Laws That Affect Your Rights
Why the Obama administration will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
davidkirk
hOn February 23, 2011, the Attorney General of the United States informed the Speaker of the House that the Obama administration will no longer defend the so-called Defense of Marriage Act because sexual-identity based discrimination is unconstitional in its opinion Read the Attorney General's letter to Congress here.
Tags: 1,049 Federal Marriage Rights You Can't Have
davidkirk
The complete report from the US Government Accounting Office. Read it .. and become an activist!
How to get married in Iowa
davidkirk
Courtesy of http://www.iowapridal.com/laws/.
Wedding Law Basics for Iowa
•Minimum Age: 18 years
•Cost for License (may vary by city): $35.00 in Dubuque
•Waiting Period Between Applying for & Receiving License: 3 days**
•Waiting Period to Marry After Receiving License:None
•License Expiration: Once picked up, it is good forever.
When gay marriage will be legal in your state
davidkirk
A statistician with an incredible track record has predicted the year in which each of the 50 United States will legalize gay marriage; Mississippi will be the last holdout, legalizing gay marriage in 2024. Here's a link to the article and I've copied it below: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/04/will-iowans-uphold-gay-marriage.html.
4.03.2009
Will Iowans Uphold Gay Marriage?
Obama's GayRites agenda
davidkirk
Straight(if you'll excuse the pun) from the fabulous new White House Web site
for the LGBT Community
"While we have come a long way since the Stonewall riots in 1969, we still have a lot of work to do. Too often, the issue of LGBT rights is exploited by those seeking to divide us. But at its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans.
Watch this: Keith Olbermann MSNBC
davidkirk
This is one of the most moving commentaries on the passgae of Proposition 8 that I've seen. Bring tissues -- and a flaming torch.
Make Change, Not Lawsuits
davidkirk
LGBT ORGANIZATIONS URGE COUPLES MARRYING IN CALIFORNIA TO "MAKE CHANGE, NOT LAWSUITS"
New York, NY – Four lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) legal organizations and five other leading national LGBT groups issued a statement entitled "Make Change, Not Lawsuits."
The statement explains that while couples who go to California to marry should ask friends, neighbors and institutions to honor their marriages, they generally shouldn't file lawsuits to have their marriages recognized.
Millionth Gay Marriage in the U.S.
davidkirk
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Millionth Gay Marriage in the US
January 24, 2025 - On Saturday, Jane Wilson and Darla Schwartz will get married in front of their 28 guests at a church in their hometown Stockton, California. Their wedding will however attract some extra attention, since it will be the one-millionth gay marriage in the US.
***in comes through!
davidkirk
This article, from the January 24, 2007 Lancaster PA Intelligencer Journal reports on a Federal Judge's ruling against anti-gay street preachers who tried to disrupt an LGBT event in 2005. Larry Stengel, the Federal Judge who made the ruling, a conservative Republican and (as far as I know, a devout Catholic) was a high school classmate of mine who played ***in to my Mr. Bumble in our high school's production of Oliver! in 19 ... well, a long time ago! Thanks, Larry and I hope to see you again at our 30th reunion ... sooooo many years from now ...