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Weekend Watercooler: Montana families fight back

rayhunt — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:45:22 +0000

• Your turn Montana. The ACLU of Montana announced a lawsuit against the state for violating the state’s constitutional equal protection clause. The ACLU is fighting the case on behalf of

7 Montana couples sue for domestic partnerships

logointern1 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:36:53 +0000

The ACLU of Montana sued the state on behalf of seven gay couples demanding legal protections.

The lawsuit calls for domestic partnership recognition in Montana. It does not challenge the 2004(...)

Ireland parliament passes civil partnerships bill

logointern1 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:12:32 +0000

Ireland passed a bill recognizing civil partnerships, which includes gay civil partnerships, reports the Irish Times.

Ireland’s upper parliamentary house, the Seanad, passed the Civil(...)

Quinn has new plan for NYC gay couples

logointern1 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:59:37 +0000

While same-sex marriage is not legal in New York, the state does recognize marriages conducted in Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington DC, and every other(...)

Withers: Civil ceremonies now available in New York City; real thing in Portugal

James Withers — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:21:34 +0000

This is funny. And sad. Gay marriage does not exist in New York; however, when gay couples head to the Big Apple’s City Hall to register as domestic couples they soon will get the same ceremony(...)

Hawaii may get quick vote on civil unions

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:45:32 +0000

(Honolulu) When Hawaii legislators reconvene on Wednesday, all eyes will be focused not on teacher furloughs that resulted in the nation’s shortest school year or the state’s $1 billion budget(...)

Some gays seek renewed focus on civil unions

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:04:11 +0000

(San Francisco) Leland Traiman, who runs a sperm bank in California, worries about his lesbian clients in more conservative parts of the country when he hears fellow gay rights activists talk(...)

DC addresses domestic partnerships, religious protections in gay marriage bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:09:30 +0000

From a press release:

(Washington, D.C.) Proponents and supporters, including D.C. religious leaders, will attend the scheduled mark-up of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality(...)

Gay partnership measure approved by voters

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:22:33 +0000

(Olympia, Wash.) Washington voters have approved the state’s new “everything but marriage” law, expanding rights for domestic partners and marking the first time any state’s voters have(...)

Judge shields signatures in gay rights referendum

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:54:08 +0000

(Olympia, Wash.) A federal judge on Thursday ordered the state of Washington to keep shielding the identities of people who signed petitions to force a vote on expanded benefits for gay(...)