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Gay Couples Seek Donations, Not Dinnerware

Contributions to fight Calif. ballot measure take place of registry

(Newser) - Soon-to-wed gays and lesbians in California are directing well-wishers to hold off on gifts and instead donate money to fight a measure that would nullify their unions, Reuters reports. "The usual notion of a huge reception or acquiring your first microwave is not really happening," says John Duran...

Newlyweds Toasted at SF Gay Pride Parade

City celebrates same-sex marriage, families at annual march

(Newser) - Weeks after wedding bells began tolling for San Francisco's gay couples, revelers had extra reason to celebrate at today’s annual Pride Parade. Thousands watched a procession of kids, drag queens, politicians, and topless men shimmy along Market Street—where a small group of protesters demonstrated against California’s approval...

Supreme Court's Gay Rights Revolution

5 years later profound change still rippling though society

(Newser) - It’s been five years since the Supreme Court heard Lawrence v. Texas and handed down a landmark decision in effect decriminalizing homosexual activity and paving the way for gay marriage legislation in Massachusetts and California. The decision has been cited in numerous cases around the country challenging morals legislation,...

Church Asks Mormons to Oppose Calif. Gay Unions

'Do all you can' to pass ballot measure that would outlaw same-sex marriage

(Newser) - The Mormon church is pushing its members to vote for a California ballot measure that would ban gay marriage, the Deseret News reports. As "marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God," leaders exhort Mormons to “do all you can” to ensure November passage...

Calif. County Shuffles Clerks Who Oppose Gay Marriage

They ask for transfer on religious grounds

(Newser) - Some employees of the San Diego County clerk's office are being shuffled to other duties because they object to same-sex marriage, the Los Angeles Times reports. Fourteen workers initially posed "sincerely held religious objections," but sources said many had since changed their minds. Marriage-license business has approximately doubled...

$16B Deficit May Help Keep Gay Marriage Legal in Calif.

Financial boon to strapped state could cast decisive vote against Nov. ballot measure

(Newser) - With a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that could dam the just-unleashed tide of same-sex marriage in the state, proponents believe California's $16 billion budget deficit could be the deciding factor for voters, Julie Bolcer writes in the Advocate. "I think this is a huge opportunity for businesses...

Gay Weddings Go on Without Bridezillas

Flamboyant or offbeat Calif. ceremonies could hurt the cause

(Newser) - Same-sex couples getting married in California are trying to avoid offbeat weddings that gay marriage opponents could use in a campaign against them, reports the LA Times. "We want everybody to be free, but the image does matter. They are going to try to make us look like freaks,...

Gay Couples Tie Knot Across California

Dozens say 'I do' in Calif. as lesbian activists tie first knots

(Newser) - Dozens of gay couples legalized their love in California today as the state embraced same-sex marriage, the Los Angeles Times reports. While small groups demonstrated outside county clerk's offices, activist couples got first dibs in San Francisco and Los Angeles. "We just love each other," said Robin Tyler,...

Legal Tangles Loom in Gay Marriage Ruling

Challenges will come quickly as newlyweds return to home states

(Newser) - Gay newlyweds coming home from California this week will likely spark legal battles in their home states, the Arizona Republic reports. California is sure to hitch up more than Massachusetts did 4 years ago, and many will return to states that prohibit gay marriage, some by constitutional amendment. "It's...

California Readies for Wave of Gay Weddings Today

But conservative ax looms over ceremonies

(Newser) - San Francisco officials are preparing for an expected tidal wave of weddings this evening as gay marriage officially becomes legal in California at 5pm. But celebrations could be short-lived if a November initiative blocks the court decision that paved the way for the marriages. The San Francisco Chronicle takes a...

Calif. Marriage May Be Mirage for Gay Couples
Calif. Marriage May Be Mirage for Gay Couples
OPINION
Jun 15, 2008 6:11 PM CDT

Calif. Marriage May Be Mirage for Gay Couples

Only Washington can bestow real rights, like spousal benefits

(Newser) - Gay couples should exchange vows warily in California this week, Joe Matthews writes in the Washington Post. “California—with its dysfunctional politics and government—may hurt the cause of same-sex marriage,” he warns. An upcoming state ballot on gay marriage could cast the issue into limbo for years,...

Gays, Like Everyone, Find Marriage a Mixed Blessing

Massachusetts' lessons for California couples

(Newser) - It’s been four years since Massachusetts legalized gay marriage, and there are winners, losers—and everything in between, the New York Times reports. In what one gay married man calls “a mixed bag,” it appears that gays are more likely to rush into marriage, more likely to...

Gay Daughter No Problem for Mass. Governor

Dem Patrick hailed for 'powerful statement,' keeping drama-free

(Newser) - For some politicians—Dick Cheney, say, or Alan Keyes—a gay daughter might be a major inconvenience. But the public coming-out yesterday of Katherine Patrick, daughter of supportive Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, is being praised as a "very powerful statement" by gay-rights groups, and the low-key nature of how...

Calif. County Clerk Vows: 'No Marriages'

Same-sex weddings start next week, except in one jurisdiction

(Newser) - Same-sex California couples will be able to tie the knot on Monday, but at least one county won't be performing any weddings, gay or straight. Kern County's clerk has announced that she will not solemnize any more vows, the Times reports. She cites budget constraints, but many think the decision...

Poll: New Yorkers Back Recognizing Gay Marriages

53% like recognizing same-sex marriages; NYC mayor tops among contenders

(Newser) - New Yorkers favor their governor’s order to recognize out of-state same-sex marriages by a 13-point margin, a new poll reveals. By 53%-40%, state residents agree with David Paterson's order—though only 43% said gays should be allowed to marry, the Times reports, with 31% favoring civil unions and 21%...

Gay Episcopal Bish Weds Partner

Civil union in church with 20-year partner

(Newser) - New Hampshire's openly gay Episcopal bishop has tied the knot with his longtime partner in a civil union. Undercover police were among the 120 guests at the private ceremony in case of trouble, reports the Concord Monitor. The civil ceremony by a justice uniting Bishop Gene Robinson and his partner...

9/11 Mastermind Goads Others Into Dropping Lawyers

KSM dominates co-defendants, court

(Newser) - Self-described superterrorist Khalid Sheik Mohammed proved himself still the mastermind in court yesterday, urging his four co-defendants in the 9/11 plot to drop their lawyers and defend themselves, which all four had done by the end of the day. The Washington Post paints the scene, in which the men are...

Sulu to Stun Kirk With Wedding Snub

No space for Shatner at Star Trek actor Takei's wedding

(Newser) - Captain Kirk won't be beaming down to join his Enterprise shipmates at Mr. Sulu's wedding, reports the New York Post. Actor George Takei, who's marrying his long-term boyfriend in September, plans to have Walter Koenig (Chekov) as best man and Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) as matron of honor, and Spock (Leonard ...

Calif. Marriage Ban May Elude GOP Grasp
 Calif. Marriage Ban
 May Elude GOP Grasp 
OPINION
Jun 4, 2008 5:03 PM CDT

Calif. Marriage Ban May Elude GOP Grasp

Demographics could defeat amendment, after 'nasty and divisive' fight

(Newser) - The coming fight over gay marriage in California is going to be "nasty and divisive," and it might not prove to be the boon Republicans think it will, Tim Rutten writes in the Los Angeles Times. "Any time one group of Californians uses the ballot box as...

Calif. Court Won't Stop Parade to Altar

Gay couples can wed on June 17; call to wait for Nov. ballot rejected

(Newser) - The California Supreme Court shot down a request today to suspend its decision allowing same-sex marriages until after a November vote on a constitutional amendment that would overturn the May 15 ruling, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Couples can marry starting June 17, as scheduled.

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