August 8, 2004
STATUS of same-sex marriages
more muddled than before Oregonian - Portland,OR,USA ...
Last year, the court struck down a Texas law that prohibited
sodomy between people of the same sex, saying that "Liberty
gives substantial protection to adult ...
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LACKING marital rights, same-sex
couples turn to legal measures The Jackson Citizen-Patriot
- Jackson,MI,USA ... Since same-sex couples in Jackson
County and many other parts of the country do not have
the rights accorded to married heterosexual couples, they
undertake ...
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August 7, 2004
EDUCATORS, POLITICIANS CLASH ON
SAME-SEX ISSUE The Southern Illinoisan - IL,USA ... Southern
Illinois University Carbondale and the chairman of the
SIU board of trustees have spoken their piece regarding
benefits for the same-sex partners of ...
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UNL chancellor: Board of Regents
has authority in same-sex benefit ...
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
(AP) -- Allowing even limited benefits to same-sex partners
of ... Not giving some benefits to same-sex partners has
hurt faculty recruitment, Perlman said. ...
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August 6, 2004
RELIGIOUS group helps file seven
suits against same-sex nuptials Miami Herald (subscription)
- Miami,FL,USA ... ''I have a religious view against same-sex
marriage and believe that it's wrong,'' said Taylor, first
elected in 1976. ``The impact ...
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SAME-SEX issue can't ensure wins
Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA Missourians
voted overwhelmingly this week in favor of a constitutional
ban on same-sex marriage. Well, I hate to spoil the party
...
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MORE Episcopals perform same-sex
unions
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany,OR,USA
... in the Episcopal Church has, in a twist, led to an
increasing number of dioceses developing just what advocates
wanted - official services for same-sex unions. ...
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COUNCIL supports same-sex marriage
Sonoma Index-Tribune - Sonoma,CA,USA
8.6.04 - Members of the Sonoma City Council voted unanimously
Wednesday night to adopt a resolution declaring support
for same-sex civil marriages....
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VOTE is a blow for same-sex marriage
Winston Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA Gay-rights
groups said they learned a hard lesson from Missouri's
passage of a state constitutional amendment against same-sex
marriage and would put up a ...
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August 5, 2004
JUDGE OKs same-sex nuptials
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA
... Prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying is ``not
rationally related to any legitimate or compelling state
interest,'' said King County Superior Court Judge ...
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MISSOURI votes to ban same-sex
marriage
Guardian - UK
Some 71% of voters in Missouri supported amending the
state's constitution to ban same-sex unions. "I'm
very gratified ... that...
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SAME-SEX Marriage Ruled Legal
in Washington, Banned in Missouri Feminist Majority Foundation
- USA Missouri voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure
amending the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage,
while a Washington state judge ruled yesterday ...
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AUSTRALIAN PM Out-Maneuvers Opponents
of Same-Sex 'Marriage' Ban Cybercast News Service - USA
Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - Australian Prime Minister
John Howard hopes to push legislation banning same-sex
"marriage" through the country's federal ...
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YUKON leads same-sex legal shift
The Globe and Mail - Canada
Last month, Yukon Supreme Court Justice Peter McIntyre
recognized the civil marriage rights of same-sex couples,
making the Yukon the fourth jurisdiction in ...
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YUKON court legalizes same-sex
marriage
Nunatsiaq News - Iqaluit,Nunavut,Canada
Gay rights activists say a recent Yukon court decision
means that same-sex marriage is now legal in every province
and territory of Canada, including Nunavut. ...
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RULING OKs same-sex marriage
King County Journal Newspapers - King County,WA,USA SEATTLE
-- A judge's ruling Wednesday that the state cannot prevent
same-sex couples from marrying was lambasted by a group
of ministers and state legislators. ...
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August 4, 2004
SAME-SEX marriage bans are a slippery
slope The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA ...
If the production of "future wage-earners" is
the criteria for the tax code's married category, shouldn't
these couples be granted the same tax filing status ...
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SAME sex marriage amendment fight
begins Katu.com - Portland,OR,USA ... and a woman. The
amendment would reverse 3,000 marriage licenses issued
in Multnomah County to same sex couples. "Whether
or not ...
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BLACK Churches Denounce 'Sinful'
Same-Sex Marriage The Gay Financial Network Louisville,
Kentucky—African-American Baptists in Kentucky have adopted
a resolution opposing same-sex marriage, declaring it
is not a civil right that can ...
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