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Requiem for a Murdered Poetnew

Hall Pass was Lorrie Tennant's last poem. She read it aloud at an open mic event at Ginger Bay Cafe in Hollywood, Fla. Later that night she said good-bye to her friends and returned to her home, where her murderer awaited her.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Jeff Stratton  |  10-13-2004  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Screener of Firefighters Is on Board of Anti-Gay Groupnew

Dr. Michael Campion, who gives psychological evaluations to applicants to a number of fire and police departments, doesn't mention in his curriculum vitae that he's on the board of the Illinois Family Institute. That organization says it is "dedicated to defending marriage, family, and the sanctity of life."
Illinois Times  |  Dusty Rhodes  |  08-19-2004  |  LGBT

For Same-Sex Couples, May 17 Was Time to Get Marriednew

Same-sex marriage comes to Massachusetts, with after-dark revelry in Cambridge and business as usual (almost) at City Hall Plaza. A first-person report from Massachusetts the day same-sex marriage became legal is accompanied by three sidebar reports from Provincetown, Worcester and Somerville.
Boston Phoenix  |  Kristen Lombardi  |  08-07-2004  |  LGBT

Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Have Familiar Ringnew

Six same-sex couples who got married in Massachusetts during the first week that gay marriage has been accepted as legal discuss their family values.
Boston Phoenix  |  Kristen Lombardi  |  08-07-2004  |  LGBT

Going to the Chapelnew

Looking in at traditional marriage from the guest's seat
Metroland  |  John Rodat  |  07-29-2004  |  Commentary

The Same-Sex Marriage-Rights Issue could work in Kerry's Favornew

A sheep in wolf's clothing? The GOP is trying to turn same-sex-marriage rights into a national wedge issue, but it could work in Kerry’s favor
Boston Phoenix  |  Kristen Lombardi  |  07-08-2004  |  Politics

Gay Marriage Gets Stopped at State's Bordersnew

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and state Attorney General Tom Reilly have sealed the borders against out-of-state same-sex couples who want to marry with a 91-year-old statute that’s sure to have its day in court.
Boston Phoenix  |  Kristen Lombardi  |  06-10-2004  |  LGBT

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