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All STRAIGHT men are created equal
…all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving...
Tags: gay marriage, gay, lesbian, ban, maine, proposition 1, prop 1, proposition 8, prop 8, conservative, liberal, california, marriage, civil unions, suppression, equality, family, republican, democrat
ALP pauses to honour a Labor hero
Baghdad :: Iraq | 3 months ago
Credibility
Bob Hawke still strikes such a chord within the ALP Party that it was cheekily suggested he become Labor's star candidate against Malcolm Turnbull in the Sydney seat of Wentworth come the 2010 election. Mr Hawke, who turns 80 in December, absorbed what...
Tags: ALP Party, ALP National Conference, Sydney, gay marriage, Australian, Mr Hawke, Bob Hawke, prime minister, civil unions, lifetime membership
Even the Governor of Utah, A Mormon is for Same Sex Unions
Monday, April 20, 2009 Even The Governor of Utah, a Mormon is for Same Sex Unions http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/opinion/19Rich.htmlGreat Article in Today's New York Times by Frank Rich read an excerpt below:Jon Huntsman Jr., the governor of Utah,...
Tags: Governor Huntsman, Utah, Gay Marriage, Civil Unions, Mormons
Vermont legalizes gay marriage with veto override
Montpelier :: VT :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility The House recorded a dramatic 100-49 vote — the minimum needed — to override Gov. Jim Douglas' veto. Its vote followed a much easier override vote in the Senate, which rebuffed the Republican governor with a vote of 23-5. Vermont was the first state to...
Tags: gay marriage, sex marriage, Vermont, Iowa Supreme Court, civil unions, allowed gay, Senate, Jim Douglas, supreme courts
Civil unions divide Capitol
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility The six-person committee vote was reported to still be three for the bill and three against it, with Sens. Brian Taniguchi, Dwight Takamine and Clarence Nishihara supporting it and Sens...The proposal, House Bill 444, would give same-sex partners the...
Tags: Senate Judiciary Committee, Hawaii Senate, civil unions
Marriage Steady, Civil Unions Ignored
Wellington :: New Zealand | 9 months ago
Credibility MEDIA RELEASE 3 February 2009 Marriage Steady, Civil Unions Ignored Family First NZ says that the latest statistics on marriage and civil unions show that while the marriage rate has been reasonably consistent over the past decade, the demand for civil...
Tags: civil unions
Utah bill would limit gun instructors
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | 9 months ago
Credibility Gun rights advocates in Utah are joining forces with gun control proponents in backing a bill that would ban out-of-state concealed firearm instructors. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that the two groups have come together to try to address problems...
Tags: Utah, civil unions, Jon Huntsman
Poll: Most Floridians OK with gay adoption
Fort Lauderdale :: FL :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility A new poll finds that most Floridians favor allowing gays to get married or have civil unions. The state's voters also oppose the state law banning gays and lesbians from adopting children. The numbers are from a new Quinnipiac University Poll out today.
Tags: lesbian, Florida, civil unions, allowing gays, favor allowing, floridians favor
The sacred institution of marriage
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 12 months ago
Credibility In September, a Wisconsin appeals court suppressed the surveillance video that allegedly captured David Johnson, 59, having sex with his comatose wife in a Portage nursing home, obviously violating the state law against sex without consent. Nursing home...
Tags: marriage, gay, gay marriage, civil unions, University of Iowa
RTE.ie: Brady criticised over remarks on civil unions
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility Brady criticised over remarks on civil unions Tuesday, 4 November 2008 17:57 Cardinal Seán Brady has come in for strong criticism this evening over his remarks on proposals to introduce legislation on civil unions. Cardinal Brady has said the church...
Tags: Seán Brady, civil unions, civil partnership
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