On AlterNet: same sex marriage

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California Sets the Date for Marriage Equality: August 18

John Nichols, The Nation. August 13, 2010.

The promise of marriage equality just got a whole lot more real for same-sex couples in California.

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.

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

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. 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 10, 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. She was right.

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

Melissa McEwan, Comment Is Free. December 29, 2009.

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

NY Senate Votes Down Same-Sex Marriage, Anti-Gay Group Declares Victory For God (And Asks For Money)

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. December 2, 2009.

The National Organization for Marriage wasted no time in turning its big homophobic win into a fundraising appeal.

Rick Warren Refuses to Condemn Death Penalty for Homosexuals

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant. 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.

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

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. 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.

Carrie Prejean to Religious Right: "I Know That God Has an Even Bigger Crown Up There For Me"

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. September 18, 2009.

At the Values Voters Summit in D.C., the former beauty queen reflected on her answer on same sex marriage: "God chose me for that moment.'"

Date Set for Challenge of California Gay-Marriage Ban

Michael B. Farrell, Christian Science Monitor. August 21, 2009.

On Jan. 11, the two lawyers who argued the Bush v. Gore in 2000 will begin their case against Proposition 8.

The Sky Isn't Falling: It Turns Out Gay Marriage Has Not Destroyed the Institution for Heteros

M. V. Lee Badgett, NYU Press. August 15, 2009.

A new book shreds the conservative talking points.

Fact Check: Are Gay-Friendly Churches in Decline?

Dan Schultz, Religion Dispatches. July 19, 2009.

A recent US News & World Report post claims that gay-friendly churches are shrinking fastest. Is that true?

Why Is Elton John Doing a Concert to Raise Funds For an Anti-Gay Politician?

Lisa Derrick, Huffington Post. July 7, 2009.

The whole thing is nasty, self-serving and hypocritical for the Congresspeople and maybe for the artist.

Why Does Bush's Top Florida 2000 Election Lawyer Want to Lead Gay Marriage Fight to Supreme Court?

Stephanie Mencimer, MotherJones.com. May 30, 2009.

Ultraconservative lawyer Ted Olson (who defended Bush in Bush v. Gore) wants to fight for gay marriage but many are skeptical of his motives.

California Was the Cutting Edge for Gay Rights -- Not Any More

Sandip Roy, New America Media. May 28, 2009.

What the California Supreme Court's verdict on Proposition 8 means for the the nation's historical gay rights leader.

Hey Miss California, How Does God Feel About Fake Breasts?

Sheldon Filger, Huffington Post. May 11, 2009.

Carrie Prejean claims God disapproves of gay marriage. How does the Almighty feel about her breast implants?

California Court Expected to Uphold Gay Marriage Ban

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. March 5, 2009.

The CA Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on the constitutional validity of Proposition 8.

A Valentine's Day Challenge: Would You Not Get Married Until I Can Get Married?

Julie Enszer, AlterNet. February 14, 2009.

Despite the discomfort the question is certain to engender, I think it's time to ask it. Persistently and repeatedly.

A Response to the Extreme Anti-Gay Comments by My Brother, Newt Gingrich

Candace Gingrich, Human Rights Campaign. November 24, 2008.

"You should be more afraid of the new political climate in America, because, there is no place for you in it."

Why the Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban Won

Richard Kim, The Nation. November 6, 2008.

The Christian right outmaneuvered gay rights activists when it came to reaching out to California's huge minority populations.

How Prop. 8 Could Dismantle My Marriage

Thanh Ngo, New America Media. November 5, 2008.

The passage of Prop 8 means my partner Andrew and I will be legal strangers once again. He will no longer be my husband.

The Christian Right Picks California for Culture War Election Showdown

Sandhya Bathija, Church and State. September 17, 2008.

Religious Right groups see California's marriage referendum this November as Ground Zero.

Catholic Group Sues to Delay California Same Sex Marriages

Alex Blaze, The Bilerico Project. June 13, 2008.

Virginia-based Liberty Counsel is making a last ditch effort to stop same sex marriages in Caliornia.