USA, Indiana: GOP Pushes Marriage Equality Ban; Gays Could Go to Jail
Even after the landmark Supreme Court rulings for marriage equality, the Indiana GOP keeps running the other way. Governor Mike Pence is supporting an effort to add a constitutional ban in the state....
View ArticleUSA, Ohio: Marriage Equality Battle Heats Up
The battle to overturn Ohio’s ban on marriage equality is heating up. Cantonrep.com reports: The Rev. Kent Spann from the Cincinnati-based Citizens for Community Values spoke to a gathering of clergy...
View ArticleUSA: Proposed Constitutional Ban on Marriage Equality Going Nowhere in the House
Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp’s proposed gay marriage ban is stuck in committee in the House. The Huffington Post reports: The Huffington Post has been reaching out to key Republican offices for the past...
View ArticleUSA, West Virginia: Democrat Joins Push for US Constitutional Ban on Marriage...
Although the effort itself is languishing in committee in the House, this announcement gives it the thinnest patina of bipartisanship. Pink News reports: US Representative Nick Rahall of West Virginia...
View ArticleUSA, Kansas: GOP Rep’s Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage Not Supported By...
Despite Kansas’s conservative reputation, none of Representative Tim Huelskamp’s GOP colleagues have joined him in sponsoring his anti gay marriage bill. LGBTQ Nation reports: A Republican...
View ArticlePuerto Rico: Christians Protest Proposed LGBT Rights Bills, Push for Marriage...
A Christian group in Puerto Rico is going for the jugular on gay rights. On Top Magazine reports: In response to 2 proposed gay rights bills, one of Puerto Rico’s largest Christian organizations says...
View ArticleUSA, Indiana: New Group Launched to Oppose Marriage Equality Ban
A new alliance is being launched to oppose a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban marriage equality in the state. Edge Boston reports: An alliance of businesses and human rights groups is...
View ArticleMacedonia: Constitutional Ban on Marriage Equality Rejected
from Google mapsMacedonia’s Parliament rejected a ban on gay marriage on Tuesday. LGBTQ Nation reports: An amendment to alter Macedonia’s constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a...
View ArticleUSA, Indiana: Two More Colleges Oppose Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
Two private Indiana colleges issued a press release together opposing the proposed constitutional ban on marriage equality. USA Today reports: In a joint release DePauw University and Wabash College...
View ArticleSlovakia Marriage Equality Ban Added to Constitution
A big step backward for LGBT rights in Slovakia this week. Gay Star News reports: Slovakia has moved to ban same-sex marriage in its constitution with 102 out of 150 lawmakers voting in favor of the...
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