RI gov reconsiders gay civil rights
Thanks to a meeting with gay activists, Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri now says he’s open to a domestic partnership bill - just two days after vetoing a bill which would have given domestic partners the right to make funeral arrangements.
Reports The Providence Journal:
“Maybe it’s something we should consider,” said Carcieri, …
Dustin Lance Black: ‘I’m thrilled’ with Mormon gay rights news
Check out the interview with ex-Mormon and Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on how the latest move by the Mormon Church may be a signal the religion is shifting on gay rights:
Tags: Black Gay, Ex Mormon, Gay News, gay rights, Milk, Mormon Church, Religion, Rights NewsR.I. gov. vetoes gay funeral rights bill
Rhode Island legislators learned yesterday that Gov. Carcieri vetoed the gay funeral rights bill that passed in October.
The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Rhoda Perry and state Rep. David Segal, would have added “domestic partners” to the list of people legally authorized to make funeral, cremation or burial arrangements for their …
Tags: Burial Arrangements, Carcieri, Cremation, David Segal, Domestic Partners, Funeral Rights, gay rights, Island Legislators, Legislation, Rhoda, Rhode Island, State Rep, VetoesHRC statement on Mormon church and gay rights
From HRC:
Today the LDS church announced its support for an inclusive anti-discrimination law in Salt Lake City.
STATEMENT FROM HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN RELIGION AND FAITH PROGRAM DIRECTOR HARRY KNOX:
“This has happened in the LDS Church because people are telling their clergy leaders they believe the church should be about lifting people …
AMA votes to seek repeal of gay military ban
(Chicago) The nation’s largest doctors’ group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy.
The American Medical Association also voted to declare that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities for gay couples and their children.
Both gay-rights policies were adopted Tuesday at the AMA’s interim …
Tags: Ama Votes, American Medical Association, Doctors Group, Gay Chicago, Gay Couples, Gay Marriage Bans, Gay Military, gay rights, Health Disparities, Interim, marriage, Military BanMaine voters to pass judgment on gay marriage
(Portland, Maine) Gay marriage has lost in every single state in which it has been put to a popular vote. Come Election Day, gay-rights supporters are hoping to make Maine the exception.
In a referendum that is being closely watched around the country and has drawn millions in out-of-state dollars, Maine …
Tags: Election Day, Gay Maine, gay marriage, Gay Portland, gay rights, Judgment, Lost, Maine Marriage, Maine Voters, marriage, Popular Vote, Portland Maine, Referendum, Rights Supporters, State Dollars, State MaineFla. gay org works for patient visitation rights
press release from SAVE Dade:
Despite the recent United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruling that Jackson Memorial Hospital had no obligation to allow visitors to see patients, and that that there was no obligation to provide patients’ families, healthcare surrogates, or visitors with access to patients …
Tags: gay rights, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Obligation, Patient Rights, Patient Visitation, Press Release, Southern District Of Florida, States District Court, Surrogates, United States District, United States District Court, United States District Court For The Southern District, Visitation RightsRussian gays express disappointment in Clinton
(Moscow) Russia’s leading gay activist said Wednesday that he was disappointed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with an outspoken foe of gay rights during her two-day trip to Russia and did not decry homophobia in the country.
Clinton attended a ceremony unveiling a statue of Walt Whitman at …
Tags: Day Trip, Disappointment, Express, Gay Activist, gay rights, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Met, Moscow Russia, Outspoken Foe, Russian Gays, Secretary Of State, Trip To Russia, Walt WhitmanGay rights measures on the ballot in three states
(Olympia, Wash.) Nearly a year after California voters overturned same-sex marriage, voters in three other states will weigh in this fall on whether to reverse gay rights initiatives ranging from anti-discrimination measures to marriage benefits.
In Maine, voters will decide whether or not to uphold the state’s legalization of same-sex marriage. …
Tags: Anti Discrimination, California Voters, gay rights, Initiatives, Legalization Of Same Sex Marriage, Maine Voters, marriage, Marriage Benefits, Measures, Olympia, same sex marriage, Three StatesInternet biz battles for .gay rights
Two internet businesses are fighting for the right to manage a possible top-level domain, “.gay.”
Tags: gay rights, Internet Biz, Internet Businesses, Top Gay, Top Level Domain
