Chile: Constitutional Ban on Marriage Equality Introduced
Members of Chile’s Independent Democrat Union (Union Democrata Independiente) on Thursday will introduce a constitutional amendment that seeks to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman, La...
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NC: GOP Compares Marriage Equality to Incest, Polygamy, Calls for...
In a press conference that compared same-sex marriage to “incest” and “polygamy,” Republican leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives urged their colleagues to pass legislation that would...
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NH: GOP’er Drops Constitutional Ban in Favor of Marriage Equality Repeal
The sponsor of a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage has decided not to pursue the measure next year to clear the way for a debate over repealing New Hampshire’s law legalizing the...
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When Kim Kardashian revealed her love for laser hair removal, I didn’t care. When she talked about the attention her butt receives, I might have been a little jealous but I still didn’t care. When she...
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MN: State Deeply Divided on Marriage Equality Ban
Minnesotans are deeply divided over whether the state Constitution should be amended to define marriage as only the union of a man and woman, according to a Star Tribune Minnesota Poll. A year before...
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MN: Anti Marriage Equality Group Softpeddles Arguments
Via a series of You Tube videos – which I refuse to post – the group Minnesota for Marriage is pushing a false image in its fight to keep marriage equality out of the state. The group has gotten some...
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OR: Constitutional Ban Stands in the Way of Marriage Equality
With the political makeup in Washington’s statehouse in favor of same-sex marriage, the state had little trouble getting a gay-marriage bill passed. But in Oregon, lawmakers don’t have the same...
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Nevada, USA: Marriage Equality Ban Repeal Gains Steam
The Nevada Senate is moving ahead with plans to repeal the state’s constitutional ban on gsy marriage. The Las Vegas Sun reports: Despite Gov. Brian Sandoval’s belief that marriage should be between a...
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Puerto Rico: Hundreds March Against Marriage Equality In San Juan
Hundreds of people participated in a march against gay marriage in San Juan Puerto Rico Saturday. Pink News reports: Hundreds of people have marched through the capital of Puerto Rico to demand that...
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Michigan, USA: Senate to Consider Repealing Constitutional Ban on Marriage...
Michigan state Senator Rebekah Warren is introducing legislation that would begin the repeal of the state’s ban on gay marriage. Several other companion resolutions have also been submitted....
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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....
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USA, 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...
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USA: 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...
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USA, 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...
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USA, 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...
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Puerto 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...
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USA, 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...
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Macedonia: 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...
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USA, 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...
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Slovakia 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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