The Campaign for Southern Equality reports that gay couples are camping out at county clerk offices across North Carolina in anticipation of a ruling to enact same-sex marriage.
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NEVADA: Marriages Are Back On (Again!)
Via the Associated Press: A group that fought to keep Nevada’s state ban on same-sex marriage is dropping its appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and a lower court, clearing the way for gay weddings. The Coalition for the Protection of Marriage on Thursday filed documents with the high court and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. There is …
Read More »BREAKING: West Virginia AG Drops Defense Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Gov Orders State Agencies To Comply
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today announced that he will no longer defend his state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Gov. Earl Ray has ordered the issuing of marriage licenses. Morrisey’s office indicates the attorney general disagrees with the Supreme Court decision, but respects that it sets legal precedent for West Virginia. “While we disagree and believe it improperly …
Read More »From The President Of Estonia
Ilves was born in Sweden to Estonian refugees and was raised in New Jersey. He’s a graduate of Columbia and has a master’s degree from Penn. Dare we call him the first Ivy League president of a former Soviet republic?
Read More »CALIFORNIA: Anti-Gay Activists Call For “Tactical Vote” Against Carl DeMaio
Anti-gay groups hate Democrats, but if there’s anything they hate even more, it’s gay Republicans. Therefore a coalition of anti-gay activists today issued a joint letter calling for a “tactical vote” against homocon House candidate Carl DeMaio and a vote for the incumbent Democrat, Rep. Scott Peters. Christian conservatives face a moral dilemma in a key San Diego election race. …
Read More »NORTH CAROLINA: GOP Hires NOM Chairman John Eastman To Fight Marriage
NOM chairman John Eastman has been hired by North Carolina’s GOP leaders to fight the enactment of same-sex marriage. He’s got a track record, people! House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate President Phil Berger reportedly have hired a conservative California legal expert to lead the effort. John Eastman, a former Republican candidate for attorney general in California, is the former …
Read More »ARKANSAS: Marriage Case To Proceed After State Supreme Court Lifts Delay
The Arkansas Supreme Court today rejected a delay request by state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, setting the stage for a ruling in the appeal of the case that allowed 500 same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses before a stay was issued in May. Marriages were stopped for the first time when it was learned that the overturn of the state …
Read More »MISSISSIPPI: Today’s Front Page
Mississippi’s most-read newspaper today declared that the “days appear numbered” for that state’s ban on same-sex marriage. And that has local boy Bryan Fischer sputtering in familiar fashion. From the Clarion-Ledger: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Mississippi, could provide the catalyst for the Supreme Court to decide the gay marriage issue once and for all, nationwide. And …
Read More »KENTUCKY: State Warns Noah’s Ark Park About Discriminatory Hiring Practices
As I reported here recently, the Noah’s Ark theme park being constructed by Ken Ham’s Answers In Genesis requires job applicants to sign a pledge that they believe God drowned everybody in the world because he loved them so fucking much. This week the state of Kentucky warned Ham’s group that they may not get the demanded $18M in tax …
Read More »NEW YORK CITY: Empire State Building To Go Purple In Support Of LGBT Youth
Next week Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox will throw the switch that will light the Empire State Building in purple to recognize GLAAD’s annual anti-bullying Spirit Day. Via press release: Spirit Day, which will take place on October 16, inspires millions to wear purple or “go purple” online in a united stand against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, …
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