BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories DOMA TRIAL Today it was DOMA (and Edie Windsor's) chance in front of the Supreme Court. Take a look and a listen to the arguments here. Unlike yesterday, reports from inside the…
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Archives for March 27, 2013
Posts from March 27, 2013
Flashback 1989: Gays Demand Marriage Licenses in Manhattan – VIDEO
in 1989, 20 gay couples backed by ACT UP marched into the marriage bureau in Manhattan demanding marriage licenses in what WCBS-TV New York called a "violent protest". Says Thomas Stoddard of Lambda Legal Defense in the report: "Within…
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NOM President Brian Brown Compares His Hateful March Against Same-Sex Marriage to the Civil Rights Movement
NOM's Brian Brown sees himself as the leader of a movement equivalent to MLK Jr's, Right Wing Watch reports. Said Brown to Religious Right broadcaster Janet Mefferd: We were hoping for 5,000 people and we ended up with over 10,000. We filled…
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Stephen Colbert on the Supreme Court and the Surge in Support for Marriage Equality: VIDEO
Stephen Colbert warns of the coming 'Gaymaggedon' if the Supreme Court finds in favor of marriage equality: "Support for gay marriage is surging like Ryan Gosling in my dreams!" Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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News: Hopper Penn, Mary Bonauto, Kansas, Tattooine, Ruben Diaz
Astronomers locate Tattooine. Six Rhode Island mayors call on legislature to pass marriage equality bill. Sean Penn's son Hopper spews racist, homophobic slurs at paparazzo. Video. Kansas bill would allow people with HIV/AIDS to be quarantined:…
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MSNBC’s Luke Russert Hammers Tony Perkins on DOMA: ‘So You Equate Homosexuality with Polygamy?’ – VIDEO
MSNBC's Luke Russert gave Family Research Council's Tony Perkins a delicious grilling today on his opposition to DOMA, calling Perkins out on his misleading talking points, Mediaite reports: “What do you fear the most about a couple being tog…
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DOMA at the Supreme Court: Summary and Analysis of the Argument, Part 2
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Let's pick up where we left off. So far, we've learned that some of the justices expressed concern about jurisdiction to hear Windsor. But, Professor Jackson's argument did not fare well at the Court, though, eit…
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DOMA at the Supreme Court: Summary and Analysis of the Argument, Part 1
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Marriage week continues at the Supreme Court with today's argument on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). This case raises the question of whether the federal government can refuse to recognize t…
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Here is the Transcript and Audio of Supreme Court DOMA Arguments
Here is the transcript and audio of today's Supreme Court DOMA arguments. Analysis from our legal editor Ari Ezra Waldman is coming in two parts: Part 1 available HERE, and Part 2 HERE. Transcript below: 12-307_jnt1 by towleroad…
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83-Year-Old DOMA Plaintiff Edie Windsor Speaks Following Supreme Court Arguments: VIDEO
Plaintiff Edie Windsor spoke to the press today following Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Said Windsor: "I am today an out lesbian who just sued the United States of America which is kind o…
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