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A more civil debate.

May 5, 2009 By sowyrda

NOTE - This column was first printed in BAY WINDOWS on May 7th.  For more information please visit www.baywindows.com by Kevin Sowyrda Miss California USA and President Barack Obama have something interesting in common. They are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-rights, gay-marriage, marriage-equality, miss-california

New Hampshire Senate Passes Marriage Equality

April 29, 2009 By JimC

http://www.bluehampshire.com/d... The governor's signature is not a done deal, and a veto override would be nearly impossible. Call your friends in New Hampshire. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: blue-hampshire, gay-marriage, lgbt, marriage, new-hampshire

NAMES OF ARKANSAS ANTI-GAY PETITION SIGNERS POSTED ONLINE

April 29, 2009 By john-hosty-grinnell

"This is about responsibility and dialogue," said Tom Lang, KnowThyNeighbor.org's director. "These petition signers need to stand behind their signatures and be responsible for this dehumanizing attack on the gay community. It's disgraceful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arkansas, gay-marriage, glbt, knowthyneighbor.org, petition

Federal DOMA to face challenge

March 3, 2009 By Mr. Lynne

Of course it's pretty self evident that DOMA discriminates.  Of course discrimination by itself isn't wrong... its only wrong when based on 'wrong' criteria (I discriminate based on party affiliation all the time in the voting booth). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-unions, doma, gay, gay-marriage, glbt, justice, lgbt, marriage, taxes

The Anti-Gay Right’s Theater of the Absurd

December 7, 2008 By tudor586

The right wing showed its skill at displaying phony outrage when Barack Obama used the old line about "lipstick on a pig" in reference to McCain's policies and former Mass. Gov. Jane Swift accused him of insulting Palin. Now they're up in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage, proposition-8, protests, religious

News Coverage of Protest in Cambridge

November 25, 2008 By chrissmason

The protest at Cambridge City Hall on Sunday was a testament to the city's strong commitment to social justice and to the queer community. It was literally freezing out, yet dozens of people showed up to hear the mayor, city counselor, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage, lgbt, prop-8, protest

A Call to Action – Protest Prop. 8 on Saturday – Massachusetts Edition

November 12, 2008 By cambridge_paul

While celebrations erupted Tuesday night, Nov. 4th, over the election of the first African American president, many also watched in sadness as California, Arizona, and Florida voted down marriage equality for LGBT people. Since then, tens … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage, jointheimpact, marriage-equality, prop-8, proposition-8

Rally Against Prop 8 in Cambridge

November 8, 2008 By chrissmason

Election Day was bittersweet for LGBT Americans across the country. Barack Obama's victory filled me with hope, while the passage of anti-gay amendments in three states left me feeling dejected. California's vote to ban same-sex marriage is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage, lgbt, prop-8

For friends in California: Vote No on Prop 8

October 30, 2008 By ACLUm blog

The freedom to marry is secure in Massachusetts for now, but a victory for opponents in California could embolden attempts to try again here. The national ACLU, which works with the No on Prop 8 campaign, has produced this video featuring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay-marriage, lgbt-rights

Time for Obama to step up to the plate on Gay Equality.

October 20, 2008 By cambridge_paul

Via Andrew Sullivan: A new SUSA poll shows Black Californians backing Prop. (H)8 58% to 38%, which would amend the CA constitution to change the definition of civil marriage to solely between a man and a woman.  This is by far the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, gay-equality, gay-marriage, marriage-equality, prop-8

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Boston keep raising those taxes, keep adding those regulations, keep adding those mandates, keep banning appliances for consumers. #bospoli #mapoli https://twitter.com/OnlyInBOS/status/1618753149560291331

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When @MayorWu doesn’t want the public to know the police couldn’t lawfully stop us from protesting, so she ducked through her neighbors’ backyards to avoid us….then she started having us arrested. The 1st Amendment doesn’t exist in Wu’s Boston. #bospoli #mapoli #shameonwu #FYO

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“Especially with a split Congress, states can’t wait for the feds to be their knight in shining armor,” @PBaxandall said. “They need to take action themselves.”

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