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1-100 out of 100 article(s)
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| Referendum 71 was a referendum on the ballot of Washington State, put there by marriage supporters who wanted to overturn the state's latest domestic-partnership law, for being too close to gay marriage. |
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Brief article |
Nov 23, 2009 |
146 |
| Gay 'marriage' thrown out by a 31st U.S. state. |
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Nov 5, 2009 |
305 |
| US voters say no to same-sex marriage. |
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Nov 5, 2009 |
240 |
| Same-sex marriage is rejected yet again in U.S. |
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Nov 5, 2009 |
228 |
| Gay 'marriage' thrown out by a 31st U.S. state. |
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Nov 5, 2009 |
305 |
| Voters in Maine repeal gay marriage. |
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Nov 4, 2009 |
281 |
| Legislation introduced in September in the House of Representatives calls for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and restoration of the rights of all lawfully married couples--including same-sex couples--to receive the benefits of marriage. |
Gajewski, Karen Ann |
Brief article |
Nov 1, 2009 |
105 |
| State of the union. |
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Oct 1, 2009 |
346 |
| Bill Introduced To Repeal The Federal Defense Of Marriage Act. |
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Sep 29, 2009 |
462 |
| Top five stories on Advocate.com: May 15-June 15. |
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Brief article |
Aug 1, 2009 |
180 |
| A (federal) case for marriage: as an all-star legal team mounts an ambitious federal challenge to California's Proposition 8, the future of national marriage equality weighs heavily on its shoulders. |
Gumbel, Andrew |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
1962 |
| Surveying the land. |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
445 |
| President Obama says that he wants to let gays serve openly in the military and to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, but he has not pushed for either policy. |
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Brief article |
Jul 20, 2009 |
114 |
| New Hampshire law exempts religious groups from same-sex marriages. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
506 |
| Ted Olson, President Bush's solicitor general and a Federalist Society mainstay, has found a new legal cause: same-sex marriage, which he believes the Constitution requires all states to recognize. |
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Brief article |
Jun 22, 2009 |
156 |
| Enchanted April: big wins in Iowa, Vermont, and D.C. suggest Prop. 8 was more anomaly than harbinger. |
Bolcer, Julie |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
628 |
| Gay marriage in Iowa? We should have seen it coming. |
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Brief article |
Jun 1, 2009 |
220 |
| Keep the win at your back: wins in Iowa and Vermont give gay rights activists some of the biggest boosts in four decades--and suddenly it's far-right blowhards like Tony Perkins and Rick Warren who are struggling for footing on the issue of marriage equality. |
Signorile, Michaelangelo |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
1155 |
| California Supreme Court makes prop 8 decision; gay marriage ban remains. |
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Brief article |
May 26, 2009 |
173 |
| Marriage and civilization. |
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May 4, 2009 |
781 |
| Reaction: prop. 8 ruling. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2009 |
56 |
| Peaks and Valleys: fighting for equality in the Mormon Church's backyard. |
Bolcer, Julie |
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May 1, 2009 |
451 |
| Affairs of state. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2009 |
286 |
| Vermont legalizes same-sex "marriage" by legislative action. |
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Brief article |
Apr 27, 2009 |
248 |
| New Hampshire, which already has civil unions for same-sex couples, is considering treating such couples as though they were married. |
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Brief article |
Apr 20, 2009 |
89 |
| Charlize Theron calls gay marriage ban 'a form of apartheid'. |
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Apr 15, 2009 |
187 |
| What about peanut butter and preserves? |
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Brief article |
Apr 10, 2009 |
238 |
| Yes On Gay Marriage Urges Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). |
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Apr 8, 2009 |
295 |
| The fate of Prop. 8. |
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Brief article |
Apr 1, 2009 |
30 |
| Friends in high places. |
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Brief article |
Apr 1, 2009 |
110 |
| Obama's first 50 days: the anti-life assault begins. |
de Valk, Alphonse |
Column |
Apr 1, 2009 |
3027 |
| Should Prop. 8 be overturned through the courts or at the polls? |
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Brief article |
Mar 1, 2009 |
174 |
| Gaydar. |
Starr, Kenneth |
Brief article |
Mar 1, 2009 |
56 |
| 12. |
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Brief article |
Mar 1, 2009 |
40 |
| Stonewall 3.0: as protesters continue to hit the street in favor of marriage equality, they're struck by a realization that could be the key to their strength: this could be the first generation of gay activists that doesn't have to fight a backlash from the people who came before them. |
Kaiser, Charles |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
1258 |
| Sex, religion & prop 8. |
Steinfels, Margaret O'Brien |
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Feb 27, 2009 |
1162 |
| Same-Sex Equality Legislation. |
Schaik, Michael |
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Feb 19, 2009 |
426 |
| Equal rights for same-sex couples in superannuation. |
Cahill, Greg |
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Feb 12, 2009 |
370 |
| Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment In Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Act 2008. |
Charteris, Peter |
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Feb 11, 2009 |
618 |
| Overturn Prop. 8 vote, AU and other groups advise Calif. high court. |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
453 |
| Top five stories on Advocate.com. |
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Brief article |
Feb 1, 2009 |
196 |
| The agony of success: how Prop. 8's win was bad business for several of its supporters. |
Lisotta, Christopher |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
438 |
| Whither Maddow? Where is our lesbian pundit-in-chief when it comes to delivering the incisive TV commentary we need in the wake of Proposition 8? |
Signorile, Michaelangelo |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
1353 |
| Civil services: first year was a relatively quiet one for civil unions. |
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Brief article |
Jan 16, 2009 |
166 |
| He'll be back--and forth: will California's governor get past his schizophrenia over same-sex marriage and become a reliable ally? |
Lisotta, Christopher |
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Jan 13, 2009 |
379 |
| The long arm of the new laws: California's Proposition 8 got all the attention, but successful antigay measures in Arkansas, Arizona, and Florida could have further reaching implications for those states' residents--gay or straight. |
Bolcer, Julie |
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Jan 13, 2009 |
730 |
| Prop. 8: which way now? Will the courts or the ballot box be the best way to overturn California's anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment? Legal scholar Kenji Yoshino examines both approaches. |
Yoshino, Kenji |
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Jan 13, 2009 |
1803 |
| Keith Olbermann: political pundit. |
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Brief article |
Jan 13, 2009 |
264 |
| Beyond Numbers - Broadening Of Spouse Definition For Tax And Superannuation Purposes. |
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Jan 9, 2009 |
437 |
| Dobson's Focus on the Family lays off staff in wake of Calif. marriage fight. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
396 |
| California high court will review Prop. 8 ban on same-sex marriage. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
513 |
| What's love got to do with it? A proposal for elevating the status of marriage by narrowing its definition, while universally extending the rights and benefits enjoyed by married couples. |
Musselman, James L. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
25271 |
| Freedom for me but not for thee: marriage and Mormons in California. |
Boston, Rob |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
1245 |
| The actor Robert Redford has supported left-wing causes for decades, and his Sundance Film Festival is a stalwart supporter of independent films, many with gay themes. |
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Brief article |
Dec 29, 2008 |
157 |
| Come again? |
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Dec 22, 2008 |
520 |
| The age of ignorance. |
Barrett, Jon |
Editorial |
Dec 16, 2008 |
508 |
| Anatomy of a failed campaign: in two short months, the battle over California's Proposition 8 went from double-digit opposition to passing with 52% of the vote on Election Day. Could the heartbreaking loss have been avoided? Depends on who you ask. |
Ehrenreich, Ben |
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Dec 16, 2008 |
3207 |
| Union local fears loss of jobs if grand Hyatt is sold. |
Lewis, Connie |
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Dec 15, 2008 |
708 |
| No person or institution should enter into a public controversy expecting to escape criticism--even unfair and dishonest criticism. |
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Dec 15, 2008 |
220 |
| Homosexual leader targets Utah. |
McManus, John F. |
Brief article |
Dec 8, 2008 |
55 |
| Fully-Insured Benefit Plans In New York Must Recognize Out-Of-State Same-Sex Marriages. |
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Case overview |
Dec 4, 2008 |
1399 |
| The name game: California says gays are "suspect." Connecticut calls us "quasi-suspect." Huh? |
Marler, Regina |
Brief article |
Dec 2, 2008 |
262 |
| On Election Day, three states passed referenda against same-sex marriage, including notoriously liberal California, which undid a state-supreme-court decision in the process. |
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Brief article |
Dec 1, 2008 |
76 |
| Election 2008: a look at some key races. |
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Dec 1, 2008 |
795 |
| Marriage law and Mormons: the California vote and creeping theocracy. |
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Editorial |
Dec 1, 2008 |
875 |
| Marriage defined by voters in California. |
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Brief article |
Nov 24, 2008 |
262 |
| Connecticut rings in: now that the Constitution State has become the third in the nation to extend marriage equality, what's next? |
Weisberg, Julie |
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Nov 18, 2008 |
1212 |
| Corridor of love: Connecticut could tip the scales in favor of a marriage equality zone that stretches from Vermont to New Jersey--but how will the decision sway voters in California? |
Kaiser, Charles |
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Nov 18, 2008 |
852 |
| OUR VIEW CHURCH, STATE COLLIDE AT GAY-MARRIAGE CORNER. |
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Nov 17, 2008 |
449 |
| Effects of same-sex marriage on employee benefits. |
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Nov 11, 2008 |
2955 |
| Connecticut court supports same-sex marriage. |
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Brief article |
Nov 10, 2008 |
271 |
| Out on the street. |
Birnie, Will |
Brief article |
Nov 4, 2008 |
181 |
| Do it yourself: gay Libertarians oppose government-imposed discrimination in marriage laws and military policies. But they also oppose employment protections and hate-crimes legislation. A paradox? |
Corrigan, Conn |
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Nov 4, 2008 |
753 |
| When politics becomes personal: the Republican mayor of San Diego upset the party line when he came out in support of same-sex marriage last year. Now Jerry Sanders is ruffling feathers again by fighting to beat Proposition 8. |
Caldwell, John |
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Nov 4, 2008 |
785 |
| When rites don't result in rights: after being arrested on drug and weapons charges, a California couple realize that their marriage means nothing in federal court. |
Segre, Francesca |
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Nov 4, 2008 |
798 |
| The courts vs. marriage. |
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Nov 3, 2008 |
377 |
| Splitting Up - Family Law Specialist John Swift Discusses Division Of Property. |
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Oct 30, 2008 |
601 |
| Executive order. |
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Brief article |
Oct 21, 2008 |
61 |
| Where do our leaders stand? The Liberal Party. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
1080 |
| Human Rights Act fails reasoned debate: Stelmach should amend Act so that justice will reign. |
Henry, Fred |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
938 |
| Schwarzenegger and California's same-sex marriage battle. |
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Brief article |
Sep 29, 2008 |
201 |
| From homosexual marriage to bestiality. |
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Brief article |
Sep 29, 2008 |
220 |
| Israel at 60: as the Jewish state celebrates its diamond anniversary, its progressive policies continue to shine like a gay jewel in the Middle Eastern rough. |
Kaufman, David |
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Sep 9, 2008 |
1162 |
| Armageddon in California? Religious Right groups see California marriage referendum as Ground Zero in the culture war. |
Bathija, Sandhya |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
2272 |
| Golden opportunity: how the GOP helped bring gay marriage to California. |
Kirchick, James |
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Aug 12, 2008 |
1529 |
| Church holds its first same-sex marriages. |
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Brief article |
Aug 1, 2008 |
252 |
| Law repeal paves way for gay marriages. |
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Jul 16, 2008 |
300 |
| Domestic partner rights unfazed by gay marriage: benefits would remain regardless of state of same-sex nuptials. |
Hyland, Alexa |
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Jul 14, 2008 |
513 |
| California speeds toward same-sex "marriages". |
McManus, John F. |
Brief article |
Jul 7, 2008 |
66 |
| Same-sex marriage. |
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Brief article |
Jul 1, 2008 |
219 |
| Gay marriage is finally receiving positive attention from law makers. |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
57 |
| Love! Valour! Commerce! The California marriage equality victory means big bucks for the state economy--and good news for the budget crisis there. But as Jen Christensen finds out, businesses around the country are raking it in too. |
Christensen, Jen |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
701 |
| His day in court: National Center for Lesbian Rights legal counsel Shannon Price Minter reflects on making the case for marriage equality before the California supreme court. |
Minter, Shannon Price |
Column |
Jul 1, 2008 |
646 |
| Marriage: the bliss & the battle: when California's supreme court cleared the way for marriage equality, our world changed. How will we keep our enemies from changing it back? An Advocate special report. |
Rochman, Sue |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
3423 |
| The other 48: if California indeed sets the pace in this marriage equality marathon, which states will be the next to cross the finish line? |
Henderson, William |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
493 |
| Justice for all. |
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Brief article |
Jul 1, 2008 |
36 |
| California marriage primer: everything you ever wanted to know about gay marriage in the Golden State. |
Buchanan, Kyle |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
444 |
| Marriage, California style. |
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Jun 20, 2008 |
730 |
| Canadian same-sex marriage litigation: individual rights, community strategy. |
Davies, Christine |
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Mar 22, 2008 |
16322 |
| Uruguay: first Latin American country to legalize civil union for same-sex couples. |
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Jan 1, 2008 |
428 |
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