As Mitt Romney has regained his status as front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination in some national polls, several rivals have sought to revisit his past shifts on issues like abortion and same-sex marriage in an attempt to erode his support within the Republican base.
Category Archives: same-sex marriage
Tab jumps to at least $1.5 million in taxpayer money to defend discrimination
House Speaker John Boehner originally entered into a contract with private attorneys to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court with a cap of legal fees at $500,000. A new contract that was revealed today increases that amount to $1.5 million.
HRC Applauds Ability of Chaplains to Voluntarily Perform Same-Sex Weddings
Last Friday the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – praised the Pentagon’s decision to allow military chaplains to perform wedding ceremonies in jurisdictions where they are legal, and performing such weddings is consistent with their faith traditions.
Broad language may also prohibit civil unions and domestic partnerships
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and Equality North Carolina, the state’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy organization, admonishes the North Carolina legislature for ignoring the real needs of North Carolinians to place an anti-marriage amendment on the May 2012 ballot.
NAACP Chapter Joins Maryland Coalition to Pass Marriage Equality Bill
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the broad and diverse coalition working to bring civil marriage equality to Maryland, today announced the Baltimore branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the newest member of its steering committee.
Rochester, NY Gay & Lesbian Wedding Expo
RainbowWeddingNetwork.com along with host sponsor Carey Lake proudly announce the latest ‘Same Love, Same Rights’ Gay & Lesbian Wedding Expo in Rochester Sunday August 28, 2011.
Anti-Gay Group Flouts Election Laws to Keep Donors Secret
As the 2012 elections gain steam and scrutiny over campaign finance laws intensifies, the Human Rights Campaign today issued a memorandum detailing the National Organization for Marriage’s unprecedented attempts to circumvent election disclosure laws, and how federal courts and state election boards continue to reject NOM’s claims – on at least six different occasions, the most recent earlier this month.
SavvyPlanners.com Opens NYC Location for Gay Wedding Clients
SavvyPlanners.com proudly announces the opening of an NYC location for gay wedding clients. The company is America’s oldest GLBTI-specific, full-service wedding, event design and production firm.
New York Divorce Lawyer Lisa Beth Older Summarizes Breaking News Allowing Gay Couples to Dissolve Civil Unions
New York Divorce Lawyer Lisa Beth Older points out that as of July 21, 2011 the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, held that with the imminent emergence of same sex marriage in New York, New York gay residents may dissolve a Vermont civil Union in New York. (Dickerson v. Thompson the Appellate Division (N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept.), 2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 06009).
Resolution supporting marriage equality passed unanimously
The policy making body of the American Psychological Association (APA) unanimously (157-0) passed a resolution supporting full marriage equality for same-sex couples.
Data shows dramatically increasing support for marriage equality among all political groups
With increasing evidence that the tide of public opinion has moved decidedly in favor of marriage equality, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today is urging both local and national media to reflect this growing public consensus across political party lines, when reporting on this issue.
