On AlterNet: gay marriage

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "gay marriage"

The Making of Gay Marriage's Top Foe: How Maggie Gallagher's College Pregnancy Made Her a Traditional Marriage Zealot

Mark Oppenheimer, Salon. February 8, 2012.

Maggie Gallagher has devoted herself to stopping same-sex marriage.

The 10 Dumbest, Most Offensive Political Ads in Recent Memory

Nicholas Pell, AlterNet. December 27, 2011.

Not a single election cycle goes by without some attempt to use fear of the "other" to win votes. Sadly, the results are sometimes successful.

Will Prop. 8 End California’s Democracy?

Rick Jacobs, Courage Campaign. September 4, 2011.

This week's upcoming hearing is not about marriage equality, but about the role of special interests and the wealthy in our democracy.

Gay, Straight, Poly: Should Traditional Marriage Really Be Our Goal?

Mandy Van Deven, AlterNet. August 8, 2011.

While the turning tide towards gay marriage is great, are we losing sight of other alternatives to marriage that might be more inclusive?

The Same Bigots Who Fought Gay Marriage Are Trying to Block Legal Pot -- But There's Hope for Prop. 19

Steve Elliott, News Junkie Post. October 28, 2010.

This time pot’s the demon, instead of gay couples.

Rural Areas Are the Hidden Frontlines in the Struggle for LGBT Justice

Amanda Bransford, IPS News. June 23, 2010.

The conversation about same-sex marriage has largely been focused to cities. Now, two filmmakers are bringing the battle home.

A Former GOP Mastermind Is Now Fighting to Save Gay Marriage and Unmask the Mormon Church

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. April 8, 2010.

Fred Karger was one of the GOP's top dark-arts operators. Now he's riding into battle to save gay marriage and reveal the Mormon Church's anti-gay marriage plan.

Catholic Charities Screws Over Its Employees Just to Stick It to Gays

Devona Walker, AlterNet. March 3, 2010.

Just to spite gay folks, Catholic Charities throws its straight employees under the bus.

Vancouver's Games Will Be the Gayest Olympics Ever

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. February 9, 2010.

With the opening of Olympic Pride Houses and more openly gay athletes, the Olympics are finally coming out of the closet.

SCOTUS: Prop 8 Trial Will Not Be Broadcast (For Now)

Adam B, Daily Kos AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. January 14, 2010.

It is the conservative majority authoring the opinion with the four remaining justices dissenting.

Prop 8 Trial Gets Heated: Are We Winning Yet?

Dante Atkins, Daily Kos AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. January 13, 2010.

Yesterday was all about drawing the battle lines. Here's what happened.

Priceless: Divorce Rates Rising Only in States That Ban Same-Sex Marriage

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. January 13, 2010.

We all know all the right-wing family values stuff is bullshit, so this just helps put the icing on the cake.

My Big Phat Same-Sex Prison Wedding

Dawn Davis II, New America Media. January 11, 2010.

Dawn Davis married her lover in prison because she was afraid that by the time she left prison, same-sex marriages would be illegal.

Expose the Bigots: Help Get the Prop 8 Trial Televised

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 6, 2010.

Act now and please pass this on.

This Was the Decade For Same-Sex Marriage. Who Knew?

Melissa McEwan, Comment Is Free AlterNet: PEEK. December 29, 2009.

In the year 2000, I never would have imagined that we'd be seeing a global movement for marriage equality.

Mexico City Becomes the First Latin American City to Approve a Gay Marriage Law

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. December 22, 2009.

Lawmakers approved the bill yesterday by a vote of 39-20.

A Look at the Shady Morals of NY State Senator Hiram Monserrate Who Opposed Marriage Equality

Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. December 3, 2009.

It's worth pointing out that those morals include slashing his girlfriend's face with a broken beer bottle.

NY Set to Legalize Gay Marriage

Kos, Daily Kos AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. December 2, 2009.

The best part? There are no citizen initiatives able to overturn this in New York.

DC Council Passes Marriage Equality, 11-2

Adam Bink, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. December 2, 2009.

The two against were former Mayor Marion Barry and Yvette Alexander.

Rick Warren Refuses to Condemn Death Penalty for Homosexuals

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: World. November 30, 2009.

Warren refuses to reject the radical ideas of Martin Ssempa, a rabidly anti-choice and anti-gay Ugandan pastor who has visited to his Saddleback Church.

In Trying to Prevent Gay Marriage, Texas May Have Accidently Abolished it for Everyone

Liz Langley, Liz Langley's Blog AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. November 18, 2009.

It's rare a story about banning gay marriage actually has a silver lining.

Enough Crowing Over Carrie Prejean's Sex Tape "Hypocrisy"

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. November 16, 2009.

Prejean was wrong about same-sex marriage. She's not any more wrong if she's a moral scold with an expressed sexuality of her own.

MSNBC's Brewer Adopts Anti-Gay Rhetoric

Jamison Foser, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Media and Technology. November 4, 2009.

Anchor Contessa Brewer's introduction of a segment about Maine's repeal of a law allowing same-sex marriage is right out of the right-wing playbook.

Video: During D.C. Hearing on Same-Sex Marriage, One Witness Proposes to His Partner

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. November 3, 2009.

In the middle of his testimony, Andy Hertzberg paused to "take a huge step:" he asked his partner to marry him.

How a Racist Judge Inadvertently Made the Case for Gay Marriage

Madison Shockley, Truthdig. October 30, 2009.

A bigoted justice of the peace in the backwoods of Louisiana accidentally got to the heart of the issue around a key argument in California's gay marriage debate.