Tag Archives: marriage
Supreme Court refuses appeal by opponents of equal marriage in D.C.
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday refused to hear the appeal of a group of clergy in Washington, D.C., who want to put the city’s new marriage equality law on the ballot.
Obama: LGBT disappointment not justified
President Obama said Wednesday (October 27) that he doesn’t think the "disillusionment" that some in the LGBT community have for his administration thus far is "justified."
No initiatives, but marriage still an issue
There are no anti-gay initiatives or referenda on any statewide ballots November 2, but that doesn’t mean that same-sex marriages is no longer a political hot potato. Quite the contrary.
Marriage referendum reaches high court
A lawsuit over a referendum on same-sex marriage has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. And it’s not Proposition 8.
Prop 8 loss: The parents weren’t all right
Proposition 8 passed in November 2008 because parents with kids living at home were scared and the LGBT community did nothing to assuage that fear.
D.C. marriage victory: Supreme Court and Congress still loom
In yet another important win for marriage equality, the District of Columbia’s highest court ruled July 15 that the city government acted lawfully when it rejected a local minister attempt to place a referendum before voters that sought to roll
Supreme possibilities: How the ‘short list’ stacks up
The White House has begun floating trial balloons for candidates President Obama might appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
D.C. marriage survives Senate vote
One of the 41 amendments which the U.S. Senate voted on this week, while passing the companion bill of “fixes” to the landmark health care legislation, was an amendment to allow Washington, D.C. voters to hold a referendum on same-sex
DC marriage law in effect but trouble could lie ahead
A new law takes effect today in the nation’s capital, granting equal rights in marriage licensing for gay couples. Washington, D.C.’s marriage equality legislation becomes law in spite of a Herculean effort by opponents to block its implementation.
