Protect Marriage Equality

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Equality Blogger — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:07:43 +0000

ProtectMarriageEquality.com is on indefinite hiatus. The archives remain available for searching. For up-to-date information and analysis, please consult the following blogs and websites: Beyond Homophobia Box Turtle Bulletin California Gay Marriage Blog California Ripple Effect Ex-Gay Watch Family Equality Council Blog Gay News Blog Leonard Link Pam’s House Blend Straight Talk On Marriage To Form A More Perfect Union We The People

Analysis: The Psychological Harm Of Anti-Gay Ballot Campaigns

Equality Blogger — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:42:24 +0000

If you were touched by the campaigns in California, Arizona, Florida, or Arkansas, and if you’ve been experiencing post-election psychological distress — whether it takes the form of anger, sadness, irritability, feelings of betrayal, revenge fantasies, sleep difficulties, or something else — the research suggests you’re not alone. What you’re feeling these days is a [...]

CA: Gay Rights Leaders Plan To Defend Judges Who Back Marriage Equality

Equality Blogger — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:01:48 +0000

Gay rights leaders hope to build a $1-million war chest to defend any judge threatened with recall for ruling in favor of gay marriage, leaders announced during a conference call with supporters Tuesday night. Leaders of the failed campaign to oppose Proposition 8, which amended the state Constitution to define marriage as only between a man [...]

IA: Marriage Equality Ban Goes Before State High Court

Equality Blogger — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:55:45 +0000

The debate over the future of Iowa’s Defense of Marriage Act, a decade-old law that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, comes after a ruling by a lower court judge last year…. Given that two state Supreme Courts are likely to weigh in on the subject next year, and that many state [...]

Editorial: California’s Legal Tangle

Equality Blogger — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:01:53 +0000

The approval of Proposition 8 in California, a constitutional change designed to prohibit marriage between couples of the same sex, was not just a defeat for fairness. It raised serious legal questions about the validity of using the Election Day initiative process to obliterate an existing right for a targeted minority…. The court has correctly determined [...]

Australian Senate Backs Gay Relationship Rights

Equality Blogger — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:58:27 +0000

Australian lawmakers have approved legislation giving homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexuals but have ruled out legalizing same-sex marriages. The Senate passed amendments late Monday to around 100 family, health and taxation laws that give homosexual couples access to the same services as opposite-sex couples living together in “de facto,” or common-law, relationships. Among the major [...]

CA: State To Probe Mormon Church Role In Prop. 8 Campaign

Equality Blogger — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:30:31 +0000

California’s political watchdog agency is investigating a complaint alleging the Mormon church failed to report non-monetary contributions to the Yes on 8 campaign, a state official said Monday. The sworn complaint by a group called Californians Against Hate contends the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized phone banks from Utah and Idaho and sent [...]

IA: Nearly 60% Of Iowans Support Marriage Equality Or civil Unions

Equality Blogger — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:54:46 +0000

Nearly 60 percent of Iowa voters support gay marriage or civil unions, according to poll results released today by the University of Iowa. The statewide survey of 586 Iowa voters found that 28.1 percent support gay marriage, while another 30.2 percent oppose gay marriage, but support civil unions. Thirty-two percent of respondents oppose both gay marriage [...]

FL: Gay Adoption Ban Is Ruled Unconstitutional

Equality Blogger — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:01:44 +0000

A Florida law that has banned adoptions by gay men and lesbians for over three decades is unconstitutional, a judge here ruled on Tuesday…. A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said the state would appeal, and the case is likely to end up before the State Supreme Court. Florida is the only state with a law [...]

Pro-Prop. 8 Groups Differ On Anti-Gay Strategy

Equality Blogger — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:01:13 +0000

The group that persuaded California voters this month to pass Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, now is fighting its friends as well as its foes. Other conservative groups that loudly backed Prop. 8 are being targeted as too extreme and off-putting by ProtectMarriage.com, which put the constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot and hopes [...]