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RI Senate Judiciary holds same-sex marriage hearing

The members of the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee listened to testimony from supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage on Thursday. The 5 bills included one which would allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, and another which [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Forest Gate clergymen charged in sham marriages inquiry

Rev Brian Shipsides, 54, and Rev Elwon John, 44, are alleged to have conducted around 200 bogus marriages at All Saints Church, Forest Gate, between December 2007 and July 2010. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said most of the allege [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Gay marriage defeat leaves couples crestfallen

Ken Goodman's fondest wish was to return to Silver Spring with the man he has been with for 15 years and get married in front of his childhood friends and his parents. Goodman and Michael Meyer, a hospital administrator, have we [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Md. House Nears Vote on Legalizing Gay Marriage

Gay marriage supporters were still working Tuesday to line up the votes needed to pass the measure in the House of Delegates, which put off debate until Wednesday. Backers hope to win passage of the Senate-approved bill and send it by th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Gay marriage call at Sydney Mardi Gras

Sequins, frocks and lycra were in abundance in Sydney last night as the city's annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade swept though city streets. Marriage equality was the dominant theme of the parade, with many pairs of brides and [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Maryland same-sex marriage bill: House holdout Alston ready ...

Legislation that would legalize same-sex marriages in Maryland remained in limbo Wednesday as leaders of the House of Delegates continued to delay a committee vote on the high-profile measure.The House Judiciary Committee could try again [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Australian territories bill allowing gay marriage bill to be...

Coalition and Labor senators went into furious negotiations overnight in an effort to sidetrack the Greens' bill after a Labor backlash against the decision for the government to support the bill. The Greens bill to prohibit the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Obama right to shift on Defense of Marriage Act

For most of American history, the federal government has followed the decisions of states in determining who is legally married. When Congress enacted the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, it departed from that tradition by prohibiting th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Couple welcomes news on same-sex marriage

Every year at this time, Mary Ritchie and Kathy Bush say they are reminded of how the federal government discriminates against them. That's because the married couple from Framingham files taxes jointly in Massachusetts but federal l [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

In marriage we trust

What is marriage for? To bind together a man and a woman (yes, really – I'll come back to this) for life; in the interests of children and social stability; for their good, and that of society; for the nurturing and propagation [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Gay marriage bill stirs debate

Following an impassioned debate Wednesday, the Wyoming Senate advanced legislation that would ban recognition of same-sex marriages and civil unions from outside the state. As dozens of supporters and opponents looked on from the vi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

In Defense of Marriage, for All

The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is indefensible — officially sanctioned discrimination against one group of Americans imposed during an election year. President Obama seems to know that, or at least he has called on Congress to re [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

EXCLUSIVE: A Big Compromise on Gay Marriage?

As the gay marriage debate heats up at the Statehouse, one state rep is weighing a compromise measure that she says just might bring both sides together. Opponents are crying foul over what they see as an attempt to redefine marriage whi [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Gay-marriage ban clears House panel

Indiana could join about 30 other states that have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. "I'm very pleased," Rep. Eric Turner said after the House Judiciary Committee approved a resolution 8-4 on Monday. "Thi [...]