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Same-sex marriage refers to two people of the same sex living together as a family. Advocates of gay marriage believe gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families deserve the same respect, recognition and protections as all other families. Other terms for this type of relationship include gay marriage, gender-neutral marriage, equal marriage, lesbian marriage, same-sex civil union, marriage equality, homosexual marriage, single-sex marriage, civil partnership or same-gender marriage.
As of November 2007, same-sex couples in the U.S. could marry only in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in California, Connecticut, Iowa...
As of November 2007, same-sex couples in the U.S. could marry only in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in California, Connecticut, Iowa...
Same-sex marriage refers to two people of the same sex living together as a family. Advocates of gay marriage believe gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families deserve the same respect, recognition and protections as all other families. Other terms for this type of relationship include gay marriage, gender-neutral marriage, equal marriage, lesbian marriage, same-sex civil union, marriage equality, homosexual marriage, single-sex marriage, civil partnership or same-gender marriage.
As of November 2007, same-sex couples in the U.S. could marry only in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in California, Connecticut, Iowa and Maryland. Other states offer broad family recognition laws. Civil unions, which grant the same legal rights as heterosexual couples, can be granted to same-sex couples in Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey and New Hampshire. Domestic partnerships also are legal in California and Oregon. In 1996, Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act, which says that no state is required to honor same sex marriages performed in other states. It also seeks to restrict how marriage is defined or interpreted under federal law to a legal union between one man and one woman. Many states also have passed both a statue and constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage or other forms of partner recognition in addition to marriage, like domestic partnership and civil unions. Same-sex couples, even those recognized by their states, are denied as many as 1,138 federal benefits available to or required of married opposite-sex couples.
As of November 2007, same-sex couples in the U.S. could marry only in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in California, Connecticut, Iowa and Maryland. Other states offer broad family recognition laws. Civil unions, which grant the same legal rights as heterosexual couples, can be granted to same-sex couples in Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey and New Hampshire. Domestic partnerships also are legal in California and Oregon. In 1996, Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act, which says that no state is required to honor same sex marriages performed in other states. It also seeks to restrict how marriage is defined or interpreted under federal law to a legal union between one man and one woman. Many states also have passed both a statue and constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage or other forms of partner recognition in addition to marriage, like domestic partnership and civil unions. Same-sex couples, even those recognized by their states, are denied as many as 1,138 federal benefits available to or required of married opposite-sex couples.
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Eco-friendly Ridgefield Inn, a Haven for Weddings
Special to CTgetsMarried.comThe two Pakistani brides dressed in traditional native costumes looked lovingly at each other as Justice of the Peace Barbara Simkins pronounced them married. “They looked absolutely magnificent,” says Simkins, who with her fiancé Natacha...Tags: Minority Groups, Marriage, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Ridgefield, Gays and Lesbians
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Here Arrive the Grooms
Special to CTgetsMarried.comWith same sex marriages legal in Connecticut, many gay male and lesbian couples have been tying the equality knot. After 29 years together, Garrett Stack and John Anderson of Woodbridge had a church wedding in 2009. “There is nothing traditional...Tags: Politics, Minority Groups, Gomez (music group), Constitutional Issues, Colleges and Universities
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Why must same-sex unions be called 'marriages'?
For years there has been an increasing acceptance to so-called same-sex marriage (which should be called "civil unions"), and recent remarks by our national political leaders have added to it despite many states having voted otherwise. Isn't it about time...Tags: Marriage, Social Issues, Family
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Manny Pacquiao on Obama's gay marriage stance: 'God only expects man and woman to be together'
Zap2itManny Pacquiao, a professional boxer and congressman in the Philippines, has come out strongly against President Obama's recent public stance that same-sex couples should enjoy the right to be legally married. Pacquiao, who Forbes recently named as...Tags: Barack Obama, Manny Pacquiao, Religious Texts, Gays and Lesbians, Bible
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Manny Pacquiao Banned from Grove Over Gay Marriage Remarks
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Boxer Manny Pacquiao is under fire, after some comments he made about gay marriage got him banned from the Grove. In an interview with National Conservative Examiner, Pacquiao addressed President Obama's recent endorsement of gay...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Marriage, Manny Pacquiao, Gays and Lesbians
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A campaign treading water
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- After all the public hand-wringing over when, if ever, Mitt Romney would clinch the Republican presidential nomination, here we are in mid-May, more than three months before the two national party conventions, essentially marking time in...Tags: Career and Workplace, Jules Witcover, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Politics
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Romney's media handicap
Jonah GoldbergPerhaps Mitt Romney played it right when he was meek and contrite in response to the Washington Post's front-page allegations that he bullied a kid half a century ago in high school. Romney no doubt feels embarrassed by the charges, even if most of us...Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama's April fundraising drops to $43.6 million
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and Democratic groups affiliated with it raised $43.6 million in April, a decrease from the previous month despite the start of a robust general election campaign against Republican...Tags: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Politics, Charity, George Clooney
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Japanese lesbian can't wait for Disneyland "wedding"
ReutersBy Olivier Fabre TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Like many Japanese women, Koyuki Higashi adores Tokyo Disneyland. So it was only natural that she would want to hold her wedding there, as many other couples have done. "My partner and I just love going to...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Barack Obama, Amusement and Theme Parks, Tokyo (Japan), Tourism and Leisure Industry
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Joe Biden to take Bain attack on Mitt Romney to Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Vice President Joe Biden today is traveling to this working-class city to amplify the Obama campaign's tough attack on Mitt Romney's economic credentials, accusing the Republican of profiting at the expense of laid-off manufacturing...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Career and Workplace, Politics, Bain Capital, LLC, White House
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Obama, Democrats raised $43.6 million in April [Video]
President Obama added an additional $43.6 million to Democratic coffers in April, a sum his campaign says will be put to quick use to build on its ground game for the fall. The monthly fundraising haul was down from the $53 million raised in March by...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Politics, Campaign Finance, Charity
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