Tag Archives: Washington state

Marriage Trade To Boom In New States

The Associated Press reports on the three states about a boom in business due to same-sex weddings. Add the coast of Maine, the banks of the Chesapeake Bay and the shores of Lake Washington to gay wedding destinations. Next month and in January, laws go into effect in Maine, Maryland and Washington that allow same-sex marriage. They’re the first states …

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Alliance Defense Fund Tells Christian Clerks Not To Issue Marriage Licenses

In what may be a rerun of the battles fought in New York state, the anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund is telling Christian clerks in Maryland, Maine, and Washington that they do not have to issue same-sex marriage licenses if they find that offensive. Three new legal memos advise municipal clerks in Maine, county clerks in Maryland and county auditors in …

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Anti-Gay Marriage Movement Erupts With Infighting And Finger-Pointing

Pastor Ken Hutcherson, Washington state’s leading anti-gay asshat, is blaming NOM, Focus On The Family, and other major hate groups for being too white and refusing to accept help from people like him.  From the Christian Post: “When I knew my involvement was going to generate controversy, I offered to step back and suggested others who were on the frontlines …

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WA Senate Elects Gay Majority Leader

Openly gay Washington state Sen. Ed Murray has been elected the leader of his chamber. Denis Dison reports at the Victory Fund: Murray, 57, was first elected to the Senate in 2006 after serving 11 years in the Wash. House of Representatives. He was a leading voice in favor of passage of the state’s marriage equality bill, which voters affirmed …

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Dan Savage Launches Tumblr To Thank The Straight Allies Of Marriage Equality

Dan Savage has launched Straight Up Thanks, a Tumblr site where he invites you to post the photos and stories of our straight allies who were so very important in our unprecedented string of wins last week. WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM. We are LGBT people who want to thank the straight people who helped us win marriage …

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When Marriage Starts In MD, WA, ME

AFER has the timeline: Maine December 6 at the earliest. This date may change. The initiative goes into effect 30 days after the governor makes a “public proclamation of the result of the vote,” within 10 days after the result has been determined. Maryland January 1, 2013. This date was included in the original legislation passed by the state’s General …

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Ken Hutcherson Has The Sadz

“I have been preaching and pushing and talking unity till I am blue in the face and you guys know how black I am in the face. I have continued to look that God is still on the throne, this is not a man’s decision in these elections, there is no way in the world that we should have had …

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Reuters: Gay Marriage Sweep Could Influence SCOTUS On DOMA/Prop8

Reuters speculates: Historically, the Supreme Court has provided a single national framework on social issues like same-sex marriage, said James Essex, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union. But it generally does so only after much of the country has reached a consensus, said Essex, who helped bring one of the challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. In …

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Preserve Marriage Has The Sadz

“With added results showing that we have not closed the gap, it now appears clear that Referendum 74 will be narrowly approved. We are disappointed in losing a tough election battle on marriage by a narrow margin. But while we are disappointed, we are not defeated.” – Joseph Backholm, head of Preserve Marriage, who this afternoon officially conceded that his …

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HomoQuotable – Dan Savage

“Before I say anything else—before I say what I dragged myself out of bed to say—let me say this: we did this. LGBT people came out, fought back, and changed the world. There’s a fuck of a lot left to do—repealing DOMA, passing ENDA, completing the repeal of DADT (trans people are still barred from serving in the military), fighting …

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Marriage Win Declared In Washington!!!

Via press release from Washington United: After crunching numbers throughout the night, Washington United for Marriage (WUM), the broad coalition which built an historic statewide campaign, from a record-setting donor base to an unprecedented GOTV effort, all to defend the freedom to marry, today announced that Referendum 74 will be approved by voters.  “This is a clear win,” said WUM …

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Update From Washington United

I haven’t posted anything on Washington state because we still don’t know the final result. (Stop the emails!) As Washington United notes above, things do look promising but there are still over a million ballots to be accounted for. We may have the call later today, maybe not.

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Brian Brown Doesn’t Believe The Polls

“If [polls claim that] the country supports same-sex marriage, and you’ve got the red states and the blue states evening each other out, and we’re still winning in the deep blue states, there’s something wrong with the polling saying that we nationally support same-sex marriage. It’s just statistically impossible. This makes clear that the people of this country know that …

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Reminders

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New From Washington’s Haters

These same Massachusetts douchebags are appearing in ads in all four contested states.

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Obama Endorses Washington’s R-74

Neal Broverman reports at the Advocate: According to Paul Bell, press secretary for Obama’s reeelection efforts in the northwestern state, “While the president does not weigh in on every single ballot measure in every state, the president believes in treating everyone fairly and equally, with dignity and respect. Washington’s same-sex marriage law would treat all Washington couples equally, and that …

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WA Marriage Ad Denounces Lies

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Anti-Gay WA Marriage Ad: We Are Being Bullied For Our Religious Beliefs

With voiceovers from children.

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The Gates Give $500K To WA Marriage

Bill and Melinda Gates have donated $500,000 to Washington state’s campaign to uphold same-sex marriage. The donation was announced Tuesday by Washington United for Marriage, which is working to approve Referendum 74. The donation was made on Oct. 15, but didn’t publicly post online with the Public Disclosure Commission until Tuesday. Referendum 74 asks voters to either approve or reject …

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$3M For NOM’s Bigotry Mastermind

The Human Rights Campaign on NOM’s bigotry mastermind: Public filings show that he has netted nearly $3 million this year for his work in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Washington State. The profits go to Schubert’s company, Mission Public Affairs.  Schubert collected $958,594 for his anti-equality work in North Carolina earlier this year. In the four marriage ballot states, …

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