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Civil union law fails same-sex couples, lawyers' group says
The New Jersey Star-Ledger |
9/27/2007 | |||
| 9/27/2007"They were designed to give same-sex couples all the benefits of marriage by a different name, but civil unions in New Jersey are a 'failed experiment,' the president of the state's largest lawyers' organization said last night. | ||||
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Civil union backers plan suit
Honolulu Advertiser |
2/2/2010 | |||
| 2/2/2010"Gay-rights advocates are preparing a lawsuit alleging that the state is violating the equal protection rights of same-sex couples by not passing a civil-unions law. | ||||
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Choosing Iowa as a Target for Gay Marriage Laws
The New York Times |
4/3/2009 | |||
| 4/3/2009"A court ruling today made Iowa the first state in the Midwest ? and the third in the country ? to allow same-sex marriage, putting it in a class with Connecticut and Massachusetts. This is a marker that not even the nation's big blue coastal states, California and New York, have been able to achieve. | ||||
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Children Speak for Same-Sex Marriage
The New York Times |
1/21/2010 | |||
| 1/21/2010 | ||||
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Can Obama win over the gay community?
Politico |
10/10/2009 | |||
| 10/10/2009"Strident conservative attacks on two of President Barack Obama’s gay nominees could temper the impatience gay and lesbian activists show as he speaks to a major gay civil rights group Saturday night — but the widespread restlessness still will be palpable. | ||||
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Camila Guzman, Transgender Murder Victim, Remembered in East Harlem Vigil
The Village Voice |
8/12/2011 | |||
| "About a hundred people gathered on 110th Street, "Tito Puente Way," in East Harlem last night to remember the life of Camila Guzman. The vigil, sponsored by the Anti-Violence Project, took place outside of Camila's apartment, where she was found murdered last week... | ||||
| Call Today To Urge House to Act on ENDA! | 11/17/2009 | |||
| The next few weeks may mark a critical milestone for LGBT rights: The House Education and Labor Committee is scheduled to consider the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the next few weeks, and a vote in the full House could happen soon after! | ||||
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California's top court legalizes gay marriage
Associated Press |
5/16/2008 | |||
| 5/16/2008"California's Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry ? a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony. | ||||
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California court seems torn over Prop 8 standing issue
Keen News Service |
9/6/2011 | |||
| "Proponents of Proposition 8 argued Tuesday that Yes on 8 must be granted standing to defend the California same-sex marriage ban in federal court to protect the power of the people to amend their constitution; opponents argued Yes on 8 must be denied standing in order to protect the power of the people to elected state officers, in accordance with the state constitution. | ||||
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Calif. High Court Weighs Gay Marriage Ban
The New York Times |
3/6/2009 | |||
| 3/6/2009"The mood was somber among gay rights supporters after a bruising, three?hour hearing before the justices of California's highest court, who expressed considerable skepticism at the idea of overturning the state's voter?approved ban on same?sex marriage. | ||||
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