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Romney Switches from Nice Guy to Anti-Gay-Marriage Activistnew
Ever since November 18, 2003, when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court determined that the ban on civil marriage for same-sex couples was unconstitutional, the governor has done everything in his power to prevent gay men and lesbians from reaching the altar.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristen Lombardi |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: Mormon, Attorney General Tom Reilly, Byron Rushing, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall, Daniel Winslow, Freedom To Marry Coalition, Goodridge opinion, gubernatorial race, House Speaker Tom Finneran, Joshua Friedes, Log Cabin Republicans of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Justices of the Peace Association, Michael Goldman, residency requirement, Senate president Robert Travaglini, gay & lesbian issues
Religious Demonstrators Divided on Same-Sex Marriagenew
Depending on your religious beliefs, the Massachusetts high court's ruling opening the door for gays and lesbians to marry can be seen as "an attack against civilization" or a welcome step forward in the civil rights struggle.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
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
It's In for Historical Revisionists to Out Dead Guys
In recent years, people have speculated, often on thin evidence, that Leonardo da Vinci, Thoreau, Hitler and Jesus are gay.
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Judge Hears Same-Sex Marriage Argumentsnew
In a King County courtroom, Judge William Downing listened to the plaintiffs and defendants in a suit to allow same-sex marriage. Then he asked the male defense attorney, If he could marry a woman but not a man, isn't that gender bias?
The Stranger |
Amy Jenniges |
07-29-2004 |
LGBT
Till Death Do They Part?new
While there’s been tons of attention on the first controversial bursts of weddings and related court maneuverings, few have looked at what makes gay and lesbian relationships work—or falter.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
06-22-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Secular Case Against Gay Marriagenew
Gay marriage is less about an inalienable right and more about a choice society has to make, a change with far-ranging consequences for law and culture. Our society may or may not be ready to change its mind.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
06-22-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Racing Down the Slippery Slopenew
What’s after gay marriage? Polygamy? Bring it on.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
06-22-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Gay Marriage and the Perils of Being ‘Normal’new
Gay unions are fleeting? The divorce rate will skyrocket? So? Gays and lesbians have every human right to be as messy, ill-advised, unprepared, offensive, and just generally stupid as everybody else—and reap the same legal benefits for said stupid behavior.
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
06-22-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Gayby Boom: Gay Families with Kids on the Risenew
The number of gay and lesbian couples with children is growing rapidly, but parents must create a legal patchwork to protect their children. Luckily, studies say, the kids are all right.
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
Pastor's Lesbian Relationship Conflicts with Church Lawnew
The departure of Rev. Susie Smith from North Anderson Community Church Presbyterian broke the hearts of a dedicated minister and many of those she served. But church law said she had to go because of her love for another woman.
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
A Lesbian Writes to the Governor of Massachusettsnew
"If you had to lose a culture war, governor, this was a good one to pick," Laura Conaway writes to Governor Mitt Romney, who she says took the wrong side on the debate over state-sanctioned gay marriage.
The Village Voice |
Laura Conaway |
05-19-2004 |
LGBT
