When you get to post a new Wikipedia map twice in a few hours, that was a very good day for our people. When you get to post a new Wikipedia map eight times in four days, that was one of the best weeks in our history.
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NEVADA: First Marriage Is On Deck
UPDATE: Marriages Have Begun!
Earlier today the Ninth Circuit Court ordered a local district judge to lift Nevada’s ban. That injunction is coming at any minute and then off we go. UPDATE: The waiting continues. UPDATE II: County Clerk Diane Alba is over the wait. UPDATE III: Marriages have begun! State #27!
Read More »Actress Jan Hooks Dies At Age 57
Such terrible news in the middle of an otherwise wonderful day. Jan Hooks, who worked alongside some of the biggest “Saturday Night Live” stars died Thursday, TMZ has learned. She was 57. We’ve learned she passed away this morning in New York City. Sources tell us Jan had been battling a serious illness. Jan was part of the ‘SNL’ cast …
Read More »WYOMING: Court Sets October 16th Date For Hearing On Marriage Equality Case
Via press release from the National Center for Lesbian Rights: On October 16th, U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl of the District of Wyoming will hold a hearing in a federal court challenge to the State of Wyoming’s refusal to permit same-sex couples to marry and to respect the legal marriages of same-sex couples who married in other states. …
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WEST VIRGINIA: Marriage Licenses Begin!
Chris Bostic and David Epp. First couple to fill out a marriage certificate in Kanawha Co. #wsaz pic.twitter.com/QUssJz7qAm — Shannon Houser (@ShannonWSAZNews) October 9, 2014 Kanawha County is the most populous in West Virginia and is home to the state capital of Charleston.
Read More »UPDATED: Wikipedia Marriage Map
West Virginia just went dark blue and Nevada should join the party this afternoon. Zoom, zoomity, zoom!
Read More »NORTH CAROLINA: Asheville City Hall Flies Pride Flag As State Awaits Marriage
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.
Read More »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 …
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