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Bill to Grant Federal Marriage Benefits to Gay & Lesbian Couples Faces Uphill Battle
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Tens of Thousands Protest in Washington for Gay Rights
By: WordSlinger
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Gays, lesbians and supporters marched by the tens of thousands in a loud rally in front of the nation's capital Sunday, calling for equality in gay rights. Phil Siegel, a march spokesman said the U.S. Park Police does not provide crowd counts, but estimated more than 150,000 demonstrators attended the rally, along ...
about 1 month ago
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Morality Still Rules In The USA!
By: ahol888
In a vote that stunned the gay rights community again, the people of Maine voted to repeal the same-sex marriage law within their state. Therefore, marriage licenses will not be given to homosexuals and lesbians within the borders of Maine. As of now, 87% of the precincts had reported their votes and the gay marriage foes were winning ...
about 1 month ago
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Obama to end military gay policy
By: genius-world
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about 1 month ago
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Ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Will Be Bad For Troop Morale.
By: Redhanded101
"We are moving ahead on Don't Ask Don't Tell. We should not be punishing patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve this country," the President said. That was Barack Obama’s pledge to the thousands of Gays currently serving amongst the ranks of the military without disclosing that they are Gay. A few hours after his ...
about 1 month ago
- News Source: The Denver Post | 2 months agoRep. Jared Polis introduced a bill Tuesday that would repeal the 13-year-old federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman...Polis' co-authors of the bill include Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and 90 other lawmakers as of Tuesday morning.
- News Source: Seattle Times | 2 months agoIt defines marriage as between one man and one woman, and bars the federal government from treating same-sex marriages as legal or granting gay couples federal benefits. The restriction means that even those same-sex couples who married in countries...
- News Source: San Francisco Chronicle | 2 months agoImpatient with the piecemeal approach to gay rights adopted by Democratic leaders, 90 House liberals, including Oakland Rep. Barbara Lee, introduced a bill today to repeal the central federal law governing same-sex couples. Images More News The...
- News Source: Fox News | 2 months agoA group of House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday that would overturn a federal marriage law that denies recognition of gay marriage and gives states the right to refuse recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
- News Source: OpenSecrets.org | 2 months agoRepeal of the act has been a target of many gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender activists for some time. The measure restricts the federal government's definition of marriage to the legal union of strictly a man and a woman and permits states to...
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