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Friday, September 26

Newsom, Paterson Urge New Yorkers To Fight Prop 8

Some lucky New Yorkers got a treat Thursday night when David Paterson and Gavin Newsom came together to fight Proposition 8, which would overturn gay marriage in California. CONTINUED » Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post tags: California, David Paterson, Gavin...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 09-26-2008
Tuesday, September 09

Gubernatorial Leaders.

"Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and New York governor David Paterson have more than a few things in common. Of course, there’s the obvious: Both men are handsome, charismatic, and in their 50s. Both are the first black governors of their states—and only the second and third nationwide since...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 09-09-2008
Thursday, August 07

Battle Begins.

New York state lawyers today asked a Bronx judge to toss the Alliance Defense Fund’s lawsuit. The Arizona-based group claims Governor David Paterson overstepped his power when he ordered the state to recognize out-of-state gay marriages. Their argument rests largely on a dictionary definition of...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 08-07-2008
Wednesday, August 06

Group Hopes To Throw Book At Gay Nup Loving Gov. Paterson

Alliance Defense Fund’s really going out on a limb. The Arizona-based, right wing group filed a lawsuit earlier this year alleging New York Governor David Paterson overstepped his power when he ordered New York to recognize out-of-state gay marriages. n addition to citing separation of executive...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 08-06-2008
Monday, July 07

NYC Council Hopeful Pledges Gay Support

Maria Passannante Derr, a community activist who is running for City Council out of NYC District 3, offers her thoughts on gay pride, civil rights in New York and how she would use her powers for homo good - after the jump, of course… New York’s Gay Pride month concluded on June 29th with the beloved...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 07-07-2008
Wednesday, June 25

NY Senate Extends Family Court For Abused Homos

New York state proved its progressive chops once again! Just weeks after Governor David Paterson declared that the Empire State will honor out-of-state gay nuptials, the Senate voted 61-0 today to extend the family court law to include the queers. New York City’s Anti-Violence Project’s press...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 06-25-2008
Friday, June 13

Bishop Blasts Paterson, Gay Nups

New York Bishop William Murphy does not appreciate Governor David Paterson’s gay marriage push: In a column in The Long Island Catholic, Murphy suggested the governor was “subverting the democratic process” because he issued the order without consulting the state Senate or Assembly...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 06-13-2008
Thursday, June 12

New Yorkers Weigh In On Gay Nups

New York Governor David Paterson caused controversy when he declared the Empire State would honor out-of-state gay marriages. While social conservatives scoffed at Paterson’s progressive stance, it seems New Yorkers are giving him the thumbs up: 53% support his edict. That’s all well and...

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 06-12-2008
Friday, June 06

Cracks.

Social conservatives filed a lawsuit aimed at ending New York Governor David Paterson’s gay marriage push. The suit, however, fails to take earlier court rulings into account and “essentially asks the courts to order the governor not to comply with their own recent rulings.” [GCN]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 06-06-2008
Wednesday, June 04

Reaching...

Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund simply can’t mind their own business! After attempting to stay California’s gay marriage ruling, the right-wing, Bible-based group has now filed a lawsuit fighting New York Governor David Paterson’s push for same-sex recognition. [AP]

Posted to Qticker World | Aggregator (Weblog) by external blog Queerty on 06-04-2008

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