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Support Marriage Equality for ALL!
When the California Supreme Court ruled that denying same-sex couples the right to marry is unconstitutional, we came one step closer to achieving true marriage equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans. But we need your help to defend this progress—anti-GLBT groups, emboldened by the decision, are now working to deny benefits to GLBT couples on both state and federal levels.
Please, sign the Million For Marriage petition below, and be a part of this historic civil rights battle. Gay, straight, married, single...we need everyone who believes in marriage equality to stand up NOW—before it's too late! When the California Supreme Court ruled that denying same-sex couples the right to marry is unconstitutional, we came one step closer ... more -
Anti Gay Marriage arguements do not hold up to the light of reason!
"We cannot accept the view that Amendment 2's prohibition on specific legal protections does no more than deprive homosexuals of special rights. To the contrary, the amendment imposes a special disability on those persons alone. Homosexuals are forbidden the safeguards that others enjoy or may seek without constraint"
-Justice Anthony Kennedy,
writing for the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court in the decision overturning Colorado's Amendment 2 referendum "We cannot accept the view that Amendment 2's prohibition on specific legal protections does no more than deprive homosexual... more -
First Same-Sex Weddings in Greece
ATHENS — Defying governmental wrath, the mayor of a remote Greek island performed the country’s first same-sex marriages on Tuesday, wedding two men and two women.
The civil ceremonies, held at sunrise in the nondescript town hall of Tilos, a tiny island in the eastern Aegean Sea, defied statements by a senior Greek prosecutor last week that such unions were illegal.
“It’s done, now,” the mayor, Anastassios Aliferis, said in a telephone interview. “The unions have been registered and the licenses have been issued. It’s a historic moment.”
With its abundance of glamorous gay bars and summer island resorts such as Mykonos, Greece has long drawn thousands of gay tourists annually. But gays and lesbians in this European Union nation of 11 million people frequently complain of discrimination. Public displays of affection are widely frowned upon. The country’s military bars gays from joining its ranks, and in 1993 a private Greek television network, Mega Channel, was fined $116,000 by the National Radio and Television Council for showing men kissing in a weekly drama. Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church has also denounced homosexuality as a sin and “defect of human nature.”
On Tuesday, however, a bubbling just-married Evangelia Vlami emerged from the Tilos town hall, telling the BBC that the unions would help end discrimination. “We did this to encourage other gay people to take a stand,” she said.
About two dozen people attended the no-frills ceremony, held under the watchful eyes of police officers and dumfounded locals.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Sofia Kamma, a resident contacted by phone. “I know they’re people too, but couldn’t they have gone on doing what they were doing without getting our community involved?”
Greek gay rights groups have noted a loophole in a 1982 law that does not specify that a civil union must involve a man and woman. ATHENS — Defying governmental wrath, the mayor of a remote Greek island performed the country’s first same-sex marriages on Tuesday, w... more -
Civil Rights Fiight of our Time
No one ever points out that straight folks have messed up the institution of marriage far more than anyone else ever could. Britney Spears, anyone? No one ever points out that straight folks have messed up the institution of marriage far more than anyone else ever could. Britney Sp... more
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Marriage "Term Limits"?
Want to cure the "7-year-itch" and lower the divorce rate all at once? Put a 7 year expiration date on marriages, and allow a couple to extend or dissolve their union at the 7 year mark! So proposes (har har) a German politician, dubbed the country's most glamorous for her red hair and motorcycle riding rebelliousness.
Not sure what to do about the people who want out before 7 years are up - maybe when you apply for your marriage license, it could be a variable time choice! You could make the longer options cheaper, if you wanted to incentivize lasting bonds.
I'm hoping that I'll escape this predicament, given that my now hubby and I were dating for 2 weeks shy of 9 years before tying the knot. Now that I think about it...I was kind of getting sick of him 2 years ago... haha! Want to cure the "7-year-itch" and lower the divorce rate all at once? Put a 7 year expiration date on marriages, and allow... more -
The Sky Did Not Fall
On May 17, 2004 thousands of gay couples married in Massachusetts. It was a historic moment in the struggle for gay civil rights. Follow three couples as they recount their journey. On May 17, 2004 thousands of gay couples married in Massachusetts. It was a historic moment in the struggle for gay civil rights. Foll... more
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Gay Unions Sanctioned in Medieval Europe
I guess the gay community actually should get medieval on the US...
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Machismo
Mariana van Zeller looks at a new nationwide effort taking place in Spain to tame the Spanish husband.
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Marina and Her Moms
17 year old Marina Gatto battles to make her family legitimate in the eyes of the law.
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