Two amazing videos from St. Paul + analysis « Prop 8 Trial Tracker

If there's one issue that is important to every gay and lesbian person in a long term relationship it's that of gay marriage. Currently only legal in six five states – Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont – this not ..... I don't believe any apology is needed, but I do think that a statement that we support the efforts of those in favor of marriage equality in Rhode Island and beyond, and understand the hurt and pain felt by all members of the GLBT ...

Point / Counterpoint: Gay Pride Edition « MNpublius.com

Even other GLBT friendly groups could do so, and why wouldn't they? Then they can be as expressive as they want without having to pay a fee to TCP, while TCP has to pay the costs of hired security and park cleanup. ... Johnson and his family were not allowed to have a booth because of their past behavior, and even his own attorney, the fundamentalist Christian law firm the Alliance Defense Fund, admitted in court that Twin Cities Pride has the right to do that. ...

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Introduced in the House – Activists ...

Worse of all, and the greatest concern is the REMOVAL of any non-discrimination language from the repeal language – essentially, returning authority for open service by gays and lesbians back to the Pentagon (this is code for allowing ... Timeline with firm implementation date, no later than six months after the conclusion of the study in December 2010. 2. Non-discrimination language be included to protect LGBT members from discrimination based on sexual orientation ...

Gay Rights Group to Choose a New Leader - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

The marriage that gays and lesbians are seeking is legal marriage, and not necessarily the right to marry in a church. If individual churches choose to discriminate, unfortunately, that's their right. However, the legal right to marry is none of their ... GLBT are not second-class citizens. — RoughAcres. 21. May 14, 2010 6:45 pm Link. It's time NY. Onward to equality. Joe Mustich, Justice of the Peace, Washington, Connecticut, USA. And kudos to CT for supporting marriage. ...

GLBT Couples Law | news | NJ Civil Unions Provide Limited Benefits

For gay and lesbian couples, civil unions represent an upgrade from the domestic partnerships that the state has offered since 2004. Instead of getting a handful of benefits, the couples would be entitled to all the rights, ... David S. Buckel, a Lambda Legal lawyer, said he's heard of couples planning vacations that would take them only to Massachusetts, which lets gay couples marry, and California, Connecticut and Vermont, which have laws similar to the one headed for ...