On AlterNet: same-sex marriage
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "same-sex marriage"
Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 16, 2009.
First they threatened to take down health-care reform over abortion coverage. Now they're threatening services to the sick and poor of Washington, D.C., over same-sex marriage.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. November 13, 2009.
The former Miss California is being presented as a Christian martyr, even after her pornographic video surfaced.
Love Honor CherishOctober 10, 2009.
Every day that Prop 8 remains part of the California Constitution, we each lose something. Here's why we should not lose a moment in the fight to repeal it.
Hans Johnson, AlterNet. October 9, 2009.
The founder of the nation's largest LGBT church and a noted activist say when it comes to restoring same-sex marriage to California, patience is a virtue.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 5, 2009.
Simple and sweet, this video from Ireland's MarriageEquality makes the best case I've seen.
Byard Duncan, AlterNet. August 8, 2009.
Religious communities don't have to be the enemy of gay rights -- in fact, as some are showing, they can help swing votes for equality.
Amy Williams, AlterNet. July 22, 2009.
I was tired of the blatant social pressure and disapproval. And even more tired of facing legal and economic discrimination.
Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. June 30, 2009.
"We've been in office six months ... I suspect that by the time this administration is over, you guys will have pretty good feelings."
Richard Kim, The Nation. June 29, 2009.
The question is no longer whether Obama can afford to support gay rights with full-throated passion, but rather: Can he afford not to?
The Associated Press June 12, 2009.
The motion, filed late Thursday, argued that the case in question does not address the right of gay couples to marry.
Petulant, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. June 3, 2009.
Feel The Homomentum!
Michael Abernethy, PopMatters. May 19, 2009.
Some day, people will look back with amazement and disdain that same-sex couples were denied a fundamental right for so long in America.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. May 12, 2009.
Who says conservatives don't know much about science?
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. April 16, 2009.
But some critics argue that Paterson is gambling with gay rights.
Michael Corcoran, The Nation. April 9, 2009.
Vermont is the first state to permit gay marriage rights through a democratically elected legislature.
Ari Berman, The Nation. April 3, 2009.
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that the state cannot bar gay couples from seeking to marry.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. March 27, 2009.
In response to the Mormon Church's fight against same-sex marriage, UFC is launching a petition to ban Mormon marriage.
Byron Williams, Huffington Post. March 20, 2009.
If the Court rules to uphold Prop. 8, it would mean the majority becomes the arbitrator for what is just. That's the Court's role.
Ted Johnson, Wilshire & Washington. March 16, 2009.
The chairman of the NAACP said he opposed Proposition 8, because it singled out one group of people for "discrimination".
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. March 5, 2009.
An e-mail sent to LDS followers calls on them to block civil unions legislation in Illinois.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. March 4, 2009.
On Thursday the California Supreme Court will hear arguments against Prop. 8. Check out Wednesday night demonstrations in California.
Deb Price, AlterNet. November 24, 2008.
Despite recent heartbreaking setbacks, things are better for gay Americans now than at any other time in the nation's history.
Clay Cane, The Advocate. November 22, 2008.
My great-great-grandmother was born a slave in Virginia. Should I not have the right to marry, just like my grandmother, simply because I am gay?
Joe Shaulis, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2008.
One day after California voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage, the issue is before the state Supreme Court.
Joe Shaulis, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 5, 2008.
In bitter contrast to the election of the first African-American president, prejudice prevails on LGBT rights.
