Last night, Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum (above left) told her Twitter followers they would need to wait until Monday before she would start issuing … [Read more...] about At Least Four Michigan Counties to Issue Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples Today
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NOM’s Maggie Gallagher Says She Feels Personally Liberated After Losing Marriage Battle
In an exchange that really crystallizes the tremendous progress gay rights has made, National Organization for Marriage founder Maggie Gallagher … [Read more...] about NOM’s Maggie Gallagher Says She Feels Personally Liberated After Losing Marriage Battle
AFER paid $6.4 million to Ted Olson and David Boies’ Law Firms in Prop 8 Case
The Washington Blade is reporting that the American Foundation for Equal Rights paid more than $6.4 million to the two law firms that successfully … [Read more...] about AFER paid $6.4 million to Ted Olson and David Boies’ Law Firms in Prop 8 Case
Federal Judge Refuses to Stay Ruling Ordering Tennessee to Recognize Marriages of Gay Plaintiffs During Court Challenge
Two weeks ago Towleroad reported on U.S. District Judge's Aleta Trauger's ruling ordering Tennessee to recognize the marriages of three … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Refuses to Stay Ruling Ordering Tennessee to Recognize Marriages of Gay Plaintiffs During Court Challenge
Recognition of Gay Marriages in Kentucky Put on Hold
A federal judge's ruling ordering Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages performed from out-of-state has been put on hold pending appeal, the AP … [Read more...] about Recognition of Gay Marriages in Kentucky Put on Hold
Gay Rights Activist Vernita Gray, Who Was First to Marry in Illinois, Dies at 65
Vernita Gray (left), who married her wife Patricia Ewert last November in Illinois' first legal gay marriage, has died of bone and brain cancer at … [Read more...] about Gay Rights Activist Vernita Gray, Who Was First to Marry in Illinois, Dies at 65
Statewide Campaign for Marriage Equality Kicks Off in Wyoming
A new statewide educational campaign to help build support for marriage equality kicked off on the steps of the Capitol building in Cheyenne, Wyoming … [Read more...] about Statewide Campaign for Marriage Equality Kicks Off in Wyoming
Anti-Gay Groups Fail: All Three Illinois Republicans Who Voted for Marriage Equality Win Primaries
Though they were under attack from NOM and local anti-gay 'pro-family groups, none of the Illinois Republicans who voted for marriage equality … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Groups Fail: All Three Illinois Republicans Who Voted for Marriage Equality Win Primaries
Tennessee to Appeal Ruling Ordering it to Recognize Marriages of Gay Plaintiffs During Court Challenge
Tennessee's Attorney General will appeal a ruling issued last week ordering the state to recognize the marriages of three gay couples while a … [Read more...] about Tennessee to Appeal Ruling Ordering it to Recognize Marriages of Gay Plaintiffs During Court Challenge
Illinois Republicans Who Voted For Same-Sex Marriage Under Political Attack
The rightwing fringe of the GOP continues to eat their own, this time in Illinois where the three Republican state representatives who voted in favor … [Read more...] about Illinois Republicans Who Voted For Same-Sex Marriage Under Political Attack