same-sex marriage
Senate Committee Holds Hearings on Repealing Defense of Marriage Act
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
July 21, 2011 - 1:37pm (Print)
The Defense of Marriage Act denies a host federal benefits to those gay and lesbian couples who have legally married in DC and the six states that recognize same-sex marriage. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on a repeal of that discriminatory law.
The Princess Bride and Why "Mawwage" By Any Other Name is Not the Same
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
June 21, 2011 - 4:24pm (Print)
Some opponents of same-sex marriage sound rational when they offer civil unions as a substitute for marriage but marriage by any other name is not the same. Our society can’t hold out marriage as this ideal and then withhold it from some--even if it is in name only. We tried separate but equal and we all know it isn’t equal.
Right-wing Focus on the Family's Chilling New Agenda on "Marriage Defense"
reader diary by Vyckie Garrison, No Longer Qivering
May 25, 2011 - 6:27am (Print)
"Pro-family" group, Focus on the Family is shifting away from opposing same-sex marriage and instead focusing on making it more difficult to obtain a divorce. Does anyone else think this is scary? ...
When the Politics of Hate Comes Home: A Lesbian Couple Grapples with How Politics Affects Their Critically-Ill Child
by Jaime Jenett
May 1, 2011 - 1:05pm (Print)
Jaime and Laura are a lesbian couple in California whose son suffers from a serious heart condition. Without legal protections, their family would have suffered far more hardship than they did. Jaime addresses supporters of Prop 8 in a letter.
Roundup: Virginia Pro-Choice Groups Ask for Equal Regulation of Outpatient Clinics
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 24, 2011 - 9:35am (Print)
Same-sex marriages won't be allowed in California during Prop 8 appeal, international transgender news, trade schools cannot discriminate against applicants with HIV or AIDS, and Virginia pro-choice groups ask for new regulations to be applied to all outpatient surgery centers, not just abortion clinics.
Morning Roundup: Feinstein Introduces DOMA Repeal
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 21, 2011 - 10:15am (Print)
Michigan and Maryland's slew of anti-abortion bills, trends in banning insurance coverage of abortion, Arizona voting on race and sex abortion ban, Bobby Franklin says something crazy, and Sen. Feinstein introduces repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Slut Pride, Same-Sex Marriage, and Teenagers In Love (Or Not)
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
August 16, 2010 - 7:36am (Print)
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The Church and Gays: Can't Decide Whether to ""Love" 'Em" or Leave 'Em?"
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
March 5, 2010 - 12:00pm (Print)
Could it be divine intervention? Just days after Catholic Charities cut off spousal benefits for DC employees to protect itself from the scourge of gay marriage, the Vatican is caught in a gay sex scandal.
Follow Jodi Jacobson on Twitter, @jljacobson
Dark Ages Now: Robert George's Plan for America
by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check
December 22, 2009 - 5:43pm (Print)
George argues that his view of "moral order" doesn't have to be connected to “divine revelation or biblical Scripture”—but can simply be defended as the most reasonable order.
New Jersey Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Postponed, But Time is Running Out
by Joseph DiNorcia Jr, SIECUS
December 11, 2009 - 3:57pm (Print)
