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Tuesday, August 19

In historic measure, Argentina extends pension benefits to gay couples

Source: CNN , Press Association Argentina has approved its first nationwide gay rights measure -- granting gay couples the right to claim a deceased partners' pensions. Amado Boudo, director of the National Social Security Administration, is to sign the resolution on Tuesday. It will become law upon...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 08-19-2008
Sunday, May 04

Advocates frustrated by lack of gay-rights progress in Maryland

Source: Baltimore Sun Gay and lesbian activists thought they had a friend in Maryland governor Martin O'Malley. As a progressive mayor in Baltimore, O'Malley attended gay pride parades and signed into law a measure to protect transgender people from discrimination. When he ran for governor, he...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 05-04-2008
Thursday, April 17

Lesbian couple is first to sign up for Salt Lake's couples registry

Source: Salt Lake Tribune , Deseret News , Lisa LeDuc and Brandie Balken were the first couple to take advantage of Salt Lake City's newly created mutual-commitment registry today. "I guess we're the first ones," Balken said after entering the City Recorder's Office to find a room...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 04-17-2008
Tuesday, April 08

NY governor pledges support for marriage equality [with video]

Source: Advocate , New York Daily News NY marriage rulings In accepting his New York Leadership Award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force on Monday night, newly installed governor David Paterson announced that he would continue to push for full marriage equality for LGBT New Yorkers, according...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 04-08-2008
Thursday, March 27

Mariela Castro champions gay rights in Cuba

Source: BBC News , RIA Novosti There is a Castro who is fighting to introduce radical changes in Cuba. Not the new president, Raul, although he has promised to push through "structural and conceptual" changes to this communist island in the Caribbean. It is Raul's daughter, Mariela Castro...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 03-27-2008
Tuesday, March 25

Commentary: Passage of either Oregon anti-gay amendment would have chilling effect

Source: Salem Statesman-Journal by Todd Simmons Oregon voters may well face two issues this fall that many people probably think were resolved some time ago: the state's new anti-discrimination and domestic-partner laws. Although some are trying to characterize those potential ballot measures as...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 03-25-2008
Tuesday, March 25

Commentary: Passage of either Oregon anti-gay amendment would have chilling effect

Source: Salem Statesman-Journal by Todd Simmons Oregon voters may well face two issues this fall that many people probably think were resolved some time ago: the state's new anti-discrimination and domestic-partner laws. Although some are trying to characterize those potential ballot measures as...

Posted to Qblog (Weblog) by external blog Qnews : nw:gaynews on 03-25-2008
Tuesday, February 19

Miami domestic partner rules pass first legislative test

Source: Miami Herald Plans to create domestic-partnership rights in Miami-Dade County passed a first test Tuesday, winning a preliminary 8-4 vote by the County Commission. No debate was allowed before the vote, which moves the bill to the commission's Economic Development and Human Services Committee...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 02-19-2008
Monday, February 11

Changing Spain comfortable with same-sex marriage

Source: AP via Canadian Press MADRID, Spain (AP) A generation ago, traditional families were sacred in Spain. Gen. Francisco Franco liked them big and Catholic and gave hefty cash prizes to parents with the most copious broods. These days, a civics course in Spain's public schools teaches that modern...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 02-11-2008
Monday, February 11

Israel expands adoption rights for same-sex couples

Source: Ha'aretz and Reuters JERUSALEM -- Israel's attorney general said on Sunday that same sex-couples will be allowed to adopt children that are not biologically linked to either partner. Meni Mazuz decided that gay adults will be allowed to adopt the biological or adopted child of their partner...

Posted to Qnews (Weblog) by NewsEditor on 02-11-2008

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