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Russia: St. Petersburg’s Governor Signs Anti “Gay Propaganda” Law

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

St. Petersburg Anti Gay LawSt. Petersburg City Governor Georgy Poltavchenko has signed a bill which outlaws “gay propaganda,” the city announced on Sunday.

Poltavchenko signed the bill into law on Wednesday, March 7 and it will take effect 10 days after being officially published, Interfax reported.

The law criminalizes “public actions aimed at propaganda of pederasty, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism among minors.”

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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NM: Governor’s Hairstylist Drops Her Over Anti Marriage Equality Stance

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

New Mexico Governor and Marriage EqualityNew Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez needs a new hairdresser — or a new stance on gay marriage. Martinez was recently dropped by her hair stylist, Antonio Darden, who is gay.

Darden told a local news station that he cut the governor’s hair three times, but won’t do it again as long as she continues to oppose gay marriage.

“The governor’s aides called not too long ago, wanting another appointment to come in,” he told KOB-TV. “Because of her stances and her views on this, I told her aides no. They called the next day, asking if I’d changed my mind about taking the governor in and I said no.”

Full Story from the NY Daily News

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NH: GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Tries to Avoid Marriage Equality Issue

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

New Hampshire GOP Gubernatorial CandidateKevin Smith was in the trenches fighting the state law that allows same-sex couples to marry in New Hampshire. But as a Republican candidate for governor, the former Cornerstone Action director tells Patch he is focused on jobs.

During an interview in front of the New Hampshire Statehouse, Smith mentioned the word “jobs” more than a dozen times. He addressed gay marriage only when asked about it, and a bill (House Bill 437) that would repeal the statute.

A new group, “Standing Up for NH Families,” launched an ad campaign this week to urge lawmakers to reject the gay marriage repeal bill.

Full Story from Patch.com

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MN: Governor Dayton Accuses GOP of Hypocrisy on Marriage Equality Ban

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D) suggested that Republicans should abandon a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding former Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (R). Earlier this month, following rumors of an an alleged affair with a male Senate staffer who reported to Koch, “the Republican from Buffalo resigned her leadership post and announced she would not seek re-election.”

“I think it underscores that sanctity of marriage is important to most Minnesotans and people who are in same-sex relationships believe in that sanctity also and want a chance to participate in the sanctity in the same way as heterosexual couples,” Dayton told MPR’s All Things Considered, before suggesting that Republicans would be hypocritical in pursuing the measure:

DAYTON: I will say, before you take out the speck in your neighbor’s eye, take the log out of your own eye. Somebody whose conduct doesn’t measure up to what they’re professing to believe in or prescribing for others, then they should be called on that.

Full Story from Think Progress

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VT: Governor Performs Lesbian Wedding Ceremony

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Vermont Lesbian WeddingMaking good on a campaign promise, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin married a lesbian couple in a small ceremony in his office.

The first-term Democrat presided over the marriage Wednesday of 55-year-old Michele “Mitch” Beck and 56-year-old Ann Beck, of Royalton. Shumlin led the push to legalize same-sex weddings in Vermont as a state lawmaker in 2009.

Shumlin met the couple at a campaign event when he was running for governor last summer and told them he’d be happy to perform their wedding ceremony if he were elected.

Full Story from the Washington Post

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NY: Governor, Archbishop Face Off Over Marriage Equality

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

With his cigars, blogs, Jameson’s and Irish affability, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan prides himself on his gumption. Certainly his effort to kill the gay marriage bill, just one vote away from passing in Albany, shows a lot of gall.

The archbishop has been ferocious in fighting against marriage between same-sex couples, painting it as a perversity against nature. If only his church had been as ferocious in fighting against the true perversity against nature: the unending horror of pedophile priests and the children who trusted them.

In the second-generation round of the Church vs. Cuomo, Archbishop Dolan is pitted against Andrew Cuomo, the Catholic governor who is fiercely pushing for New York to become the sixth and most populous state to approve gay marriage.

Full Story from The New York Times

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TN: Governor Signs Anti Gay Bill Repealing Nashville’s Gay Rights Ordinance

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The TN Chamber of Commerce, once of the forces behind anti-gay and anti-trans legislation that repeals a gay/trans civil rights ordinance in Nashville, and bans Tennessee cities from passing any civil rights legislation ever again, has just switched gears and is now opposing the bill.

Unfortunately, the Republican governor just signed the law.

Here is the Chamber’s statement:

“The Tennessee Chamber supports a standard regulatory environment at the state level as opposed to potentially conflicting local regulations covering employment practices. That principle was the only interest the Chamber had in this bill. Because HB600/SB632 has turned into a debate on diversity and inclusiveness–principles which we support–we are now officially opposing this legislation in its present form.”

Full Story from AmericaBlog

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DE: Governor to Sign Civil Unions Bill on April 11th

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Delaware Governor Jack MarkellDelaware Governor Jack Markell will sign a civil unions bill into law on Wednesday, May 11.

Markell will sign the landmark legislation approved by lawmakers last month at the World Cafe Live at the Queen located on Market Street in Wilmington. A representative from the venue said a room had yet to be assigned for the signing ceremony but its most likely space accommodates 150 people and larger rooms are also available. The ceremony begins at 6PM.

Delaware lawmakers made quick work of the bill, going from introduction to passage in the Legislature in just over 3 weeks. By contrast, similar recent victories in Hawaii and Illinois took years to accomplish. And New Jersey adopted civil unions only after a mandate from the state’s highest court.

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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VT: Governor to Testify About Gay Marriage to RI Lawmakers, Governor

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Rhode Island Marriage EqualityVermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says he’s going to Rhode Island to talk about what he calls Vermont’s “great story” about extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.

Shumlin says he will travel to Rhode Island on Thursday at the invitation of the group Marriage Equality Rhode Island. He’ll meet with the governor and legislative leaders.

Rhode Island lawmakers have debated gay marriage for years, but chances for the bill to pass this year seem better than ever. Gov. Lincoln Chafee has been a longtime supporter of gay marriage and House Speaker Gordon Fox is gay and a co-sponsor of the bill.

Full Story from ABC 6

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IL: Governor to Sign Civil Unions Bill on January 31st

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Governor QuinnThe federal government wasn’t the only one that got busy during the lame-duck session. In Illinois, the state legislature passed a tax increase to help close its massive budget deficit, and voted to abolish the state’s death penalty. And after a contentious struggle, impassioned arguments, and tough vote-wrangling, both House and Senate passed a measure allowing civil unions in the state during this winter’s legislative session.

Governor Quinn signed the tax increase into law promptly. The death penalty bill still sits on his desk, with supporters anxiously awaiting his decision.

But today, it was revealed that Quinn plans on signing the civil unions bill into law by the end of the month.

Full Story from The Huffington Post

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