Posted on May 30th, 2009 by Eugene Wagner
-Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoes a domestic partnership bill.
-In Washington State, the wording of Referendum 71, which would repeal the Domestic Partnership Expansion Bill of 2009, is challenged by its own author.
-David Link clarifies what the religious right actually won in the California Supreme Court’s ruling on Proposition 8.
-The Family Research Council selectively quotes the [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2009 by David Roberts
Constitutional powerhouses Ted Olson and David Boies take on Proposition 8. This is a clear, authoritative discussion of the real issues involved. Impressive.
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Filed under: Marriage
Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by Eugene Wagner
-Moscow police forcibly break up a Slavic Pride demonstration.
-Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, a 20-year veteran and decorated fighter pilot, is discharged under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
-The New Hampshire House rejects Gov. Lynch’s proposed changes to its same-sex marriage bill.
-The Illinois legislature is scheduled to vote on a civil unions bill next week.
-Colorado extends benefits to [...]
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Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by David Roberts
In case you are one of the people who didn’t email me for an explanation, XGW went off-line last Friday morning, May 15. While stories of “being hacked” would be more intriguing and perhaps increase polarization, that didn’t happen. The truth is actually boring — a total disruption of services at the data center we [...]
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Filed under: Basics
Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Emily K
Recently, the addition of “actual or percieved” sexual orientation and gender identity to the federal law concerning hate crimes has come much closer to reality. Attempting to stir fear, many anti-gay groups claim that the term “sexual orientation” will be defined to include pedophiles and necrophiliacs, because the American Psychiatric Association defines such conditions – [...]
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Filed under: Exodus
Posted on May 9th, 2009 by Eugene Wagner
-The situation for gays and lesbians in Uganda continues to worsen.
-Emmy-nominated actor David Ogden Stiers comes out of the closet.
-The Miss Universe Organization sends a “cease and desist” letter to the National Organization for Marriage for NOM’s use of pageant footage in its latest anti-gay ad.
-Marie Osmond voices what appears to be support for same-sex [...]
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Posted on May 6th, 2009 by David Roberts
Source: CNN
“I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage,” said Baldacci, a Democrat.
With this statement, Gov. John Baldacci signed the marriage bill into law less than an hour after the state legislature passed [...]
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Filed under: Marriage
Posted on May 6th, 2009 by David Roberts
During his recent visit to London for a conference held by the Anglican Church, Joseph Nicolosi was interviewed on the BBC News Hour along with Professor Michael King from the University College of London Medical School. Their debate was short but, as King put it at one point, robust.
Nicolosi normally comes out of the gate [...]
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Filed under: Exgay Activists, NARTH
Posted on May 5th, 2009 by Eugene Wagner
Centuries ago, the Baptist church was founded on the principle of freedom of conscience. According to Baptist belief, individual Christians are fully competent to study the Bible for themselves and to seek guidance from God (the “priesthood of the believer“); consequently, Baptists of all stripes strongly opposed the adoption of any formal creeds, save perhaps [...]
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Filed under: Dissent Suppression, Religion
Posted on May 2nd, 2009 by Emily K
Carrie Prejean, who is Miss California, created a stir when she expressed support for marriage only being between a man and a woman at the Miss USA pageant. The National Organization for Marriage quickly adopted her as a spokesperson in their new ad, called “No Offense.” While they chose to focus on Carrie’s opinions about [...]
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