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(CNN) — After weeks of looking for the perfect puppy, my partner Marlon and I adopted Gia last month from the Colorado Humane Society and brought her back to Washington with us. We wanted to make sure we adopted a small breed that wouldn’t grow too large for us to bring on board the aircraft and commute […] El Break Promotes “Coming Out Day” With a Community Forum (PHOENIX) – This October 17 El Break Productions presents Coming Out del Closet: Latino Youth Talking About their Experience, a forum in which community leaders will come together to provide resources for […] Former president Bill Clinton says he was wrong about same-sex marriage and that his position was “untenable.” Bill Clinton on Friday told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he had changed his position on same-sex marriage, a move that some LGBT advocates say will push the discussion forward nationally. “I think if people want to make commitments […] By RACHEL LA CORTE (AP) – 2 days ago OLYMPIA, Wash. — Nearly a year after California voters overturned same-sex marriage, voters in three other states will weigh in this fall on whether to reverse gay rights initiatives ranging from anti-discrimination measures to marriage benefits. In Maine, voters will decide whether or not to uphold the […] The push for marriage equality is part of a radical socialist agenda, according to U.S. congressman Steven King, a Republican from Iowa. By Julie Bolcer for The Advocate In an extreme formulation of a tired antigay argument, U.S. representative Steve King (pictured) of Iowa said that same-sex marriage is a “purely socialist concept” during an interview with […] By Jonathan Saltzman and Martin Finucane Globe Staff / September 19, 2009Justice Department lawyers are reluctantly defending a law that bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, making their legal arguments in a Boston court while pointing out that the Obama administration opposes the measure. Government attorneys said in a brief filed yesterday […] updated 3:57 p.m. MT, Mon., Sept . 21, 2009 function UpdateTimeStamp(pdt) { var n = document.getElementById(“udtD”); if(pdt != ” && n && window.DateTime) { var dt = new DateTime(); pdt = dt.T2D(pdt); if(dt.GetTZ(pdt)) {n.innerHTML = dt.D2S(pdt,((”.toLowerCase()==‘false’)?false:true));} } } UpdateTimeStamp(‘633891706464530000’); WASHINGTON — Nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriage relationships last year, […] By Becky Pallack Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.17.2009 Domestic partners are being eliminated from state employee benefits just a year after they were added to the benefits plan. A bill signed by Gov. Jan Brewer redefined a “dependent,” canceling the rule change made by Gov. Janet Napolitano that allowed domestic partners to receive […] By Carol Morello When the U.S. Census Bureau counts same-sex married couples next year, demographers expect hundreds of thousands to report they are spouses — even though legal same-sex weddings in the United States number in the tens of thousands. Gay advocates say they plan to use “A Census that Reflects America’s Population,” as the Census Bureau calls its plan to report same-sex marriage statistics, to push for legislative and policy initiatives, while groups opposed to same-sex marriage weigh a counteroffensive. Particularly at the state and local levels, gay advocacy groups say census data on income for same-sex couples will show the need for more protections against job discrimination. Statistics on households with children will help them challenge laws limiting gay adoptions and legal guardianship. With raw numbers to illustrate the need, it will be easier to demand services, they say. “Why does the census ask if people are young or old, black or white, married or single?” said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, which promotes civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. “It’s because we want to understand if the country is meeting the public-policy needs of those Americans. That’s particularly so for LGBT Americans.” But conservatives say the tally could just as easily support their position that most gay people aren’t looking to get married. They say they will oppose attempts to make policies more gay-friendly. NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL — September 12, 2009 It is remarkable how little progress gay people have made in securing the basic protection against discrimination on the job. In 29 states, it is still legal to fire workers for being gay. But momentum is building in Congress for the first federal law banning such discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Federal law has lagged behind the reality of American life. There are now openly gay members of Congress from between-the-coasts states like Colorado and Wisconsin. And according to the Human Rights Campaign, a gay-rights advocacy group, 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies have policies protecting gay employees from discrimination |
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