same sex

...now browsing by category

 

VP Joe Biden Indicates Approval of Marriage Equality

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday said he doesn’t think that there should be any legal barriers to same sex marriage.

In an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Biden told moderator David Gregory that more and more Americans will come to understand “what this is all about … who do you love? Who do you love, and will you be loyal to the person you love?”

“Look, I am Vice President of the United States of America. The president sets the policy. I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men marrying women are entitled to the same exact rights. All the civil rights, all the civil liberties. And quite frankly I don’t see much of a distinction beyond that. [...]

“People fear that which is different, and now they’re beginning to understand.”

The Vice-President’s remarks may signal a shift in public policy by the President who has maintained that his views on same-sex marriage are evolving, however a spokesperson from the vice president’s office has since denied that Biden’s remarks were an endorsement of same-sex marriage.  READ MORE AT LGBTQ NATION

 Melanie Nathan: Yet what everyone seems to forget is that President Obama has said that he would sign the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, (DOMA) known as the Respect for Marriage Act, sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein.

WATCH VIDEO  Visit msnbc.com  http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/05/joe-biden-i-am-absolutely-comfortable-with-same-sex-marriage/

Posted in defense of marriage act, federal, gay mariage, gay marrage, Gay Marriage, obama, same sex, same sex marriage, same sex partners | No Responses »
Tags: , , , ,

SC: Conservative AG Kills Same Sex Partner Health Benefits Plan

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

On the advice of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, a proposed state regulatory change to allow government employees to add same-sex partners to their state health benefits has been withdrawn from consideration. The suggested policy change from Democratic former Gov. Timothy M. Kaine became public in December in the waning days of his term, eliciting support from gay groups and condemnation from social conservatives.

If adopted, it would have permitted insured state workers to include “other qualified adults” living in their households – such as domestic partners, adult children and other relatives – to the state’s health coverage system.

Kaine administration officials claimed that wouldn’t increase state expenses because employees adding a person would pick up all the extra costs. But a state fiscal analysis dated Jan. 12 indicates that “insufficient data” and certain unknown variables make cost calculations problematic.

Full Story from the Pilot Online
Click here for gay marriage resources in South Carolina.
To subscribe to this blog, use the rss feed on the right, or use the form at right to join our email list. You can also email us at info@purpleunions.com. Or find us on Facebook – just search for Gay Marriage Watch (you’ll see our b/w wedding pic overlooking the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge in SF). We’re also tweeting daily at http://www.twitter.com/gaymarriagewatc.

Posted in ag, attorney general, gay partners, health benefits, Ken Cuccinelli, same sex, sc, south carolina | No Responses »

One in 5 Swedish Priests Refuse to Perform Gay Marriages

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

A week has passed since homosexual couples were given the right to tie the knot in church. Yet, 18 percent of priests in the Gothenburg region say they refuse to preside over gay weddings.

A survey by the Göteborgs-Posten newspaper questioned 147 priests in the local diocese on their willingness to wed gay couples. A total of 18 percent said they would not partake in marriage ceremonies.

Since November 1st, gay couples have been given the blessing to marry in church.

Full Story from The Local: http://www.thelocal.se/23132/20091107/

Planning to marry your partner? Click here for gay marriage resources.

To subscribe to this blog, use the rss feed on the right, or use the form at right to join our email list. You can also email us at info@purpleunions.com. Or find us on Facebook – just search for Gay Marriage Watch (you’ll see our b/w wedding pic overlooking the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge in SF). We’re also tweeting daily at http://www.twitter.com/gaymarriagewatc.

Posted in Gay Marriage, gay weddings, lesbian, priests, refuse to perform, same sex, sweden | No Responses »

150K Same Sex Couples in Marriage Relationships in 2008, Census Says

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Nearly 150,000 same-sex couples reported being in marriage relationships last year, many more than the number of actual weddings and civil unions, according to the first U.S. census figures released on same-sex marriages.

About 27 percent of the estimated 564,743 total gay couples in the United States said they were in a relationship akin to “husband” and “wife,” according to the Census Bureau tally provided to The Associated Press. That’s compared with 91 percent of the 61.3 million total opposite-sex couples who reported being married.

A consultant to the Census Bureau estimated there were roughly 100,000 official same-sex weddings, civil unions and domestic partnerships in 2008.

Full Story from AP: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCdZqWgPVPTXeB1bQGw_j7YOIvHAD9AS4OA82

Planning to marry your partner? Click here for gay marriage resources.

To subscribe to this blog, use the rss feed on the right. You can also email us at info@purpleunions.com with “subscribe blog” as the subject. Or find us on Facebook – just search for Gay Marriage Watch (you’ll see our b/w wedding pic overlooking the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge in SF). We’re also tweeting daily at http://www.twitter.com/gaymarriagewatc.

Posted in 15ok, census, gay couples, Gay Marriage, lesbian couples, same sex | No Responses »