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Prominent New York City Orthodox rabbis oppose efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in New York State, and they feel “smeared” by the impression that they are willing to accept such unions, says the editor of an Orthodox publication.
Dovid G. Schwartz, editor of Zeh Journal, issued a press release saying the rabbis support “measures to distance […]

Today the New York state senate will meet in a special session, where they could vote on the marriage equality bill. Last week, Governor David Paterson called for the extraordinary legislative session and put the bill on the senate’s agenda.
Several state senators and other elected officials have joined countless community members and residents in calling […]

Argentina could become the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage, pending the outcome of a debate now underway in the congress. The capital city of Buenos Aires was the first in the region to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples in 2002.
Activists and their congressional supporters would need to overcome the powerful […]

Playing out in the opposite corner of the continental United States is a political campaign that would look very familiar to the voters of California.
Television commercials in Maine contend that legalizing same-sex marriage would result in homosexuality being taught to schoolchildren.
The ads feature families, teachers and law professors and were produced by the Sacramento political […]

Supporters of Maine’s same-sex marriage law continued Friday to collect far more campaign contributions than their opponents in a referendum that’s being watched nationally.
NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality said in its campaign finance report to the state that it has raised $4 million in its campaign to keep Maine’s same-sex marriage law on the books. […]

New York governor David Paterson on Sunday called for state legislators to meet in a special session on November 10, during which time senators may vote on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.
Sine the regular session ended amidst a senate power struggle in June, the prospective extraordinary session will address budget issues and unfinished business, […]

Opponents of marriage equality in New Jersey gathered at the state capital Sunday to protest the possibility that legislators may soon legalize same-sex marriage.
Many of the protestors called for voters to decide the issue, according to the Star-Ledger.
Read more on this story at the Advocate.

New York State Govenor David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to put a bill to legalize same-sex marriage to a vote during a special session within weeks.
The governor said the measure would be part of unfinished business from the regular session that ended this summer in a tumultuous coup in the Senate, later undone, after […]