New Hampshire Lawmaker Pushes For Marriage Equality

“State Rep. Jim Splaine, D-Portsmouth, submitted a bill asking that civil unions, which are currently recognized by the state, be changed to allow marriage. State Rep. Paul McEachern, D-Portsmouth, is co-sponsoring the bill. Read more

Overturning Prop 8 in 2010

LGBT groups have begun efforts to put a repeal of Proposition 8 on the 2010 ballot. Read more

Poll: 75% of U.S. Adults Favor Marriage or Unions For Gays

A new survey conducted by Harris Interactive in the wake of the passage of and protests against California’s Proposition 8 reveals that majorities of Americans favor a broad range of policies and legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Read more

Iowa Marriage Ban, Pope Benedict, Mormon Church Screwed, Mayor Larry Langford

Some of the headlines from the day. Read more

California: Lawmakers To Press For Repeal of Prop 8

In the latest sign the battle over marriage equality is far from over, the Legislature’s gay and lesbian caucus and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg today introduced a resolution opposing Proposition 8. Read more

Mormon Church To Be Investigated For Illegal Involvement in Prop 8 Campaign

The Mormon Church played a key role in Prop 8’s passage. Without them there is no question it would have failed. More than half (roughly $20 million) of Yes on 8’s money came from the pleading Mormon Church. Read more

Marriage Equality in 4 more NE States by 2012?

The group that helped legalize gay marriage in two New England states wants to do the same in the other four by the year 2012. Read more

Vermont Lawmaker to Introduce Marriage Equality Bill

Vermont state Sen. John Campbell says he’s going to introduce a marriage equality bill when the Legislature convenes in January. Read more

California Supreme Court To Hear Prop 8 Case, Refused a Stay

The California Supreme Court today agreed to consider the legality of Proposition 8, but refused to block enforcement of the voter-approved ban on gay marriage while the latest legal struggle unfolds in the coming months. Read more

Today: California Supreme Court May Rule On Prop 8

There’s heavy expectation that the Supreme Court will rule on whether to overturn Proposition 8 this afternoon. The court is reviewing the briefs filed by marriage-equality advocates that argue that the Proposition failed to follow the correct process for submitting an amendment that would effectively deny the established rights of a minority. Read more

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