Archive for the 'Gay Marriage' Category

Rally Held for Gay Marriage in R.I.

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Some 150 people who support same-sex marriage rallied at the Rhode Island state house in Providence on Saturday, hoping to move legislators in the only New England state that does not allow same-sex couples to marry.
The rally took place two days after Republican governor Don Carcieri (pictured) spoke against gay marriage to an antigay group […]

U.S. gay marriage case clears hurdle

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

A California gay marriage case that backers hope will reach the U.S. Supreme Court cleared a hurdle on Wednesday in a federal court hearing where the judge repeatedly asked the lawyer defending “traditional marriage” how gay unions harm those between men and women.California, a cultural trendsetter for the United States, banned same-sex marriages in a […]

NYC Mayoral Debate Goes Gay

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

A hot topic entered Tuesday night’s mayoral debate in New York City, when candidates Michael Bloomberg and William C. Thompson, Jr. were asked whether they thought President Obama has done enough for gay rights.
“No,” replied Bloomberg, the incumbent mayor running on the Independent and Republican party lines.
“Yes,” said Thompson, the city comptroller and Democratic nominee.
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Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Impatient and discouraged by what they see as a certain detachment by President Obama on their issues, gay rights supporters took to the streets Sunday in the largest demonstration for gay rights here in nearly a decade.
The rally was primarily the undertaking of a new generation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocates who have grown disillusioned […]