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Marriage News Watch 2/13/12

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Prop 8′s unconstitutional, Washington passing its marriage equality bill, Illinois just introduced a bill of their own, we’re making more progress in Maryland, and now New Mexico has pulled a proposed anti-gay marriage law. I told you 2012 was going to be busy.

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Matt Baume’s Marriage News Watch 1/30/12

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Maine, Washington, and Maryland are closer than ever to marriage equality, but the Governor of New Jersey thinks that civil rights should be put to a popular vote — whether it’s marriage today, or school desegregation in the 50s.

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Matt Baume’s Marriage News Watch 1/23/12

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Canadian marriages may not be so safe after all, with an author of the country’s marriage equality law raising the possibility of an anti-gay stealth attack. Here in the US, nearly a hundred mayors across the country come out for marriage equality, including one who testified during the Prop 8 trial.

We’re just one vote away from passing a marriage bill in the Washington Senate, but time’s quickly running out. And remember that cute Australian ad with the first-person courtship? I’ll talk to the American college student who’s busy raising funds to bring that ad to the states.

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Marriage News Watch 1/17/12

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Washington, Colorado, New Jersey — state legislatures are moving even faster than we thought on marriage equality. But it’s not all good news. Meanwhile, Canadian turmoil calls thousands of marriages into question, and preparations continue for the impending decision in the Prop 8 case.

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Matt Baume’s Marriage News Watch 1/9/11

Monday, January 9th, 2012

We’re just one week in and already 2012 is looking like a strong year for marriage, with encouraging action in Washington, Maryland, and Colorado. The governor of Michigan revokes health care coverage for domestic partners, leaving families with no access to medical care. And a binational couple in San Francisco gets a two-year reprieve, but their eventual fate may depend on whoever occupies the White House two years from now.

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Marriage News Watch 1/2/12

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Welcome to 2012! We got a lot of work to do this year, so let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work. The new year marks new civil union laws in Delaware, Hawaii, and California. Psychologists in North Carolina lash out at anti-gay prejudice, LGBTs can marry in Cancun — probably — and something fishy’s going on with civil unions in the European Union.

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Matt Baume’s 2011 Marriage Equality Year in Review

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

OMG, 2011 — what a year for marriage equality. We’re still not ready to get married yet, but wow we are so close. Think about where we were a year ago — so much has happened. Let’s do a quick year-in-review to look at all the amazing stuff of 2011, and look ahead to where we’re going to win in 2012.

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Marriage News Watch 12/26/11

Monday, December 26th, 2011

A new law in Ireland means that New Yorkers now have more rights on the Emerald Isle than they do in their own country. A hospital in Tennessee violates federal guidelines in denying visitation to a lesbian couple. There’s a new ad for marriage equality in New Hampshire that epitomizes Yankee thrift. And 20,000 Australian doctors agree: marriage equality is good for your head.

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Marriage News Watch 12/19/11

Monday, December 19th, 2011

George Clooney takes a stand for marriage equality with his latest role. A new study connects anti-gay marriage laws to cardiovascular disease. Republican voters increasingly favor marriage equality, but this week several presidential frontrunners had some particularly unpleasant things to say about LGBTs. And after a year of monetary and staffing battles, there’s fresh conflict in Maryland.

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Marriage News Watch: Thankful for Marriage Equality

Monday, November 28th, 2011

A quick woodsy update on the Prop 8 trial, and some scary news from Spain.

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