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OLYMPIA, WASH. – Washington's Legislature has enough votes to legalize gay marriage with a statement from Democratic Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen Monday who said she will support the measure, becoming the 25th vote needed to pass the bill out of the Senate. The House already has enough support, and Gov. Chris Gregoire has endorsed the plan.
Haugen's announcement came has hundreds of people filled the capitol to advocate for and against gay marriage. State senators began considering the bill during a morning committee hearing.
"I know this announcement makes me the so-called 25th vote, the vote that ensures passage," Haugen said in a statement.
She said she took her time making up her mind to "to reconcile my religious beliefs with my beliefs as an American, as a legislator, and as a wife and mother who cannot deny to others the joys and benefits I enjoy. This is the right vote and it is the vote I will cast when this measure comes to the floor."
http://tinyurl.com/6pmzkj6OLYMPIA, WASH. – Washington's Legislature has enough votes to legalize gay... more
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The CWA opposes gay rights, comprehensive sex education, drug and alcohol education, and feminism. It touts “pro-life” and “pro-family” values. A few days ago, Concerned Women for America posted a video (below0 with Crouse rattling off a litany of statistics about the gay community's threat to traditional marriage. Janice's God only knows where she got the statistics she presented in the video. I've tried to find them prior to writing this rebuttal without much luck.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/12/16/hateful-janice-crouse-bashes-gays-in-defense-of-marriage-video/The CWA opposes gay rights, comprehensive sex education, drug and alcohol education,... more
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Conan officiates the wedding of costume designer Scott Cronick & his partner David Gorshein in NYC. News stations everywhere put their own unique spin on Conan's same-sex wedding news. Congratulations Scott & David! You are awesome Mr. Conan O'Brien!Conan officiates the wedding of costume designer Scott Cronick & his partner David... more
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The ongoing struggle to ensure that Gay Americans have the same rights as everyone else has a new warrior. Academy Award-winning actress Monica Imes Hicks, a Baltimore-area native better known as Mo'nique, star of the movie "Precious," has come out with a brief video that supports the concept of no longer treating GLBT Americans like second class citizens with some sort of contagious infection the immediately spreads to children.
http://www.examiner.com/liberal-in-baltimore/marylanders-for-marriage-equality-exercises-star-power-mo-nique-lends-a-handThe ongoing struggle to ensure that Gay Americans have the same rights as everyone... more
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http://goo.gl/k28i9 -- I wish there was a modern professor Henry Higgins who could work his courtly English magic on the Republican Party. Only he wouldn’t be focusing on their diction, posture, wardrobe, and manners… well, maybe their manners. If I had my druthers, he’d zero in on their homophobia.http://goo.gl/k28i9 -- I wish there was a modern professor Henry Higgins who could... more
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In a new interview with Parade magazine, Brad Pitt opens up about faith, family, fame… and same-sex marriage.
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“Can you believe that we’re still fighting for equality in America?” Pitt wonders, in the expanded web interview.
“To be against marriage for everyone is utter discrimination,” Pitt said. “I feel strongly about that because if equality of marriage doesn’t happen now, the next generation will have to deal with it.”
“It is an amazing thing that New York has finally gotten same-sex marriage. But the real problem is that the federal government hides behind states on this issue. It is blatant, ugly bigotry, and the federal government shouldn’t be doing that. You’re denying some Americans the right that all Americans have, to live their lives as they choose.
“What are you so afraid of? That’s my question. Gay people getting married? What is so scary about that? It’s complicated. You grow up in a religion like that and you try to pray the gay away. I feel sadness for people like that. This is where people start short-circuiting — instead of being brave and questioning their beliefs, they are afraid and feel that they have to defend them.”
On faith, Pitt said he doesn’t mind a world with religion, but gets “hot” when people use religion to “start dictating how other people must live.”
“People suffer because of it,” he said. “They are spreading misery.”
The full interview is at Parade.com.
http://tinyurl.com/3du4gj6In a new interview with Parade magazine, Brad Pitt opens up about faith, family,... more
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A surprisingly good Irish advert for marriage equality
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The policymaking body of the American Psychological Association unanimously approved the resolution 157-0 on the eve of the group's annual convention, which opens here today.
The group, with more than 154,000 members, has long supported full equal rights for gays, based on social science research on sexual orientation. Now the nation's psychologists — citing an increasing body of research about same-sex marriage, as well as increased discussion at the state and federal levels — took the support to a new level.
http://tinyurl.com/3t6ozzjThe policymaking body of the American Psychological Association unanimously approved... more
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The first marriages were scheduled to take place just after midnight in Niagara Falls, where officials planned to illuminate the famous cascade in the colors of a rainbow, and in Albany, where an eager mayor planned to marry eight gay couples.
In New York City, 823 couples signed up in advance to get marriage licenses today, and many of those couples were expected to marry minutes later in city clerk’s offices across the five boroughs.
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It is an understatement to say that these last fews days in New York have been something to be proud of. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to New York City on Sunday - hitting a record attendance for the gay pride parade and swelling the city with enough pride to light the Empire State Building in a rainbow of colors.
The celebration of the New York State marriage equality bill was the center of pride we all felt, particularly those native New Yorkers. I stated on my facebook page that "This has always been my residence. Now it really is my home" and it was reiterated in DiversityInc Magazine on Monday as the topic of gay marriage is remaining high in the media. Though, I had never felt out of place in the state I have spent 30+ years in, it wasn't until the bill passed, that I realized the recognition and respect I had been deprived.
The Friday prior to the parade my fiancee, Chely Wright, and I sat on the edge of our couch waiting anxiously for the senate to come back from break - it was time to tackle the marriage bill. ....
We have very educated people still "struggling" to make a decision that is "the right thing to do". And it all is based on prior religious teachings. We heard statements of being raised by parents who were Catholic or Christian, BUT the Republicans who voted YES also said, I was raised by parents who were compassionate and taught me that everyone should be treated and respected equally, and that fairness wins. That concept of human morality and kindness was a bigger influence than their teachings from the church. The biggest problem is the teachings from their religion and their moral pull are NOT matching up. When "the right thing to do" in regards to LGBT equality, is battling the "religious" thing to do, our problem is loud and clear and our work is more necessary than ever.
Read rest of letter here.
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Paris --Tens of thousands of revelers turned out Saturday for a gay pride parade in Paris, many of them hailing the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York and demanding that France follow suit.
Marchers paraded under a sea of rainbow-colored flags. Elsewhere in Europe, however, Russian police detained 14 gay rights activists trying to hold an unsanctioned rally in St. Petersburg to demand equal rights for gays. An Associated Press photographer saw some unidentified attackers besiege the activists and try to take their banners before police moved in. One suspected attacker was also detained.
Paris' parade drew many leaders from France's political left, which has rallied around equal rights for gays - notably marriage and adoption rights - and put the issue in their platform for the 2012 presidential election race.
"This is wonderful news from New York," said Eva Joly, a Green Party presidential hopeful. "Within the first 100 days of the new government, we will adopt that law" allowing gay marriage, she said.
Two weeks ago, France's National Assembly rejected a bill presented by the opposition Socialist Party seeking to legalize same-sex marriage, despite growing public support for gay rights.
In Germany on Saturday, thousands packed downtown Berlin wearing colorful costumes for the 33rd annual CSD festival calling for acceptance of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people.
Gays and lesbians face widespread hostility in some societies of eastern Europe - and opposition to their public events has been fierce, and even violent, at times.
Attempts to hold gay pride rallies almost always end in violence in Russia. Authorities habitually refuse gay rights activists their constitutional right to assemble, particularly in Moscow, on the grounds that other people find it offensive.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/25/MNTH1K2ODB.DTLParis --Tens of thousands of revelers turned out Saturday for a gay pride parade in... more
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Why place a non-severability clause in something as basic and ordinary as marriage? You don't see a non-severability clause in the world of straight marriage do you? That means that if any part of this law is deemed to be unlawful or is challenged in a court and the court rules in favor of the challenge, then ALL OF THIS MARRIAGE ACT IS VOID.Why place a non-severability clause in something as basic and ordinary as marriage?... more
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JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR - INDONESIAN Gina Puspita traded a career in aircraft engineering for a mission to preach Islam and help young women build happy marriages through good sex.
The French-educated mother of three hosts religious programmes through the Obedient Wives Club which is based on the belief that a fulfilling sex life is the cure for Western-style social problems such as divorce and abuse.
'Wives must obey the husbands in all aspect of life, such as serving food and drinks, giving calm and support for the husband, as well as in sex relations,' Mrs Pusipita, who shares her spouse with three other women, told Reuters.
A Muslim group which espouses good sex as a foundation for healthy marriages and a strong society, the Obedient Wives Club is gaining converts in the world's most populous Muslim country after setting up in Jordan, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
Founded by Global Ikhwan, a Malaysian firm involved in businesses ranging from laundromats to pharmacies, the club was initially intended to help the company's female staff to be good wives as well as productive employees.
Global Ikhwan's officials have been linked to the now-defunct Malaysia-based Al-Arqam religious sect which was banned by the government in 1994. Before the Obedient Wives Club, Global Ikhwan had earlier established the Polygamy Club which encourages polygamy among Muslims. -- REUTERS
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_683457.htmlJAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR - INDONESIAN Gina Puspita traded a career in aircraft engineering... more
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HRC Jams MN Senate Computers with 100,000 marriage equality emails
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By Kevin Nix
May 23rd, 2011 at 5:40 pm
From star reporter Andy Birkey at the Minnesota Independent.
Sen. Scott Dibble told Minnesota Public Radio that 100,000 emails sent to legislators by gay marriage supporters were clogging the servers and that the Senate IT department was set to delete them Monday morning. The emails, sent through the Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBT rights group, chided Republicans and a handful of DFLers who voted Saturday night to put a constitutional ban on gay marriage on the ballot in 2012. Secretary of the Senate Cal Ludeman said the emails were being help in a spam filter and that his office was workign to get them back into the system.
“Hundreds of thousands of emails have come in the aftermath, so many so that the Republican caucus is deleting them before their members even get to see them,” Dibble told MPR.
Sen. Warren Limmer, the chief author of the anti-gay marriage amendment, said, “Not true. Not true. We aren’t wiping off comments of our constituents. That’s just simply not true.”
Sen. Dibble answered back, “That absolutely is true, and that’s exactly what the secretary of the Senate has told us.”
Secretary of the Senate Cal Ludeman tells the Minnesota Independent that the sheer volume of email coming into the system had caused it to crash on Sunday. By early Monday morning 230,000 emails had flooded in, he said, adding that he ordered the IT department to send a large number to a spam filter.
He said that those emails coming in would not be deleted and that they were working to “filter them back in.”
He wasn’t aware which emails were coming in or which ones needed to be sent to a spam filter.
“We are managing the traffic and they’ll be flowed back into the system,” he said.
Already the flood of emails has rankled some legislators. Rep. Tony Cornish, R-Good Thunder, responded to the emails over the weekend in a manner some thought rude.
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About NOM
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is a highly secretive organization believed to be largely funded by the Mormon and Catholic churches. During the country’s greatest economic decline in decades, NOM has amassed huge resources to stop marriage equality, whether at the ballot box or in court. NOM publicly projects rationality and tolerance, yet keeps company with zealots and long-time LGBT antagonists.HRC Jams MN Senate Computers with 100,000 marriage equality emails... more
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Forget what your mama told you. Luke Montgomery proves that dropping f bombs is not only fun, it’s socially rewarding.
In addition to starting important dialogues by blasting bigotry online and getting middle school kids in hot water, Montgomery’s FCKH8 campaign is also giving back to the LGBT community in a big way.
What started as an expletive-laced stance for marriage equality has become a powerful voice against hatred. “In the beginning, everything we did was pink,” general manager Cole Stevens says of the campaign’s initial merchandise offerings. “Then when bullying became a hot topic, we switched to purple.”
Stevens is rightfully proud of the campaign’s accomplishments. “In the past six months we have earned $300,000 for worthwhile causes like the Trevor Project, the American Foundation for Equal Rights, Equality California, the Courage Campaign, and Lambda Legal,” he says. “Five dollars from every shirt we sell gets divvied up and distributed to those charities.”
So far, all sales — which have shipped to locations as far away as Australia and Thailand — have happened online thanks to free viral promotion, but Stevens says FCKH8 will be hitting the road this summer, selling T-shirts, gear, and calendars, and promoting the good word at pride festivals all over the country. A schedule will be posted on its site, FCKH8.com.Forget what your mama told you. Luke Montgomery proves that dropping f bombs is not... more
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