Tag Archives: Connecticut

“Public officials aren’t supposed to change their minds. But I firmly believe that it’s important to keep learning. Last week, while I was in Connecticut meeting with members of the gay and lesbian community from across the state, I had the opportunity to tell them what I’ve learned about marriage, and about equality. While I’ve long been for extending every …

Deranged internet radio host Hal Turner, whom I have blogged about in the past, is under arrest for making death threats against gay Connecticut lawmakers. Internet radio host Hal Turner — accused of inciting Catholics to “take up arms” and singling out two Connecticut lawmakers and a state ethics official on a website — was taken into custody in New …

Yesterday both chambers of the Connecticut legislature overwhelming approved a bill codifying the approval of same-sex marriage by the state Supreme Court (in other words, creating the legal codes to support the ruling.) Although the bill passed easily, there were three hours of “heated debate” as Christianist groups like the Family Institute of Connecticut tried to insert a “conscientious objector” …

Connecticut’s Love Makes A Family is leaving on a high note. An advocacy group that was a major player in Connecticut’s gay marriage debate has decided to close its doors at the end of 2009. Leaders at “Love Makes a Family” say the 10-year-old group wants to conclude its work on a victorious note in the wake of last fall’s …

Connecticut police have arrested a man for emailing death threats to two gay state legislators who had proposed laws giving Catholic parishioners more control over church finances. The State Capitol Police Department charged a New Britain man with harassment after he allegedly sent a threatening email to two state legislators. Timothy Kane, 26, of New Britain was charged with Harassment …

This will probably come to nothing, but Ann Coulter is being investigated for voting in Connecticut while living in New York. Via NY Daily News: Following our Jan. 11 column, Connecticut’s Elections Enforcement Commission is making a “thorough investigation” of whether the conservative pundit broke the law by voting in the Nutmeg State while living in New York City, according …

Via NYTimes, these ladies were the first to get a marriage license. Barbara and Robin Levine-Ritterman left New Haven City Hall with the first marriage license issued to a same-sex couple in Connecticut on Wednesday. Robin is holding the license. And these ladies were the first to marry.

The gays are getting married in Connecticut, beginning today. Superior Court Judge Jonathan Silbert has scheduled a hearing at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in New Haven to enter the final judgment in the case that allows same-sex marriages in Connecticut. Once the hearing ends, couples can pick up marriage license forms at town and city clerk’s offices. It’s unclear how many …

Same-sex marriage begins in Connecticut on November 10th. Same-sex couples will be able to pick up marriage licence applications in the US state of Connecticut from November 10th. The Supreme Court of Connecticut overturned a ban on gay marriage earlier this month, ruling that by stopping same sex partners from marrying was a violation of their constitutional rights. The court …

Every 20 years voters in Connecticut decide on whether to hold a constitutional convention to rewrite or add amendments. By coincidence, that vote comes next month and gay marriage foes are already gearing up a drive to approve the convention with the aim of repealing last week’s approval of same-sex marriage via constitutional amendment. “This is our one opportunity for …

The Connecticut Supreme Court has just issued its ruling that gays may marry! This has caught a lot of us by surprise. But who cares? Woo hoo! Same-sex couples won the right to marry in Connecticut in an historic ruling by the Supreme Court today. Citing the equal protection clause of the state constitution, the justices ruled that civil unions …

Via the ACLU: The American Civil Liberties Union sent a demand letter to H&R Block today demanding that it change its online tax preparation system to accommodate gay couples in Connecticut with civil unions. The ACLU is representing a couple with a civil union who attempted to file their taxes on the company’s website through their online service, TaxCut Online, …

Rep. Jason Bartlett, a Connecticut state legislator, became America’s first openly gay black statewide-elected politician yesterday when he came out to the press and public for the first time. The Danbury Democrat ended widespread speculation about his sexuality during an interview with the Danbury News Times. “For me the decision came down to why not now,” Bartlett told the paper. …

A Connecticut Anglican church congregation has decided abandon their historic building, valued at over $7M, rather than continue to be associated with recent liberal stances of their denomination, including the recent ordination of Gene Robinson, an openly gay bishop. The building is owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, not the local congregation. It was the last Sunday service at …

An atheist group in Connecticut is drawing flak for their “Imagine No Religion” holiday display in front of Rockford’s town hall. The three-sided sign uses an image of the World Trade Center to suggest that to world would be a safer place without religion. (Uh, amen to THAT.) According to city officials, the Connecticut Valley Atheists’ permit request was for …

The Farmboyz’ Connecticut home is filled with Father Tony and C’s original artwork, books, and at the momment, about a dozen men. Last night we attended the Hartford Men’s Social, a monthly cocktail party with its origins in a simple email list that began eight years ago. The party’s creator, a genial fellow named Dave, told me that the list …

No more blogging today, I’m off for an all-blogger sleepaway weekend up at the Farmboyz gracious Connecticut home, in celebration of Father Tony’s retirement. Attending: Eddie, Little Tom (whose blog is on hiatus), Aaron, Dr. Jeff, Little David, and Chris. Amusingly, the Farmboyz have added a new AirPort to support the blogging needs of their guests. Tonight we’re going to …