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New York
Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court Decision on Marriage for Same-Sex
Couples
by ESPA Press Release
Posted: December 8, 2006
We are disappointed,
but not surprised, that the First Department of the New York Appellate
Division has ruled that New York can continue to deny our families the
protections of marriage. We have always believed this issue would have
to be heard by the highest court in New York, the Court of Appeals.
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Georgia, Where Gays Can't Wed But Children Can
by Greg Bluestein, Associated Press
Posted: November 15, 2005 9:00 pm ET
(Atlanta, Georgia) Ever since her 13-year-old niece wed a 14-year-old
boy last year, Sharon Cline has sent lawmakers a slew of letters begging
them to change a Georgia law that allows children of any age to marry --
and without parental consent -- as long as the bride-to-be is pregnant.
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Senate Sub-Committee To Vote On Anti-Gay Amendment
Nov. 8, 2005 - (Washington) Senate Judiciary Committee chair Arlen
Specter (R-Pa.) said Tuesday that he will vote in favor of moving
forward an amendment to the Constitution to prevent same-sex couples
from marrying even though he opposes the measure.
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Campus Gay Republican Sues Gay
Rights Group
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted November
7, 2005 ET
(Reno, Nevada) A kiss-in at the University of
Nevada to protest the military ban on gays servingng in the armed
forces has prompted a lawsuit by a leader of the school's Republican
Club. Read More.
WNBA Star Swoopes Tells Magazine
She's Gay
by the Associated Press
Posted: October 26, 2005 3:30 pm ET
NEW YORK (AP) - Houston Comets forward Sheryl Swoopes isng up about being a lesbian, telling a magazine that she's "tired of having to hide my feelings about the person I care about."
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War Of Words Over 'Lesbian Baiting Coach' Intensifies
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: October 17, 2005 3:00 pm ET
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Lawyers representing a former Penn State women's basketball player on Monday threatened to sue the university for defamation if it does not publicly retract a statement issued Friday by women’s basketball coach Rene Portland.
Chocolate Pie For Gay Republican Boss
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: October 12, 2005 11:00 am ET
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina) Log Cabin Republicans president Patrick Guerriero got more than he bargained for when he stepped up to the podium at UNC-Chapel Hill for a National Coming Out Day speech.
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Penn State Told To Silence 'Lesbian-Baiting Coach'
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: October 11, 2005 9:00 pm ET
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) A former star women's basketball player is calling on Penn State to put an end to what is described as a decades-long reign of terror by Lady Lions basketball coach Rene Portland.
Did White House Make Deal With Anti-Gay Groups On Miers?
by Paul Johnson 365Gay.com Washington Bureau Chief
Posted: October 10, 2005 1:00 pm ET
(Washington) The head of one of the country's leading anti-gay groups may be called to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about what he was told by White House adviser Karl Rove about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers.
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