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The Republicans in Colorado’s state house killed a bill that would have made gay marriage a lot like straight marriage. This was expected, and it will become a campaign issue as Democrats attempt to take the Colorado State House in November. Republican Rep. Don Coram, whose son is gay, cited his reasons for voting against [...]
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Freedom
May 14th, 2012 
Greg Laden People have been throwing around the ‘Freedom’ word a lot lately, i.e. in relation to letting Nazis have their speech, etc. etc. Now let’s talk about some Freedom that actually matters:
Same Sex Marriage is the Issue of the Day…through November
May 12th, 2012 Greg Laden Why would it be that about half of Americans want to deny same sex couples the right to marry? Indeed, why would conservatives want to let same sex couples get away without the legal features that Marriage provides to protect the rest of society with respect to debt and other responsibilities?* It was not long [...]
California DOMA Ruling
February 24th, 2012 Greg Laden I had missed this, thanks to commenter Random Factor for pointing it out: A federal judge on Wednesday declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and ordered the federal government to extend health benefits to the same-sex spouse of a San Francisco lawyer employed by the federal courts. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White [...]
Maryland Bill Passes Senate
February 23rd, 2012 Greg Laden The Maryland house recently passed their same-sex marriage bill, and now, moments ago, the Senate has done the same thing. Governer Martin O’Malley is expected to sign it. Go Marry-Land! Details Maryland would join the District and seven states in allowing same-sex marriages. Supporters have cast the bill as a major advance in equal rights. [...]
Washington to become Seventh State with Marriage Equality
February 13th, 2012 Greg Laden Later today, Washingtong Governor Chris Gregoire will sign the recently passed marriage equality bill. The Associated Press reports that the governor will sign the bill, recently passed by state House and Senate lawmakers, at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time in the state capitol’s reception room. It will be livestreamed here.
Breaking News: Proposition 8 is unconstitutional
February 7th, 2012 Greg Laden The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that California’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. This ruling upholds a lower court’s ruling. The decision is somewhat narrow and does not mean the end of same-sex marriage bans. Here is the opinion drafted by the three judge panel.
Mayor Janice Daniels, Troy Michigan…
December 16th, 2011 Greg Laden Posted this on her facebook page:
Benson v. Alverson Update
November 27th, 2011 Greg Laden An Update from August Berkshire: There have been three recent developments regarding Benson v. Alverson, the court case in which Minnesota Atheists has filed the sole amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief on behalf of the Appellants. As you may recall, the case involves three same-sex couples (collectively known as “Marry Me Minnesota”) who are trying to [...]
The PolitiChicks Speak … about Gay Marriage and the Islam
November 16th, 2011 Greg Laden This is a joke, right?
You don’t get to ignore the law just because you believe in a particular god
October 8th, 2011 Greg Laden This woman needs to be fired, and, actually, jailed. And stoned maybe. You know, I get that it’s a tough economy out there. Lots of people are taking jobs that aren’t necessarily optimal, like working at a fast food joint, cooking meth, or making YouTube videos. And not everyone is able to choose a job [...]
Make the NHL Do the Right Thing
September 28th, 2011 Greg Laden Who cares about hockey. A bunch of guys sliding around on ice whacking each other with sticks and trying to pretend like they are not fighting when the whole point is fighting. Trogs on ice. But I digress.
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Tags: GLBTA, Same Sex Marriage, Sean Avery, Wayne Simmonds 
14 Comments »Interesting Developments in Gay Marriage in Minneosta
September 25th, 2011 Greg Laden Minnesota Atheists is involved in a very interesting legal fight pertaining to same-sex marriage. On learning of recent developments in this case, I asked Mike Haubrich, who knows much more about it than I do, if he would write a guest post telling you all about it. Same sex marriage is an issue that demands [...]
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