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Recent Posts Tagged With 'civil unions'
Keith Olberman Takes Straights to Task Over Gay Marriage Vote
I have never understood why the African-American community joined forces with the religious right to campaign for intolerance and discrimination in our country. It seems to me the height of hypocrisy. Our country began with the creed that all men w...
One Step Forward, Three Steps Back for Full Equality in the 2008 Election
I still have not taken off my Barack Obama t-shirt. I don’t think I have ever been so excited, relieved and encouraged by a Democratic candidate for president. I was a Clinton loyalist in the 90s, and had a difficult time choosing between H...
Things to Do in Connecticut: Get Gay Married
Aahh, autumn in New England. There is so much beauty. Take Connecticut for example. Many of us outside of the Northeast think of it only as New York City’s suburb, but this charming little state has a lot to offer, and enjoys a special pl...
LGBT Families Face MEGA Issues
I am on the mailing list for the MEGA Family Project, not because I currently have a partner and family in my life (I do not), but because I so admire the efforts of this important organization and want to keep up with their work. Born four years ag...
Gay Marriage Would Shrink Government Expenses and Grow Businesses
A new study reaffirms what many have proven: there’s money in gay marriage. It is a rational, pro-business argument for allowing gays and lesbians to marry. Unfortunately, our politicians–both Republican and Democrat–long ago ...
Straight in Seattle: Lawsuit Mocks Progress for Washington’s Gay and Lesbian Couples
Washington State’s new domestic partnership law took affect yesterday, and already a heterosexual woman has filed suit because her live-in boyfriend was denied healthcare benefits by Honeywell, The Seattle Times reported. Sandi Scott-MooreR...
UPS Delivers Reality Check on Same-Sex Civil Unions
When United Parcel Service (UPS) denied health care coverage to a New Jersey lesbian couple, what brown did for the queer community was deliver a reality check on civil unions. In a July 8 article in The Star-Ledger of Newark, NJ reported that UPS s...
