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Wednesday, August 27

Study: Relationships of legally recognized gay couples last longer

Link: 365 Gay News Excerpt: A study released Tuesday shows that legalized same-sex couple relationships appear to be longer-lasting than those without a legal status. Conducted by researchers from the University of Washington, San Diego State University and the University of Vermont, the study is the...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-27-2008
Monday, August 25

ID: Hallmark stores refuse to sell company's own wedding cards

Link: PageOneQ Excerpt: A manager says seven Hallmark greeting card stores in the Treasure Valley [Idaho] will not carry the company's new same-sex marriage cards. Cassi Jacobsen, an assistant manager for the Jordan's Hallmark store in Nampa's Karcher Mall, says the family that owns the seven...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-25-2008
Thursday, August 21

Commentary: Announcing Equality and the Celebration of Our Stories

Link: Huffington Post by Rashad Robinson Excerpt: [...] Every day in my work at GLAAD, we hear stories from lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their families, friends and allies - stories of happy celebrations, but also of tremendous challenges and roadblocks. We see firsthand how...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-21-2008
Monday, August 18

GLAAD: 1,049 daily U.S. newspapers now accept wedding announcements from gay and lesbian couples

Link: GLAAD Excerpt: Marking the six-year anniversary of its Announcing Equality campaign, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today announced that 1,049 daily U.S. newspapers now accept wedding announcements from gay and lesbian couples – a more than fifteen-fold increase since...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-18-2008
Monday, August 18

After long wait, supervisor marries longtime partner

Link: Inside Bay Area Excerpt: Hands clasped and raised high in victory, San Mateo County Supervisor Rich Gordon and Dennis McShane faced family and friends legally wed. It's been a long wait for the couple, who have been together for 25 years. "The joy is palpable," said Margaret Taylor...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-18-2008
Friday, August 15

Sexuality Politics No Trump Card for Younger Evangelicals

Link: RHRealityCheck.org Excerpt: Tomorrow will be the first--and last--time that presidential candidates BarackObama and John McCain will appear together before they're nominated by their parties for top executive office. The draw? It's the Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-15-2008
Friday, August 15

Commentary: Beyond Tolerance

Link: 365 Gay News by John Corvino Excerpt: [...] The shift from tolerance to acceptance is apparent in the movement’s goals. When I came out in the late 1980’s, we were still fighting to make gay sex legal. As late as 2003, homosexual sodomy was criminal in over a dozen states. That’s when the U.S....

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-15-2008
Wednesday, August 13

Andrew Sullivan: My Big Fat Straight Wedding

Link: The Atlantic by Andrew Sullivan Excerpt: What if gays were straight? The question is absurd—gays are defined as not straight, right?—yet increasingly central to the debate over civil-marriage rights. Here is how California’s Supreme Court put it in a key passage in its now-famous May 15 ruling...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-13-2008
Wednesday, August 13

More straight couples including support for gays in wedding plans

Link: AP via Arizona Republic Excerpt: When Marisa Miller married David Wolfson last year, the couple added a statement to their vows that they both passionately believe in the right of all people to marry regardless of sexual orientation. With gay friends making up about 20 percent of guests and two...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-13-2008
Monday, August 11

Californias First Hollywood-Style Gay Divorce

Link: Gay Wired Excerpt: Following in the footsteps of some of Hollywood’s most famous names, a recently married lesbian couple is about to become the first to divorce since California became the first state to fully recognize same-sex unions. Theresa Ramirez and Adelita Guajardo of Fresno County, Califronia...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog To Form a More Perfect Union: Marriage Equality News on 08-11-2008

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