Category Archives: Marriage Equality
Same-Sex Ruling Belies the Staid Image of Iowa
From the New York Times: ELDON, Iowa — As of Monday, gay couples will be allowed to marry in places like this small town that once served as the background for Grant Wood’s “American Gothic,” the painter’s famous depiction of stern, traditional Midwesterners. Many people, even some who live here, cannot mesh their plain-Jane image [...]
The Bigots’ Last Hurrah – Frank Rich
From the New York Times: What would happen if you crossed that creepy 1960s horror classic “The Village of the Damned” with the Broadway staple “A Chorus Line”? You don’t need to use your imagination. It’s there waiting for you on YouTube under the title “Gathering Storm”: a 60-second ad presenting homosexuality as a national threat second [...]
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Paterson Unveils Same-Sex Marriage Bill – City Room Blog – NYTimes.com
From the New York Times: Gov. David A. Paterson on Thursday announced he would introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, drawing on the soaring oratory of the civil rights movement to call on the Legislature to add New York to the four states that have already authorized such unions. Comparing the status of gay men and lesbians [...]
Paterson Will Introduce Same-Sex Marriage Bill
From the New York Times: Gov. David A. Paterson will announce on Thursday plans to introduce legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, according to people with knowledge of the governor’s plans. Mr. Paterson’s move, which he first signaled last week after Vermont became the fourth state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, reflects the governor’s desire to press the issue [...]
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Gay Vows, Repeated From State to State
From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — And now there are four. In the space of a week, the number of states allowing same-sex marriage has doubled, with Iowa and then Vermont joining Massachusetts and Connecticut. In California, gay and lesbian couples were exchanging vows for five months before voters put a stop to the practice in [...]
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Gay Couples Line Up to Marry in Iowa