Bill Stewart resigned this week to take on the something completely different. He is now an UNPAID volunteer for the Equality for All campaign in California. This campaign is to help defeat a state constitutional amendment that would band marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
Big time kudos to Bill Stewart for doing, in my opinion, [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Rothman announced last week how he believes in the legalization of marriage for gay and lesbian couples. Rothman didn’t always believe this in regards to gay and lesbian couples but what changed for him?
Well he got remarried and his new wife has 3 children and one of Rothman’s new step-children happens to be a lesbian.
Rothman [...]
Posted on June 24th, 2008 in Gay Relationships, glbt rights
Last Wednesday, a landmark ruling came down in Ireland which now allows unmarried couples to adopt children! Northern Ireland is now in line with the rest of the United Kingdom.
This was brought forth as a result of a lesbian couple who sought adoption rights of the non-biological mother of the pair’s daughter.
Goooo Ireland.
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Equality California filed a legal brief stating that the initiative is a REVISION - not an amendment - to the state constitution, therefore it requires state legislative involvment and not a majority vote.
The court will rule on this in the summer.
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For the past 5 years a gay man hasn’t paid his taxes in protest to the Defense of Marriage Act because he and his partner are not recognized federally. He is now facing up to 15 years in prison and his trial is set to begin November at the U.S. Tax Court in San Diego.
The [...]
Remember when I told you that it wasn’t over folks? Well here ya go. California’s Secretary of State announced this week that an initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in California now qualifies for the November ballot.
In November, if the majority of California voters vote FOR this bill then it could very well threaten the [...]
The Human Rights Campaign released a report on Senator John McCain, who unless you live under a rock, you know that he is the Republican candidate that is running for President of the United States.
Remember how I harp on ya’ll how important it is to vote. Well before you vote it’s super, duper important to [...]