RI gov. "aggravated" by marriage activists
150 same-sex marriage supporters gathered at the RI State House and “aggravated” the gov.
Tags: Activists, House Gov, marriage, Marriage Sex, Ri State, same sex marriage, State Gov, State HouseAustralian Gay parents welcomed. Just not for adoption
Katherine Eastaughffe and Una Harkin are lesbians.
They’re also mothers, to six-month-old Daniel, whom Katherine gave birth to after undergoing fertility treatment.
The Queensland Government has no problem with lesbians using IVF to have children.
Neither do they have a problem with taking on Katherine and Una as registered foster carers.
But they draw the line at gay adoption, meaning Una cannot be legally recognised as one of Daniel’s parents.
The Bligh Government’s refusal to consider same sex adoption is being used as part of a renewed push for federal laws preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians.
A Galaxy poll released today reveals 85% of Australians support the case for a national law on the issue.
Ms Eastaughffe told brisbanetimes.com.au the State Government’s Adoption Bill 2009, reintroduced to Parliament in April, was clearly discriminatory.
“It was a joint decision to have Daniel. He is very much both of ours,” Ms Eastaughffe said.
“If Una was a man, there’d be no issue either way. Either by having her name on the birth certificate or by being able to adopt him as a step-parent.
“It doesn’t make sense to me. A man might not be the biological father but he is still treated as the parent, but not if it’s a woman who’s the “non-biological parent”. That just seems outright discrimination.”
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LGBT discussion takes on a new tone in the Ohio Statehouse
Columbus–As the House State Government committee considered a bill to outlaw discrimination by sexual orientation or gender identity, State Rep. Cliff Hite of Findlay challenged Crystal Curry of the anti-gay Concerned Women for America.
“You and the other [Equal Housing and Employment Act opponents] have testified that homosexuals are only about three percent of the population,” said Hite, a Republican. “So how is it that three percent represents such a threat?”
“They’re not,” Curry answered, “unless we give them civil rights and allow them to marry. Then they are a threat. Three percent is not harmful unless they keep pushing and pushing and take on rights.”
Curry then told lawmakers that because LGBT people use the word “gay” instead of “homosexual” and Will and Grace has gay characters, homosexuality will “become accepted.”
“Kids will grow up and try it,” she complained.
The exchange caused a visible reaction in Hite and other committee members, both Democrats and Republicans.
This illustrates what might be the most significant development in the bill’s movement through the Ohio legislature:
The measure’s opponents can no longer make wild, unsubstantiated and long-debunked claims about the lives of LGBT people without challenges from both sides of the partisan aisle.
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Calif. panel OKs honors for gay leader Harvey Milk
With encouragement from an Oscar-winning screenwriter, a state Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday that would designate a day honoring slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk. The Senate Education Committee voted 7-2 to send the bill by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, to the full Senate. It would designate each May 22 — Milk’s birthday — as Harvey Milk Day. The “day of special significance” would recognize Milk’s life and contributions to the state but would not be an official holiday, meaning there would be no cost to state government.
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Conn. gov. signs bill updating marriage laws
(Hartford, Conn.) A decade-long battle for same-sex marriage in Connecticut has ended with the governor’s signature on a bill updating the state’s laws.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed the legislation Thursday, one day after the state House and Senate both approved it.
The bill removes gender references from state marriage laws. It …
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Gov. Gregoire will sign bill. House vote 62-35. More than 5,000 couples registered.
Tags: Couples, Dp, Gregoire, State Gov, Vote, Washington Gov, Washington StatePoll: Wide support for gay marriage in NY
(New York City) A new poll shows that there is broad support for same-sex marriage in New York State, but not for Gov. David Paterson (D).
The Siena College poll released Monday was taken just days before Paterson unveiled legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry in the Empire State.
The poll …
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Gov. Gregoire will sign bill. House vote 62-35. More than 5,000 couples registered.
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Gov. Gregoire will sign bill. House vote 62-35. More than 5,000 couples registered.
Tags: Couples, Dp, Gregoire, State Gov, Vote, Washington Gov, Washington StateWashington state passes DP rights
Gov. Gregoire will sign bill. House vote 62-35. More than 5,000 couples registered.
Tags: Couples, Dp, Gregoire, State Gov, Vote, Washington Gov, Washington State
