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Front Page: Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage
- Voters in Maine voted to repeal legislature-approved gay marriage yesterday by 53 to 47 percent. — Politico
- Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host the Oscars together this year. — BuzzSugar
- Michael Bloomberg has won a third term as New York City's mayor, after spending a record $90 million on the campaign.
Which Will Be Legalized First: Pot or Gay Marriage?
Can you believe it used to be against the law in America to have a nice cold beer or a refreshing glass of wine? I can't! Perhaps that's what future generations will say when they look back at some of our more moralistic laws, specifically those banning marijuana and gay marriage.
Flashback: What If You Had to Ask Permission to Get Married?
Sometimes empathy is the most powerful way of moving civil rights forward, which is why this PSA from 2005 is so effective. It depicts what it must feel like for gay people who are barred from legally marrying by showing a man walking from house to house asking strangers if can have his girlfriend's hand in marriage. Wow.
News Flash: 92% of Iowans Say Gay Marriage Has Had No Impact on Their Lives
Despite Iowa's legalization of same-sex marriage earlier this year, 92 percent of people there say life has continued as normal. Surprise! Apparently allowing gay people to participate in an institution designed to stabilize society hasn't caused all hell to break loose or threatened anyone's "traditional" marriage (or divorce).
Flashback: The Golden Girls on Gay Marriage
The Golden Girls were wise beyond their collective years. (And that's really saying something!) In this snippet, Blanche's brother is marrying a man (you could do that then, apparently) and the Southern belle is not charmed. But leave it to Sophia to dole out the only argument ever really needed for gay marriage: they love each other.
Gay-Married: A Term of Exuberance or Ignorance?
Some gay people may get married now, but do they get "gay-married"? Not so sure. The term is popular among a gaggle of campy gay (and straight) people to signify that they like something a lot.
Mormons Petition Church to Change Gay Marriage Stance
A group of Mormons have urged the church to change its position on gay marriage for the sake of Mormon families and gay individuals who have lost rights because of the church's actions. A petition going around urges both sides of the debate to be open to understanding, forgiveness, and apology.
The group's organizer
MTV News: Top 5 Cultural Milestones for Class '09
MTV News came up with what it considers the top five cultural milestones for the last graduating class of the decade. Here's what they came up with:
5. Gay marriage
4.
Obama's Promises to LGBT Community Not Yet Fulfilled
"I am proud to join with and support the LGBT community in an effort to set our nation on a course that recognizes LGBT Americans with full equality under the law. That is why I support extending fully equal rights and benefits to same sex couples under both state and federal law. That is why I support repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, and the passage of laws to protect LGBT Americans from hate crimes and employment discrimination.
What If You Were Barred From a Loved One's Deathbed?
That's exactly what happened to Janice Langbehn and her children when her partner of 18 years, Lisa Pond, suddenly collapsed from an aneurysm during a family vacation and was rushed to a Miami hospital. Langbehn and her adopted children with Pond waited for hours before being informed of her condition, and when it became clear it was serious, they were barred from seeing her.
Langbehn claimed that a hospital social worker told her she was in an "anti-gay city and state" and would need health proxies — living wills, advanced directives and power-of-attorney documents — in order to see Pond.
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