Gay Marriage Updates By State

[hotatlboi]

Maggie Gallagher's Take on 8

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/09/21/Maggie_Gallaghers_Take_on_8/

I would like to thank Maggie for her donation of $500 (or $1000, depending on which option she purchased) to support equal rights for all Americans.

 

[metta]

NORTH CAROLINA’S GAY MARRIAGE BAN IS MISSING KEY WORDS

The GOP’s rush to place on the ballot a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage has left off a key part of the original bill which “clarifies that the ban doesn’t prohibit businesses from offering benefits to domestic partners.” That phrasing won’t be appearing on the ballot — a change Democrats didn’t notice “until days after the legislature approved the marriage referendum.” “That sentence was crucial in some legislators’ minds about why they were willing to vote for it (and) pretty crucial to the business community,” Rep. Rick Glazier (D) says. “To say you can have half of this constitutional amendment with half of it gone … makes no sense whatsoever.”

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2011/...olinas-gay-marriage-ban-is-missing-key-words/

 

[Kulindahr]

Wouldn't that make the ballots invalid?

 

[metta]

Prop. 8 backers seek delay in trial video release

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_18965427

 

[Kulindahr]

Prop. 8 backers seek delay in trial video release

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_18965427

?
I get an error message that says the site is broken.

Whatever that means.

 

[scream4ever]

^^^Wasn't the ruling stayed until September 30 to give them time to appeal and stay if they wish?

 

[hotatlboi]

^^^Wasn't the ruling stayed until September 30 to give them time to appeal and stay if they wish?

Yes. They are seeking a longer stay because they fear the appeals court will not be able to review it by Sept 30th.

 

[metta]

?
I get an error message that says the site is broken.

Whatever that means.

It works for me.

Prop. 8 backers seek delay in trial video release

The Associated Press
Posted: 09/23/2011 06:19:54 PM PDT
Updated: 09/23/2011 06:19:55 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO—The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage want a federal judge in San Francisco to put the brakes on unsealing video recordings of last year's high-profile trial on the constitutionality of voter-approved Proposition 8.
Lawyers for the coalition of religious and conservative groups that qualified the ban for the November 2008 ballot asked U.S. District Chief Judge James Ware late Friday to stay his decision to make the recordings public on at the end of the month.
They say they want an appeals court to review Ware's decision and that if the judge sticks with his original timetable, the recordings will be disseminated before that can happen.
Ware ruled Monday that the public has a right to access the recordings just like any other court record even though the judge who presided at the trial said they were for his own personal use

 

[metta]

NCLR BRIEF CHALLENGES COZEN O’CONNOR’S REFUSAL TO PROVIDE DEATH BENEFITS TO SURVIVING SAME-SEX SPOUSE

http://gayusathemovie.com/2011/09/n...-death-benefits-to-surviving-same-sex-spouse/

 

[Kulindahr]

It works for me.

I tried again, and got this:


An error occurred during a connection to secure.www.justusboys.com.

SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)

 

[Kulindahr]

NCLR BRIEF CHALLENGES COZEN O’CONNOR’S REFUSAL TO PROVIDE DEATH BENEFITS TO SURVIVING SAME-SEX SPOUSE

http://gayusathemovie.com/2011/09/n...-death-benefits-to-surviving-same-sex-spouse/

They don't have a case: DOMA doesn't apply to private entities, and any exclusion from benefits has to be explicitly stated.

It's a waste of the court's time and the taxpayers' money.

 

[metta]

Rhode Island ACLU calls civil union a "bust"

http://www.chron.com/news/article/RI-ACLU-calls-civil-union-a-bust-2189226.php

 

[metta]

House Dems Renew Request For DOMA Briefing


http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/26/house-dems-renew-request-for-doma-briefing/

 

[metta]

DOMA Opponents Say House Legal Team Not Credible

http://www.rollcall.com/news/doma_opponents_say_house_legal_team_not_credible-209017-1.html

 

[Kulindahr]

Republican leaders in the House remind me of a husband who regularly beats his wife -- and blames her.

 

[metta]

Miami Republican, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, likely only one to back repeal of DOMA

http://www.365gay.com/news/miami-republican-likely-only-one-to-back-repeal-of-doma/

 

[metta]

Marriage Equality Opponent Accused of Misusing Campaign Funds for Wedding



http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_...cused_of_Misusing_Campaign_Funds_for_Wedding/

 

[scream4ever]

Miami Republican, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, likely only one to back repeal of DOMA

http://www.365gay.com/news/miami-republican-likely-only-one-to-back-repeal-of-doma/

Robert Wright is another strong possibility (elected in 2010 and represents the Syracuse, NY area). He is the only other Republican member of the House LGBT Equality Caucus and one of only 6 to vote against the bill to reafirm DOMA in the U.S. military. Mary Bono Mack is another, if nothing else that her district includes Palm Springs.

 

[metta]

Court puts gay marriage trial videos back on hold


http://articles.boston.com/2011-09-...rriage-ban-appeals-court-gay-rights-advocates

 

[Kulindahr]

Court puts gay marriage trial videos back on hold


http://articles.boston.com/2011-09-...rriage-ban-appeals-court-gay-rights-advocates

It was expected.