Walter Cronkite: Defender of Gay Marriage
In all of the tributes for Walter Cronkite, who died on July 17, 2009, one aspect of his personality has been omitted: He was an advocate for the separation of church and state. And in this capacity, he came out squarely against the Defense of Marriage Act and tacitly for the right of gay Americans to marry.
In a newspaper column he wrote for King Features Syndicate in 2003, when he was 86, Cronkite wrote, “Conservatives, particularly those of the Christian right, are determined that gay marriage and all abortions must be banned by federal law, even perhaps by amendments to our Constitution.”
Massachusetts had just become the first state to legalize gay marriage. “Conservatives,” he wrote, “particularly those of the Christian right, are determined that gay marriage and all abortions must be banned by federal law, even perhaps by amendments to our Constitution.”
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Gay couples can use married names on passports
(Boston) Gay couples traveling overseas can now show passports that feature their married names, letting them take advantage of a little-noticed revision to State Department regulations that critics had feared would undermine the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
The notice of the change says that it does not mean the State …
Tags: Boston Gay, Defense Of Marriage Act, Gay Couples, marriage, Married Couples, Passports, State DepartmentMass. ex-senator to head gay rights group GLAAD
(Boston) A gay former state lawmaker who fought a personal and political battle to help Massachusetts become the first state to legalize gay marriage has been appointed head of a national gay rights group.
Former Sen. Jarrett Barrios tearfully shared stories of his family during debate on a proposal that would …
Tags: Boston Gay, Gay Boston, Gay Group, gay marriage, Gay Rights Group, Glaad, marriage, Massachusetts, Proposal, State LawmakerPolitical tone setting pace at Gay Pride Parade in Boston NECN
(NECN: Prat Thakkar, Boston, MA) - A political tone is setting the pace for Saturday’s Gay Pride Parade in Boston.
The largest Pride Parade in New England is a time for celebration and a time for politics.
NECN reporter Pratt Thakkar is in Boston with details.
The ACLU will be on hand to distribute “You Have the Right to Be Yourself” shirts, as well as foam Statue of Liberty crowns.
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Hallmark, Having Dipped Toe In Gay Greetings, Plunges In
Hallmark Cards is set to ramp up its greeting card business for those “non-traditional” families on your list, supplying its stock of wedding and civil unions greeting cards to all 500 corporate-owed stores.The firm, the very name of which is synonymous with wholesome greetings on any occasion, is responding to consumer needs by making the cards more available starting this summer.Last year, Hallmark made a splash by introducing its first congratulatory greetings for two-groom and two-bride weddings and civil union ceremonies, noted a May 14 article at Contra Costa Times.Now, Hallmark is poised for a mass release of greetings. See Hallmark, Having Dipped Toe In Gay Greetings, Plunges In
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