UPDATE: Gov. John Baldacci on Wednesday signed a gay marriage bill passed just hours before by the Maine Legislature. Baldacci made his announcement within an hour of the Maine Senate giving its final approval to LD 1020. The Senate voted … [Read more...]
Obama Talks About Anti-Equality Amendments on MTV
Although not included in the video clip above, the MTV page goes on to quote Obama as also sayingUsually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them... In addition to expressing his opposition to Proposition 8, Obama said … [Read more...]
Why America isn’t America for Every American Family
Alternate title: Gay Marriage Protects American Families. Science Blogs' Dispatches from the Culture Wars brings us a story originally found at 365Gay: Janice Langbehn and Lisa Pond had planned to take their three children on a family … [Read more...]
We’re doomed.
From Kos, here's Future Republican nominee Mike Huckabee: I don't think the issue's about being against gay marriage. It's about being for traditional marriage and articulating the reason that's important. You have … [Read more...]
Memories of Bizarro Mitt
Found while browsing through reddit.com."Every time you close your eyes: Lies! Lies!" … [Read more...]
New Task for MassEquality
Great news and bad news. The New York State Assembly just became the third legislative body in the country to voluntarily approve same-sex marriage (after the California house and senate). Unfortunately, the Republicans still hold a two … [Read more...]
Ray Flynn is right.
(via Outraged Liberal.) Ray Flynn gets to the heart of why his side lost the amendment fight:"The people who are advocating same-sex marriage are very, very determined," said former Boston mayor and US ambassador to the Vatican Raymond L. … [Read more...]
Today’s victory: What it all means
It is hard to disentangle the various threads and thoughts from today's dramatic events, but I'll try to lay down some markers as to what we're left with.The constitutional process was followed; the legislature performed its proper and … [Read more...]
SMASHING VICTORY FOR EQUALITY — AMENDMENT GOES DOWN
I know, it's already been reported, but I figure if there's a time to do all-caps, it's now. I was at the State House, just outside the gallery when the vote came down. I saw John Walsh, who gave the news -- 151-45; it's over.Later this … [Read more...]
Marriage is between a man and a woman!
... but there's no reason to prevent gay people from getting married too. (And there's every reason why preventing them from getting married is just cruel, discriminatory, and wrong.)That's my new appeal to fence-sitters. Do the right thing … [Read more...]
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