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Marriage in D.C.
Yesterday was the first day for D.C. same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses. About 150 couples signed up, according to the Associated Press. They'll be able to legally marry on Tuesday, once the licenses are processed in accordance with the ...
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News roundup
During the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference this week, one conservative, Ryan Sorba of the California Young Americans for Freedom, denounced CPAC for allowing the gay conservative group GOProud to co-sponsor the event and host a booth. ...
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Recreation of Prop. 8 trial launched
Filmmakers John Ainsworth and John Ireland are using the transcript of January's federal Perry vs. Schwarzenegger trial proceedings as a script for their newest work. The video series brings life to arguments for and against California's Proposition ...
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Show recap: Proposition 8 Trial Tracker
We spoke with Rick Jacobs, founder of the Courage Campaign, who has been liveblogging from the federal trial challenging the constitutionality of California's amendment revoking the right of same-sex couples to marry in that state. You can follow Jac...
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Tonight\'s show: New Harvest Foundation
Tonight on Queery, we'll talk with Tret Fure and Woody Carey, co-chairs of New Harvest Foundation, which provides grants to LGBT organizations in south central Wisconsin. We'll also have clips from a recent presentation in Madison by Dr. Adam Schesch...
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D.C. judge: No referendum on same-sex marriage
From Human Rights Campaign:The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, applauded a D.C. Superior Court ruling that, for the second time, rejected a proposed initiative to ...
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Following the Prop. 8 trial
You can't watch it on television, at least for now, so here are the next best things:Live written coverage from the San Jose Mercury NewsAmerican Foundation for Equal Rights Twitter feedYou can read the original post, see images and click on links at...
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Portugal\'s parliament approves marriage equality
Portugal's parliament has voted in favor of allowing same-sex couples to marry, but the law includes a caveat that prevents same-sex couples from adopting children. The law is now in committee and will come back to parliament for a final vote before ...
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New York senate rejects marriage equality
The New Jersey Senate voted 20-14 against marriage equality last night. Five senators abstained from voting and one was absent. You can read more in this The New York Times article.You can read the original post, see images and click on links at www....
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Judge decides to broadcast federal marriage trial via YouTube
A federal judge has decided to allow the trial on the constitutionality of California's Prop. 8 to be videotaped and broadcast on YouTube. You can read more about the decision here.The trial will be a test of federal protections for minority groups. ...
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News Jersey to vote on marriage equality Thursday
The New Jersey senate has scheduled a vote on extending civil marriage rights to same-sex couples for Thursday. Read more here.You can read the original post, see images and click on links at www.queery-wort.blogspot.com....
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D.C. passes marriage equality bill
From the Campaign for All D.C. Families:Campaign for All D.C. Families praises marriage equality voteWashington, D.C., December 15, 2009 - The D.C. City Council today voted for the second time as a full council in favor of the Religious Freedom and C...
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Saturday\'s Equality March at the Capitol
Between 150 and 200 people participated in the Wisconsin Equality March on Saturday. The demands of the march included equal rights for LGBTI people under the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, repeal of Wisconsin's constitutional amendment def...
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Competition for Obey\'s House seat just gets weird
Two Republicans vying for U.S. Rep. Dave Obey's seat are arguing over which one of them is less in favor of same-sex marriage.Challenger Dan Mielke says his primary opponent Sean Duffy condones same-sex marriage because Duffy appeared in a satirical ...
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NY senate rejects marriage equality
You've probably read it everywhere else already, but in case you haven't:N.Y. gay marriage measure defeated - Boston GlobePaterson: No Timetable To Try Again On Gay Marriage - New York Daily NewsGay-marriage opponents welcome NY bill's defeat - Assoc...
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D.C. City Council votes for marriage equality
From the Campaign for All D.C. Families:The D.C. City Council voted for the first time as a full council in favor of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009. The bill, which will formally legalize same-sex marriage in...
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Judge blocks Argentine fiances\' wedding
Yesterday, an Argentine federal judge blocked the marriage of Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre, scheduled for today. Judge Marta Gomez Alsina said the wedding must be delayed until the Supreme Court has had a chance to consider the case. Judge Gab...
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Wisconsin Equality March in Madison on Dec. 5
You can read the original post, see images and click on links at www.queery-wort.blogspot.com....
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This week\'s announcements
On Saturday, Women4Women Goes to the Movies. Women4Women will meet at OutReach, 600 Williamson St., at its regularly scheduled time of 3:00 p.m. and decide which film to see. Following the film, folks will gather for coffee or a bite to eat to discus...
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Federal judge orders administration to provide health insurance to wife of lesbian court employee
A federal appeals court judge has ordered the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to provide health care benefits to the wife of a lesbian federal attorney in California. The attorney, Karen Golinski, married Amy Cunninghis in California in 2008 when...
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This week\'s news roundup: Nov 18, 2010
On Monday of this week, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker vetoed a proposal to look into allowing county employees to include domestic partners on their health insurance plans. Walker, who is running for governor in the 2010 race as a Republica...
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Sherry Wolf on Maine\'s repeal of marriage equalty
Sherry Wolf, who appeared on Queery a few weeks ago to discuss her new book Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics and Theory of LGBT Liberation, published an analysis of the Maine vote in the online edition of the Socialist Worker yesterday. She...
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Summary of arguments in yesterday\'s Wisconsin marriage amendment hearing
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a brief article on the arguments made for and against the constitutionality of the referendum that resulted in the 2006 marriage amendment, which restricted marriage to heterosexual couples and put domestic partners...
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Marriage repealed in Maine
Or, so it seems, with most of the vote in. Observers expect there will be a recount since the vote results so far are pretty close, with 53% voting to repeal the state law allowing same-sex marriage and 47% voting to uphold it. Here is an article at ...
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Arguments in Wisconsin marriage amendment case to be heard tomorrow
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will here oral arguments this morning in McConkey v. VanHollen, a case that challenges the validity of the 2006 Wisconsin marriage amendment. The amendment passed in a statewide referendum, where voters were asked:“Marri...
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News roundup
365gay.com reports that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporarily blocked Washington state from releasing the names of people who signed a petition in support of a state ballot referendum that would limit domestic partnership rights. Pro...
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Respect for Marriage Act introduced in U.S. Congress
Yesterday, New York Representative Jerrold Nadler introduced the federal Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would give federal recognition to same-sex marriages performed in the states where they are legal. The bill would not completely overturn t...
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Didn't get enough of Cleve Jones?: Cleve Jones Talk, Part 1
Our show is just half an hour, while Cleve Jones' talk in Madison was three times that long. Missing from tonight's broadcast was an account of the start of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Jones' own coming out as a person with HIV, the anti-g...
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Cleve Jones Talk Part 2
Thanks to Haymarket Books for coming to the rescue and providing the audio after our own attempt to record the talk failed due to technical issues or operator error - we're not sure which.The local contact for the National Equality March is LGBTequal...
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Suit to overturn Wisconsin's anti-marriage amendment
As you may already know, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case against the Wisconsin anti-marriage amendment, which voters passed in 2006. The amendment bars the legislature from expanding the legal definition of marriage to apply to ...

