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• Thursday, February 14

  Rhode Island bill would allow same-sex divorces, even though marriage not yet possible there

  Source: Providence Journal and Associated Press via Boston.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House Majority Leader Gordon Fox says he'll file a bill in the General Assembly that would allow married gay couples to divorce. The state's highest court ruled in a 3-2 decision in December that a lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts could not get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island. Supporters of the bill say it makes no sense to require people to remain married when they have no desire to do so. “I think the divorce [legislation] is a high priority and I’m going to be working with the people... Posted Feb 14 2008, 10:55 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: politics, activism, marriage equality, state:RI

• Wednesday, December 05

  Church leaders back marriage equality in Rhode Island

  Source: Providence Journal PROVIDENCE — Religious leaders from several denominations reaffirmed their support for same-gender marriage yesterday and announced an advertising campaign intended to get that word out and to dispel any impression that religion doesn’t support the policy change. “We wanted to make the point that there are religious folks who are in favor of same-gender marriage,” said the Rev. Eugene T. Dyszlewski, pastor of the Riverside Congregational United Church of Christ and chairman of the Rhode Island Religious Coalition for Same-Gender Marriage. “It’s a different kind of pulpit... Posted Dec 05 2007, 07:42 AM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: religion, activism, marriage equality, state:RI

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