January 20, 2009 – 9:42 pm
Despite his choice of Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural sermon and his public opposition to civil marriage equality, a story in the San Francisco Chronicle indicates that gays are still finding hope in President Obama and the promise of his administration.
“I am completely hopeful, optimistic, relieved, enthusiastic, even knowing that he’s going to disappoint,” said [...]
January 20, 2009 – 9:25 pm
The L.A. Times writes an editorial urging Obama to reconsider his position on civil marriage equality:
Pastor Rick Warren, the famous leader of Lake Forest’s Saddleback Church, became a lightning rod in the same-sex marriage controversy when he was chosen to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Yet he didn’t give his opponents anything to [...]
January 18, 2009 – 9:59 pm
The NYT has a story on this issue of the “Yes on 8″ contingent suing so that donations can be kept under wraps.
“Some gay activists have organized Web sites to actively encourage people to go after supporters of Proposition 8,” said Frank Schubert, the campaign manager for Protect Marriage, the leading group behind the proposition. [...]
January 15, 2009 – 2:41 pm
From Gabriel Rotello over at the Huffington Post:
Ah ha, I knew it! Barack Obama supports same-sex marriage after all. (Or at least he did before he set his sights on national office.)
That’s the eye popping news this week from a gay newspaper in Chicago.
The Windy City Times dug through its archives and discovered two candidate [...]
January 15, 2009 – 2:34 pm
According to a story today in the UK Telegraph:
The move is expected to be among a series of symbolic changes he will push through quickly to stamp his mark on the presidency.
The change of policy on homosexuality will allow gays to serve openly in all branches of the armed forces.
Though a timeline was not put on the [...]
January 13, 2009 – 8:33 pm
According to the AP:
The gay marriage issue moved onto the legislative agenda Tuesday as supporters of the idea said this is the time to recognize marriages between same-sex couples — even if the debate comes amid major concerns in the State House over budget cutbacks and their impact.
Sen. Dennis Damon said he is introducing a [...]
January 13, 2009 – 6:15 pm
How does he explain lesbians?
January 13, 2009 – 11:38 am
According to USA Today:
Barack Obama’s decision to have a prominent gay bishop open his inaugural festivities Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial is the latest in a series of moves that have heartened gay rights advocates smarting over evangelical pastor Rick Warren’s prime spot at the swearing-in ceremony next week.
The families accompanying Obama on a train [...]
January 13, 2009 – 11:30 am
This according to a story in today’s Courier-Journal:
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pledged yesterday to renew their push for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, saying it could be needed to pre-empt court actions allowing such unions.
“If this constitutional amendment gets to the floor (of the House), I believe it will pass overwhelmingly with [...]
January 12, 2009 – 11:21 pm
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