http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/ Daily update on the latest news and opinion about gay marriage en-us Copyright 2005, gaymarriagenews.com. All rights reserved. editor@gaymarriagenews.com editor@gaymarriagenews.com Fri, 18 May 2012 06:15:01 -0400 http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/images/gmnrss.gif http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/ 133 19 Gay Marriage News http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/14/us/politics/14marriage.html?ex=1318478400%26amp;en=3d26c59be1d2fb65%26amp;ei=5090%26amp;partner=rssuserland%26amp;emc=rss The debate over same-sex marriage was a black-or-white proposition two years ago when voters in 11 states barred gay couples from marrying. But this year shades of gray are everywhere, as eight more states consider similar ballot measures. Some of the proposed bans are struggling in the polls, and the issue of same-sex marriage itself has largely failed to rouse conservative voters. (The New York Times, 10/14/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/10/100506california.htm The California Court of Appeals ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians. A three-judge panel of the court heard arguments in six cases involving gay marriage in July. The next step for same-sex couples wishing to marry is the Supreme Court of California. (365Gay.com, 10/05/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/30/us/30gay.html Same-sex couples who live in Rhode Island can marry in Massachusetts. A Superior Court judge ruled that because Rhode Island did not prohibit same-sex marriage by statute or in its Constitution, same-sex couples were allowed to marry in Massachusetts under state law. (The New York Times, 09/30/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid36442.asp Promoters of a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that will appear on Tennessee's November 7 ballot are trying to scare voters into giving them money, an opponent of the measure said. Republican state senator David Fowler wrote a fund-raising letter for RealMarriage.org, a campaign initiative of Family Action of Tennessee. The letter seeks donations "to battle homosexual activist groups from Hollywood, New York, and Washington, D.C., who have chosen Tennessee as their Southern battleground." (The Advocate, 09/14/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://westafrica.andnetwork.com/index?service=direct/1/Home/recent.titleStory%26sp=l51625 Nigeria’s anti-gay marriage bill currently under debate in the National Assembly has brought concern to international rights activists, saying it is against modern trends. (African News Dimension, 09/10/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/09/090906nebraska.htm Attorneys who lost an appeal of Nebraska's broad ban on any recognition of same-sex relationships say they are still considering whether to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Nebraska amendment bans any and all forms of legal recognition for same-sex relationships, including domestic partnerships and other basic protections. While it is more sweeping than amendments to constitutions in most other states that ban same-sex marriage, taking the case to the Supreme Court now could potentially harm the outcomes of cases in other states. (365Gay.com, 09/09/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.houstonvoice.com/2006/9-9/news/legal/legal.cfm Gay and lesbian couples asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision upholding Washington’s gay marriage ban, saying the court’s flawed reasoning ignored legal protections against sex discrimination. (Associated Press, 09/09/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1%26c=Article%26cid=1157709186157%26call_pageid=968332188854%26col=968350060724 Pope Benedict sparked a debate about the place of religious beliefs in Canadian politics today, telling Ontario bishops Canada has excluded "God from the public sphere" with laws supporting same-sex marriage and abortion. The pontiff told a group of seven visiting bishops in Vatican City that Canadian Catholic politicians are ignoring the values of their religion, yielding to "ephemeral social trends and the spurious demands of opinion polls." (Toronto Star, 09/08/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14736911/ Brad Pitt says he won't be marrying Angelina Jolie until the restrictions on who can marry whom are dropped. "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able," the 42-year-old actor said. (MSNBC, 09/08/2006) http://www.gaymarriagenews.com/redirect.php?url=http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews%26storyID=2006-08-24T125425Z_01_L24916256_RTRUKOC_0_US-SAFRICA-GAY-MARRIAGE.xml%26archived=False South Africa's cabinet has given the green light for a bill allowing gay marriage, which would make it the first country in Africa to accord gay couples the same rights as their straight counterparts. The cabinet approved the bill -- which must still be adopted by parliament -- after the country's highest court ruled it was unconstitutional to deny gay people the right to marry. (Reuters, 08/24/2006)