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FROM HUMAN
RIGHTS CAMPAIGN:
Last night, two days
before Thanksgiving, five US Senators* introduced Senate Joint
Resolution 26, a harmful and divisive Senate counterpart to the
anti-gay "Federal Marriage Amendment" that has been
unfortunately gaining support in the House since May. This
resolution seeks to amend the U.S. Constitution to discriminate against
GLBT families by defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
*Wayne Allard, R-Colo.; Sam Brownback, R-Kan.; Jim Bunning, R-Ky.; James
Inhofe, R-Okla.; and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. introduced the resolution.
It is vital that you
contact your Senators at their district office and urge them to oppose
S.J. Res. 26! Your Senators need to hear from you while they're in
their district offices throughout the month of December!
To look up your Senators
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The amendment seeks to
permanently deny the right to marry, as well as virtually all other
forms of legal recognition to same-sex couples, including the most basic
legal protections. It further seeks to circumvent the right of state
legislatures and courts to make decisions on basic
government-administered protections, thereby forever denying gay and
lesbian Americans fundamental rights and benefits such as hospital
visitation, Social Security, inheritance and health care benefits.
The opposition is gearing
up with phone calls and letters and we need to do the same. Please call
your Senators today!
Click
here or visit http://tinyurl.com/wo87
to read HRC’s full press release on S.J. Resolution 26.
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ACLU defends student’s use of word ‘gay’ - Teacher reprimanded 7-year-old for discussing mother’s lifestyle - The Advertiser (Dec 2, 2003)
Polygamist's
Appeal Based on Supreme Court Gay Ruling - 365Gay.com (Dec 2, 2003)
Workplace
Protections Become Law in England - Gay Financial Network (Dec 1,
2003)
Marriage
Strike Expands Across Country - 365Gay.com (Nov 30, 2003)
Anti-Gay
Amendment Seekers Divided Over Severity - 365Gay.com (Nov 29, 2003)
Poll:
Majority of Mass. Residents Support Gay Marriage Ruling - Gay
Financial Network (Nov 25, 2003)
South
African Pens US Gay Marriage Decision - IOL (Nov 24, 2003)
Cambridge
Leads Way on Gay Marriage - Massachusetts City Ahead of Legislature -
San Francisco Chronicle (Nov 24, 2003)
Massachusetts
City Prepares to Jump Gun on Gay Weddings - Gay.com GayWire (Nov 24,
2003)
City
May Be First to Allow Gay Marriage - Harvard Crimson (Nov 24, 2003)
Candidates
Stand on Gay Marriage - AP via Yahoo! (Nov 24, 2003)
Polls
Find Massachusetts Gay Ruling OK - ABCNews (Nov 23, 2003)
GOP
Governors Unite to Fight Gay Marriage - 365Gay.com (Nov 22, 2003)
Maryland
Governor Denounces Gay Couples - 365Gay.com (Nov 22, 2003)
Colorado
to Get Two Civil Unions Bills - 365Gay.com (Nov 22, 2003)
U.S. poll: Gay
Marriage Opposition Rises - PlanetOut.com (Nov 19, 2003)
Poll: Majority Of Americans Against Gay Marriage - Gay Financial Network (Nov 19, 2003)
Wisconsin GOP Eyes New Anti-Gay Measure - 365Gay.com (Nov 19, 2003)
Gay Marriage For New York? No Way, Says Senate Boss - 365gay.com (Nov 19, 2003)
High
Court in Massachusetts Rules Gays Have Right to Marry - NYTimes
(registration req'd) (Nov 18, 2003)
Gay Marriage Legal in Massachusetts Court Rules - 365Gay.com (Nov 18, 2003)
Massachusetts
Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban - ABCNews (Nov 18, 2003)
Massachusetts
Backs Gay Marriage - BBC (Nov 18. 2003) Massachusetts
Justices OK Gay Marriage - LA Times (registration req'd) (Nov 18,
2003) Gay
Marriage Legal in Massachusetts, Court Rules - Arizona Republic (Nov
18, 2003)
Utah
to Consider Tougher Ban on Gay Marriage - 365Gay.com (Nov 18, 2003)
UK
- Michael Howard to Give Tories Free Vote on Same-Sex Partnerships -
The Guardian (Nov 18, 2003)
Australia:
Same-Sex Couples May Soon Adopt - The Advertiser (Nov 18, 2003) Building
a More Perfect Union Through Human Rights and Equal Protection Under Law
- Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr. - Text of Speech given to Human
Rights Campaign - GayWire (Nov 17, 2003)
North
Dakota Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Gay Parenting Ruling -
365Gay.com (Nov 15, 2003)
North
Dakota Supreme Court Rules for Lesbian Moms - The Advocate (Nov 15,
2003)
Montana
Supreme Court Hears Domestic Partner Case - 365Gay.com (Nov 14, 2003)
Wisconsin
Veto of Gay Marriage Ban Stands - PlanetOut (Nov 13, 2003) Anti-Gay
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore Removed - 365Gay.com
(Nov 13, 2003) U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services Honors Adoption Groups, Some
Pro-Gay - PlanetOut (Nov 13, 2003) Bush
Sends Mixed Message to Gay Church and Far Right
- Gay Financial Network - (Nov 12, 2003) Human
Rights Campaign (HRC) Launches $1
Million Ad Campaign On Same-Sex Marriage
- Gay Financial Network (Nov 10, 2003) HRC
Launches National Ad Campaign On Same-Sex Civil Marriage - GayWire -
(Nov 10, 2003)
Belgian
Gay Weddings Prove Popular - 365Gay.com (Nov 7, 2003)
New
Hampshire High Court Says Gay Sex Not Adultery - AP via Newsday - (Nov
7, 2003)
Lower-Court
Loss in Lawsuit Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in New Jersey
'Propels Us Forward' To Higher Courts Where Case Will Be Decided, Lambda
Legal Says - Gay.com Gay Wire (Nov 5, 2003)
NJ
Court Dismisses Gay Marriage Suit - 365Gay.com (Nov 5, 2003) NJ
Judge dismisses lawsuit that sought to legalize gay marriage - AP
via Newsday (Nov 5, 2003) NJ
Suit to Legalize Gay Marriage Tossed - AP - The Ledger (Nov 5, 2003) Elections
Produce Historic GLBT Victories - PlanetOut (Nov 5, 2003) GA
Landmark Case Prevents Discrimination By Faith-Based Groups -
365Gay.com (Nov 5, 2003) Voters
in Ohio Create Domestic Partner Registry - Gay.com Gay Wire (Nov 5,
2003) Illinois
Governor Prods Assembly To Pass Gay Rights Bill - 365Gay.com (Nov 5,
2003) Maine
ruling benefits same-sex parents - Gay.com (Nov 5, 2003) Same-Sex
Parenting Gets a Nod in Maine - Gay Financial Network (Nov 5,
2003) Maine
Upholds Co-Parenting for Gay Couples - 365Gay.com (Nov 4, 2003) Vancouver-area Anglican
Parishes Against Same-Sex Blessings Keep Growing - Canada.com (Oct 26, 2003)
At
a Crossroads on Gay Unions - Boston Globe (Oct 25, 2003)
Gay Couples Push Spain For
Recognition - The Gay Wire - (Oct 25, 2003)
Gay Marriage Looms as Issue
- Washington Post - (Oct 25, 2003)
Wisconsin Assembly Defines
Marriage to Prevent Gay Unions - Gay Financial Network (Oct 24, 2003)
New
Jersey: Gay Couple Sues Over Joint Tax Return - 365Gay.com (Oct 24, 2003)
Canada: Environics Poll
Shows Support For Same-Sex Marriage Growing - The Gay Wire - (Oct 23, 2003)
Survivor in Gay Union Appeals Denial of Benefits to Boy - NY Times (registration
req'd) (Oct 15, 2003)
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