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Colorado legislators kill civil unions bill

By Vanessa | Published: May 15, 2012
Tweet In the closest the state has come to legalizing civil unions, a special session in Colorado’s legislature effectively killed a bill that would have granted the right to same-sex couples before it even reached the House floor: A measure allowing same-sex civil unions that prompted Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to call a special session after Republicans [...]
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“I only wanted to love him.”

By Chloe | Published: May 10, 2012
TweetAs Zerlina said earlier this morning, President Obama’s announcement yesterday that he believes that same sex couples should be allowed to get married was significant. It represents an historic turning point in this particular struggle for American civil rights. This video, by Shane Bitney Crone, is about what it can look like, and feel like, [...]
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President Obama: making news and making history

By zerlina | Published: May 10, 2012
TweetYesterday’s announcement by President Obama that he personally believes that same sex couples have a legal right to get married was a watershed moment. It will go down as one of the great days in civil rights history.  As Rachel Maddow said last night, policy-wise, the Obama administration’s legacy on the issue of gay rights was [...]
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Breaking: President Obama announces support for same sex marriage

By Jos | Published: May 9, 2012
TweetI guess the president’s overblown, over-long “evolution” on the issue of same sex marriage has reached its inevitable end. President Obama’s views have finally “evolved” to support same sex marriage. This just so happens to come shortly before the election, at a time when his support among LGB folks needs to be shored up and [...]
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Joe Biden pushed into the closet on gay marriage

By Katie | Published: May 7, 2012
Tweethttp://youtu.be/trcdYBUD3r8 Vice President Joe Biden is known for his gaffs. But this time, he should stick by what he said. On Meet The Press,  Biden expressed his full support for same-sex marriage, outdoing Obama, who supports civil unions, saying: “I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual [...]
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