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Senator Portman’s change of heart and the legacy of Harvey Milk
Fri, 03/15/2013 - 12:56pm — Jen
Why did Senator Portman’s change of heart take two years? Why has he continued to support the anti-gay policies of his party? There’s a lot of debate on both points, but one thing is certain: it was his son’s own coming out that forced the Senator to come out in support of marriage equality, and to do that interview and write that op-ed.
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PFAW is United for Marriage
Thu, 03/14/2013 - 5:18pm — Jen
Marriage equality will be before the Supreme Court on March 26 and 27. PFAW will be there with the United for Marriage coalition. You can join us in DC or attend an event near you.
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In DC, progress toward marriage equality comes amid anti-equality setbacks
Wed, 05/16/2012 - 11:07am — Jen
While the President’s announcement gave us new momentum, much work – and anti-equality forces – remain.
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President Obama recognizes LGBT families
Thu, 05/10/2012 - 5:36pm — Jen
It’s clear that, for the President, this isn’t just about couples getting married. It’s also about couples raising children with the sense of security that comes from family equality.
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Obama Endorses Marriage Equality, Part 2
Wed, 05/09/2012 - 5:38pm — Jen
With President Obama’s support for same-sex marriage, there is still a long way to go, but we have come so far.
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Boehner favors politics in pursuing yet another DOMA challenge
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:56am — Jen
House Speaker John Boehner has directed the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, controlled 3-2 by Republicans, to seek intervention on behalf of DOMA in McLaughlin v. Panetta.
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UPDATE: Standing up for the freedom to marry, access to healthcare, and immigration equality
Mon, 04/09/2012 - 2:14pm — Jen
Immigration Equality has filed suit against DOMA on behalf of five plaintiff couples.
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Standing up for the freedom to marry, access to healthcare, and immigration equality
Tue, 03/27/2012 - 5:43pm — Jen
With another federal judge having ruled against DOMA, there’s new momentum for the freedom to marry and the access to healthcare and immigration equality that should come along with it.
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Prop 8 Makes Its Stage Debut
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 2:53pm — Jen
Dustin Lance Black, the writer behind J. Edgar and Oscar winner for Milk, is bringing the story of California’s Proposition 8 to the stage.
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Maryland Families Turn the Heart of a (Formerly) Anti-Equality Legislator
Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:20pm — Paul
When the right wing's distorted and evil portrayal of LGBT people comes up against the reality of our lives, it's hard for the lie to stay alive.
Just ask Maryland Del. Wade Kach, a Republican who has supported a bill to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, and who even voted against the pending marriage equality bill in committee two days ago. But this morning, he announced a change of heart. The Baltimore Sun quotes from Del. Kach's statement:
My constituents sent me to Annapolis to represent them and use my best judgment. They did not send me to sit in judgment of the lives of others.
As a proud member of the party of Lincoln, I believe that we as legislators should be more concerned with relieving the tax burden of families than telling them how to behave in their own homes.
Like so many others, my thoughts on the issue of civil marriage have evolved over the course of recent months as a result of much reflection and listening to good people on both sides of this issue. Instrumental to my decision are the enhanced protections for churches, clergy, and faith leaders in my community and in communities around the state.
While no one event or conversation prompted me to come to this decision, I was significantly moved by the testimony of families -- who are raising children in a loving environment and deserve every right to enjoy the same protections and responsibilities that our laws provide for others.
The marriage equality bill is scheduled to be debated on the House floor this evening, with a vote possibly as early as tomorrow.
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Maryland Families Turn the Heart of a (Formerly) Anti-Equality Legislator
Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:20pm — Paul
When the right wing's distorted and evil portrayal of LGBT people comes up against the reality of our lives, it's hard for the lie to stay alive.
Just ask Maryland Del. Wade Kach, a Republican who has supported a bill to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, and who even voted against the pending marriage equality bill in committee two days ago. But this morning, he announced a change of heart. The Baltimore Sun quotes from Del. Kach's statement:
My constituents sent me to Annapolis to represent them and use my best judgment. They did not send me to sit in judgment of the lives of others.
As a proud member of the party of Lincoln, I believe that we as legislators should be more concerned with relieving the tax burden of families than telling them how to behave in their own homes.
Like so many others, my thoughts on the issue of civil marriage have evolved over the course of recent months as a result of much reflection and listening to good people on both sides of this issue. Instrumental to my decision are the enhanced protections for churches, clergy, and faith leaders in my community and in communities around the state.
While no one event or conversation prompted me to come to this decision, I was significantly moved by the testimony of families -- who are raising children in a loving environment and deserve every right to enjoy the same protections and responsibilities that our laws provide for others.
The marriage equality bill is scheduled to be debated on the House floor this evening, with a vote possibly as early as tomorrow.
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PFAW Commends Ninth Circuit Ruling on Prop 8
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agrees with a lower court that California's anti-equality Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
Ending Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples: Relationship Recognition in Immigration Law
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) is a meaningful step toward providing equality to same-sex couples and keeping their families together. It would allow many same-sex partners to begin the immigration process more quickly, efficiently, and with fewer limitations. For many, it could very well be the only avenue available to keep their families together in the US.
Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Protecting America and Its Principles
We need swift certification and effectuation of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
People For the American Way Applauds Marriage Equality in New York
In a welcome move for equality, the New York Senate passed a bill granting full marriage equality to all New Yorkers. The legislation makes New York the sixth and largest state where same-sex couples can marry.
Ending Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples: Marriage and Relationship Recognition in Federal Law
Although there are some actions that can and should be taken to expand benefits and protections for same-sex couples, only the full repeal of DOMA will allow federal and interstate recognition of their legal marriages and give those couples equal rights under the law.
Dead-Ender's Game: Sci-Fi Writer Joins Board of National Organization for Marriage
Orson Scott Card, author of the popular sci-fi novel Ender’s Game, has joined the board of the National Organization for Marriage. You may have heard of NOM recently thanks to its misleading “Gathering Storm” TV ad campaign which attacked equal rights for gays and lesbians.
We think that Card, who turned into a reactionary crank somewhere along the way, will be a good fit for NOM. Both have ample experience with alternate realities, and that should prove useful in explaining why committed same-sex couples shouldn’t be allowed to marry.
But Card’s recent writings have been outlandish even by the standards of NOM. Last July in the Mormon Times he appeared to advocate overthrowing the government if Prop 8 failed (h/t Box Turtle Bulletin):
How long before married people answer the dictators thus: Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down, so it can be replaced with a government that will respect and support marriage, and help me raise my children in a society where they will expect to marry in their turn. […] American government cannot fight against marriage and hope to endure. If the Constitution is defined in such a way as to destroy the privileged position of marriage, it is that insane Constitution, not marriage, that will die.
While it’s clear that Card is a fiction writer through and through – albeit unintentionally – we’d like to know if NOM shares his radical views.
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