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New York mayor charged over same-sex weddings
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The mayor of this village was charged yesterday with 19 criminal counts for performing weddings for gay couples, an act of defiance that thrust the small community into the center of the national debate over same-sex marriage.
Jason West was charged with solemnizing marriages for couples who had no licenses, a misdemeanor, said Ulster County District Attorney Donald Williams....
Posted: Wed, Mar 3, 2004 10:40am PST
Gay Couples Begin Marrying In Portland Ore.
(Portland, Oregon) Dozens of same-sex couples, many who lined up overnight in a cold rain, began filing into the Multnomah County clerk's office this morning to apply for marriage licenses.
"We will not allow discrimination to continue," proclaimed commissioner Lisa Naito, at a news conference with other county officials....
Posted: Wed, Mar 3, 2004 10:36am PST
Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment: Tightening Tradition's Chains
A article about gay marriages by a local reporter from the Revolutionary Worker newspaper, the voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party....
Posted: Tue, Mar 2, 2004 11:27pm PST
Gay wedding raided by police in small town in Saudi Arabia
Guests fled the venue at the sight of police cars and left some 30 vehicles behind, according to sources....
Posted: Mon, Mar 1, 2004 9:30am PST
Gay Marriage? Bush and Religious Friends Shout: “Amend!”
A Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage is an awful idea. But since Bush brought it up, there are other amendments worth considering....
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 5:31pm PST
Kaiser Foundation and Viacom take on AIDS
Kaiser Foundation and Viacom take on AIDS - One Episode at a Time...
Posted: Sun, Feb 29, 2004 4:52pm PST
3/14: Welcome Home Stephen Funk!
Welcome Home Stephen Funk!
Reception, Dinner and Film “The Fourth World War”...
Posted: Sat, Feb 28, 2004 4:39pm PST
QUEERS: National Day of Rallies Called for May 17th
2ND NATIONAL DAY OF RALLIES CALLED
IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S ANTI-GAY AMENDMENT DRIVE...
Posted: Sat, Feb 28, 2004 2:39am PST
Marriage Equality Calif. Calendar of Events for this Week
We are sending one list of events for this next week to avoid email overload....
Posted: Sat, Feb 28, 2004 12:07am PST
Same-Sex Marriage: Birth of a new movement for civil rights movement
SEPARATE IS not equal. That’s the message of the gay civil rights movement that has burst forth across the U.S., inspired by the fight for the right of gays and lesbians to marry. ELIZABETH SCHULTE, STEVE TRUSSELL and SHERRY WOLF report....
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2004 9:28pm PST
Oakland and Berkeley City Councils Urge Alameda County To Allow Same-Sex Marriages
Oakland may follow San Francisco's lead in allowing the marriages of same-sex couples.
The Oakland City Council is considering a resolution that urges the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to allow gay and lesbian couples to be married by the county clerk's office.
The council is expected to approve the measure on March 16....
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2004 9:07pm PST
New Paltz, New York enters same-sex marriage debate
A small New York college town may soon become the center of debate over same-sex marriages....
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2004 7:04pm PST
California supreme court could soon hear case on same-sex marriage
The California supreme court will soon hear the challenge brought by conservatives to stop same-sex marriage licenses from being issued in San Francisco, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday....
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2004 6:17pm PST
Gay couples sue in L.A., Fla. to marry
Two new same-sex marriage cases popped up in different parts of the United States this week -- one of which may have questionable merit....
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2004 7:14am PST
Ohio gay GOP official turns Democrat
Saying he can't stomach President Bush's support for the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA), a gay Republican leader in Ohio announced on Thursday he is becoming a Democrat....
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2004 7:12am PST
Scenes From a Marriage: Married Transsexual Couples Speak Out
Thursday, February 26th, 2004
Scenes From a Marriage: Married Transsexual Couples Speak Out
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Married transsexual couples are the focus of an NBC Dateline special premiering Friday night entitled "Scenes From a Marriage." We speak with Ci...
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2004 6:18pm PST
Ladyfest Garage Sale...this Saturday!
Ladyfest Benefit Garage Sale...be there or be square....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2004 2:13pm PST
Rosie O'Donnell Marries Girlfriend Kelli Carpenter in San Francisco
(San Francisco, California) Rosie O'Donnell says President George W. Bush convinced her to marry longtime partner Kelli Carpenter O'Donnell.
O'Donnell made the announcement this morning on ABC's Good Morning America saying Bush's call for a constitutional amendment was the final push she needed to formalize her relationship with Kelli.
The pair, who have been together for six years, have four children. Kelli changed her last name to O'Donnell a year ago. The couple boarded a plane shor...
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2004 11:54am PST