Tag: Marriage Equality
Civil Unions Bill Signing Tonight!
The signing ceremony for the civil unions bill is tonight at the Queen Theater.
God Hates Civil Unions
The Rev. Rita Mishoe Paige and The Rev. Christopher A. Bullock had an op-ed in opposition to civil unions in Delaware in the News Journal.
Chris Coons Sponsors DOMA Repeal
Chris Coons announced he’s co-sponsoring a bill called the Respect for Marriage Act which would repeal the provision of DOMA that states marriage is between a man and a woman.
Obama Declares DOMA Unconstitutional
The Obama administration announced that it would no longer appeal to uphold DOMA Section 3 (which defines marriage as between a man and a woman) and declared that the law was unconstitutional.
Plurality of Delaware Supports Marriage Equality
A poll conducted by Public Policy Polling found that 48% of Delawareans favor marriage equality, with 47% opposed (31% strongly opposed) and 5% undecided.
2nd Fundraising Appeal – Delaware Right To Marry
Delaware Right To Marry PAC is fundraising to do a poll on marriage equality in Delaware.
Alaska’s Crazy-Ass Haters Look Like Delaware’s Crazy-Ass Haters
My Home(r) Girl Shannyn Moore of the blog Just a Girl From Homer compiled pictures of the “Christians” that showed up to protest an ordinance not unlike our SB121. The pictures have been set to music and put in video form. I love that they spelled “straight” wrong on the car window. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MkQ8PJ9kyY[/youtube]
WTF? Obama Defends DOMA Like a Right-Wing Nutjob
David Anderson must be loving Obama today (in a totally hetero way). Obama has betrayed same sex rights with his defense of DOMA in court. Obama didn’t need to defend DOMA. He also didn’t need to invoke incest and child marriage in the argument. Read the link. There is some left-wing anger headed Obama’s way […]
Breaking:’Sanctity of Marriage’ Bill Defeated
Sen. Robert Venables’ attempt to permanently outlaw same-sex marriage was defeated in the State Senate today. The roll call for SS1 for SB 27 was 9 in favor, 11 opposed, and one not voting. Because this was the first leg of a constitutional amendment, 14 affirmative votes were needed for passage. Instead, the vote failed […]
Marriage Equality and Civil Unions
First, the facts Massachusetts and Connecticut license same-sex marriages. California did until prop. 8 narrowly passed. New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Vermont license Civil Unions. Maine, DC, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Maryland, and California offer gay couples “some” legal protections via Domestic Partnership. New York recognizes same-sex marriages performed legally in other states.’ New York and […]
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