’ve said is, is that my baseline is a strong civil union that provides them the protections and the legal rights that married couples have. And I think -- and I think that’s the right thing to do. But I recognize that from their perspective it is not enough, and I think is something that we’re going to continue to debate and I personally am going to continue to wrestle with going forward."Hawaii-bound, Obama signals his opposition to gay marriage 'evolving' | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
National Organization for Marriage , Catholic Church opposed, as Civil Union vote awaited in Ill.
Waiting on civil union vote in Illinois
NOM and Catholic Church are opposed:
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/14712976/civil-union-vote-wait-goes-on-in-springfield
Supporters: Almost 60 votes in Ill. House for civil unions | abc7chicago.com
Image via WikipediaSupporters: Almost 60 votes in Ill. House for civil unions | abc7chicago.com: "Opponents are fighting to make sure the legislation fails.Smith said the Family Institute has made hundreds of thousands of automated calls to voters in recent months, urging them to contact their legislators. The group has sent bulletins on the subject to hundreds of Illinois churches, and Smith said he is lobbying lawmakers directly. Along with other conservative organizations, the institute is sending e-mails to everyone on its lists to call for action against civil unions.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Conference of Illinois is fighting the legislation, too. It's urging Catholic churches across Illinois to speak out, said Executive Director Robert Gilligan, and bishops are contacting lawmakers to speak against the measure.
'Marriage is what it is and always has been, no matter what a legislature decides to do,' Chicago Cardinal Francis George said in a statement last week."
Monday, November 29, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Gay rights advocates fear lawmakers will repeal Wisconsin's domestic partnership registry | thenorthwestern.com | Oshkosh Northwestern
Image via WikipediaGay rights advocates fear lawmakers will repeal Wisconsin's domestic partnership registry | thenorthwestern.com | Oshkosh NorthwesternGay rights advocates say the GOP's focus on fiscal issues is a convenient smokescreen, noting Republicans have a record of fighting against domestic partnerships.. . . "At what point are we going to OK marrying inanimate objects?" she asked. "Can I marry this table, or this, you know, clock? Can we marry dogs? This is ridiculous."
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Supreme Court Denies Gay Marriage in NJ
Image via WikipediaNew Jersey Supreme Court will not hear six same-sex couple's cases:
SOURCE: Atlantic City Buzz, The Examiner
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
N.J. groups rally in Trenton to support, protest gay marriage | NJ.com
Image via WikipediaThe groups were flexing their muscle in anticipation that the state Supreme Court will hear a case from six same-sex couples in civil unions who want the right to marry. They argue that civil unions have not provided the equal rights the court mandated in a 2006 decision that led to the legislative creation of civil unions.
“We have a different message from our opponents today. Outside is a message of hate and prejudice,” said Garden State Equality Chairman Steven Goldstein.
Several same-sex couples with children spoke about how much harder it was for kids whose parents are not allowed to be married.
“Kids in elementary school, in middle school and high school make fun of kids who are different, and that’s just the way it is,” said Miriam Sharpfried, a 19-year-old college student who said she was hurt when, as an eight-year-old, she found out her two mothers were not allowed to be married. “And how can you expect an eight-year-old to explain what a civil union is when most people in this room, adults, can’t explain what a civil union is.”
Opponents bristled at the suggestion they were prejudiced. National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown equated the fight against gay marriage to the civil rights struggle of the 1960s by invoking Martin Luther King, Jr.
“What if Martin Luther King, Jr. would have listened to those who tried to silence him and tell him that his faith has no place in the public square — that he should be silent?” said Brown. “You are a part of a new civil rights group – a civil rights group dedicated to protecting the most fundamental and basic institution known to mankind: marriage.”
Brown said his group came to Trenton because he feared “judicial activism” by the state Supreme Court.
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N.J. groups rally in Trenton to support, protest gay marriage | NJ.com
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