same-sex marriage

Facebook co-founder scolds N.J. Gov. Chris Christie over gay marriage stance | VIDEO

Kaye Foley - ABC News
January 28th, 2013

(Editor's note: This was submitted to SDGLN by ABC News and “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”)

How does Chris Hughes, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The New Republic and Facebook co-founder, feel about Mark Zuckerberg hosting a fundraiser for Republican Governor Chris Christie? Hughes joined ABC News in a web exclusive to discuss viewer questions from Facebook about Christie, his career successes, The New Republic, and his contributions to Facebook before the “This Week” roundtable on Sunday.

Anti-gay hate group announces march in Washington to support Prop 8

SDGLN Staff
January 26th, 2013

WASHINGTON – The anti-gay hate group National Organization for Marriage is planning a march in Washington on the very day that the U.S. Supreme Court takes up California’s Proposition 8 case.

NOM’s “Marriage March 2013” is planned for Tuesday, March 26, but to date the details are sketchy. The “Marriage March 2013” Facebook page, set up on Jan. 22, has 68 likes.

On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will review the Prop 8 case, Hollingsworth v. Perry.

NBA star joins his two moms to support Colorado's civil unions bill | VIDEO

Dani Heffernan - Media Research Associate at GLAAD
January 25th, 2013

NBA star Kenneth Faried has joined One Colorado to speak out in support of civil unions legislation for same-sex couples in the state.

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RGOD2: Wrestling with bears, an interview with honoree Eric Isaacson

The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle - SDGLN Contributor
January 25th, 2013

I have two dominant memories of my fellow San Diegan, Eric Isaacson, who will receive an award from the St. Paul’s Foundation on Valentine’s Day for his tireless volunteer work to “Legalize Love for Everyone.”

The first memory is of Eric standing on the steps of our local courthouse and holding a large banner in front of an angry crowd of fellow protestors who had just been robbed of marriage equality in California. He stood for over an hour, silent, jaw locked like sentry outside our most important Hall of Justice.

Government publishes same-sex marriage bill for England and Wales

Scott Roberts - Pink News
January 25th, 2013

LONDON -- The government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales has officially been published.

A full debate (second reading of the bill) by MPs and a vote on the proposals will take place on Feb. 5.

Its official remit is to “Make provision for the marriage of same-sex couples in England and Wales, about gender change by married persons and civil partners, about consular functions in relation to marriage, for the marriage of armed forces personnel overseas, and for connected purposes.”

House GOP to Supreme Court: Gays too powerful to warrant judicial protection

LGBTQ Nation Staff Reports
January 24th, 2013

Republican members of the U.S. House leadership on Tuesday told the U.S. Supreme Court it should uphold the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as constitutional, arguing that gays and lesbians are a powerful interest group, and do not warrant “judicial intervention.”

BREAKING NEWS: Rhode Island House approves marriage-equality bill | VIDEO

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
January 24th, 2013

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island House of Representatives, led by openly gay Speaker Gordon Fox, today passed a bill that supports marriage equality.

The House voted 51-19 to approve the measure.

Rep. Joseph M. McNamara told a personal story of holding a lesbian couple's twin daughter, looking at the happy little girl, and saying that's when it dawned on him that marriage equality was also family equality. McNamara said the twins deserve the same equality of any straight family, and that by providing marriage equality was the right thing to do.

HRC calls on Defense Secretary to extend benefits to gay and lesbian troops and spouses

SDGLN Staff
January 24th, 2013

WASHINGTON -- As part of the Human Rights Campaign’s ongoing effort to achieve full equality for gay and lesbian service members and their families, HRC is, in addition to calling on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to issue military IDs to same-sex spouses, urging him to extend every possible benefit not specifically barred by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

The revisions would ensure same-sex spouses in the military receive the same benefits afforded all other service members.

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Editor's Notebook: Obama's immortal words

Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
January 24th, 2013

“We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths -- that all of us are created equal -- is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth.”

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COMMENTARY: Obama linking Selma to Stonewall divides black community

The Rev. Irene Monroe - SDGLN Contributor
January 23rd, 2013

President Barack Obama's second inaugural address was the most inclusive speech a president has ever given. It was delivered on the 27th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and the President honored King's legacy when he eloquently spoke of how the many U.S. liberation movements, both current and historic, are interconnected.

"We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal — is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall."