A nice recapping from Channel Four.
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What’s Next For Britain’s Marriage Bill
Over on AmericaBLOG, John Aravosis quotes a British source on how bills proceed to law in Parliament. British commenters here on JMG have been weighing in with similar information, but I figure we Yanks could all use the lesson. Before becoming a law, a bill goes thru these stages: 1st reading – effectively announcing that the bill has been published. …
Read More »Gay MPs Argue For Marriage Equality
Openly gay Tory MPs Mike Freer, Nick Herbert, and Margot James gave three of today’s best speeches.
Read More »How Britain’s Parties Voted
Via the Guardian’s live blog, I’ve tried to compile their lengthy listing on how the House of Commons voted today. This is what I came up with so far. Labour 217 Yes, 22 No Conservatives (Tories) 136 Yes, 144 No Liberal Democrats 44 Yes, 4 No Plaid Cymru (Wales) 4 Yes, 0 No. Democratic Unionists (Northern Ireland) 0 Yes, 8 …
Read More »ILLINOIS: Marriage Bill Advances
Here comes Valentine’s Day!
Read More »New Site: Chic Gay Honeymoons
They call themselves “the first bespoke luxury travel company to focus on chic romantic getaways and sophisticated honeymoons for gay couples.” Strictly for the high rollers, obviously. It’ll be Niagara Falls for the hoi polloi.
Read More »BREAKING: British House Of Commons Overwhelmingly Approves Marriage Bill
The final vote was 400-175. A large number of Tories “rebelled” against Prime Minister David Cameron and voted against the bill. The bill now heads for its third and final reading. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg reacts: I genuinely believe that we will look back on today as a landmark for equality in Britain. Tonight’s vote shows parliament is very …
Read More »LIVE VIDEO: Britain’s House Of Commons Debates Marriage Equality Bill
UPDATE: Vote Coming Any Minute
It’s happening right now and you can watch live. A vote on this second reading is expected sometime around 2PM New York City time. (Or maybe earlier!) The Guardian is running a live blog. UPDATE: Governmental processes are usually such a dreary drudge to witness, but there is nothing more entertaining than the back-and-forth acidic sniping in the House of …
Read More »Southern Baptists Head Richard Land: Gays In Boy Scouts Will Be Castastrophe
GLAAD gives kudos to the CNN hosts. This is a little different from some of the acocuntability we have seen in the past. Berman and Baldwin didn’t haul out comments from Land’s past so viewers would learn more about his patterns of engagement. Instead, the anchors calmly and quietly challenged most everything Land put on the table. They saw right …
Read More »Improv Everywhere: Grand Central Lights
In celebration of the terminal’s 100th birthday.
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