Tag Archives: gay marriage
Quick hit: Poll finds most New Yorkers don’t want to overturn gay marriage law
TweetIn a poll of 600 New Yorkers it turns out a larger percentage (55%) of people support gay marriage than oppose it (37%). via CNN. And while opponents filed a lawsuit in late July to overturn the new law, about six in 10 voters statewide said they want to keep same-sex marriage legal. When looking [...]
A very gay Sunday, indeed
TweetYesterday was the first official day for gay marriage in New York. Don’t these pictures just say it all? Tweet
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Deportation case dropped for person in same-sex marriage.
TweetIt’s a good week for moving towards a world that doesn’t discriminate based on your sexual preference. Yesterday, immigration authorities dropped a pending deportation case against Henry Valendia, a Venezuelan man who is married to an American man. This case could set a precedent for future deportation cases being dropped as we watch to see [...]
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Navy to disallow on base same-sex weddings.
TweetDue to pressure from Republican lawmakers the Navy is set to reverse it’s decision on allowing military chaplains to officiate same-sex marriages on navy bases. via the Advocate. In an April 13 memo on “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal training, Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, Chief of Navy Chaplains, clarified that base facilities are “sexual [...]
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Local clerk in New York refuses to sign gay marriage licenses