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Success with Alameda County Human Relations Commission!!!
We had a great turnout for the second meeting with the Alameda County
Human Relations Commission. Thanks to everyone who came!!! The
commissioners said we were by far the biggest group who had come to
one of their meetings......
Posted: Sun, May 23, 2004 12:54am PDT
5/20: After Three-Day Wait Mass. Couples Flock To Wed
The new round of nuptials came as Gov. Mitt Romney took the first steps toward blocking city and town clerks from issuing marriage licenses to out-of-state gay couples, which the Republican governor says is prohibited by state law....
Posted: Sat, May 22, 2004 11:23pm PDT
CALIFORNIA SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL PUT ON HOLD UNTIL DECEMBER AS SUPPORT GROWS
Today, after historic success, Equality California announced that its Marriage License Non-Discrimination Act would be held until December in an attempt to build further support for the legislation....
Posted: Sat, May 22, 2004 11:20pm PDT
LOUISIANA's endangered natal clefts
A Louisiana legislator wants to ban low-slung pants which reveal the, ahem, natal cleft......
Posted: Sat, May 22, 2004 1:21pm PDT
Law students should watch "Winter of Love" hearing, 5/25
Law students, et alii, should take notes on May 25 Cal. Supreme Court hearing about same-sex marriage, then post to IndyBay.org soonest. And maybe wear black, pink/red, lavender/purple? [+ official info] [+ upcoming]
Please repost this to law-student sites, etc....
Posted: Fri, May 21, 2004 11:25am PDT
Prosecution rips Araujo case defendant
One of three men accused of murdering transgender teenager Gwen Araujo steadfastly maintained his innocence Wednesday despite a blistering attack by a prosecutor who pointed out that Jason Cazares' testimony contradicted that of several other witnesses, including his girlfriend....
Posted: Thu, May 20, 2004 11:46pm PDT
San Francisco's anti-female ordinance
SF Park Code criminalizes just one of the genders...
Posted: Thu, May 20, 2004 11:47am PDT
Mass. Senate Votes To Repeal Out-Of-State Gay Marriage Ban
The Massachusetts Senate voted Wednesday to repeal a 1913 law that Gov. Mitt Romney is using to stop same-sex couples from outside the state from marrying....
Posted: Thu, May 20, 2004 1:24am PDT
Pentagon Uses Gay Sex as Tool of Humiliation
Pentagon Uses Gay Sex as Tool of Humiliation
Military Culture of Homophobia at Heart of Scandal...
Posted: Thu, May 20, 2004 12:11am PDT
Marriage Equality March and Rally
Marriage Equality March and Rally...
Posted: Tue, May 18, 2004 12:42am PDT
R.I., Conn. may grant recognition of same sex unions
The attorneys general of Rhode Island and Connecticut yesterday raised the possibility that Massachusetts same-sex marriages will be honored in their states, a sign that the Supreme Judicial Court's landmark ruling legalizing gay matrimony may soon shift the legal ground in other states....
Posted: Tue, May 18, 2004 12:17am PDT
Some audio from marriage equality rally/march (audio/x-wav 1.6MB)
Earlier today, gay rights activists and their supporters held a rally and march for marriage equality....
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 11:15pm PDT
Gay and lesbian couples make history by marrying in Massachusetts
Hundreds of couples obtained marriage licenses, and dozens swiftly exchanged vows at simple city-hall ceremonies and ornate church weddings complete with champagne and fancy cakes....
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 9:50pm PDT
'Homosexuality preventable,' Christian conference
A look inside Focus on the Family's conference on homosexuality...
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 4:57pm PDT
Out-Of-State Gays Head To P'Town To Wed
Despite threats from Gov. Mitt Romney that they cannot marry in Massachusetts and laws in their own states that prevent their marriages from being recognized dozens of out-of-state same-sex couples are arriving in Provincetown to wed....
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 2:17pm PDT
CALIFORNIA MARRIAGE BILL HELD PENDING FURTHER REVIEW
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee today decided to continue reviewing the Marriage License Non-Discrimination Act (AB 1967), which prevents marriage discrimination. AB 1967 authored by Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and sponsored by Equality California...
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 10:28am PDT
Cambridge is First Mass City to Issue Licenses (Sun night)
Cambridge Mayor Michael Sullivan threw open the doors of city hall about 10 p.m. Sunday night and invited dozens of same-sex couples into the building for a celebration to countdown the minutes until midnight. Couples were given numbers as they entered the second floor reception room. At the stroke of midnight, the first number was called....
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 8:40am PDT
Boston Celebrates Gay Weddings
Annie Goodridge and her partner Hillary Goodridge became the first Boston couple to be processed. The Goodridges were the lead couple in the successful suit to strike down the Massachusetts prohibition to gay marriage. The couple and other who applied today for licenses went immediately to a judge to get a waiver to the three day waiting period to marry in Massachusetts....
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 8:27am PDT
US state recognises gay marriages
Massachusetts has become the first US state to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples....
Posted: Mon, May 17, 2004 12:41am PDT