News

Week of September 19 to September 23

• Top6News September 20
  1-NEWS: AL judge rescinds TG m license
  2-NEWS: HRC report: Companies becoming more gay friendly
  3-NEWS: Spanish Conservative party takes ssm to court
  4-NEWS: Nigerian Anglicans break with Church of England
  5-OP-ED: Amar, Leib: Schwarzenegger should sign ssm bill, delay it and send it to ballot box
  6-OP-ED: P. Drexler: Is ssm opposition about fear of nontraditional parenting?
• Top6News September 19
  1-NEWS: Gay groups want Schwarzenegger to oppose m amendment
  2-NEWS: President of APA supports ssm
  3-NEWS: Man ruled legal father of in vitro babies
  4-NEWS: GA looking at ss parenting ban
  5-NEWS: Govt. report: Number of gays grown, but less than estimates
  6-NEWS: NJ lesbian sues for partner's estate

Week of September 12 to September 16

• Top6News September 16
  1-NEWS: Proposed Puerto Rican code may lead to ssm
  2-NEWS: NY unions recognize ss union
  3-NEWS: Study: More women experimenting with bisexuality
  4-NEWS: Website w/ MA m amendment signers will continue
  5-OP-ED: Editorial boards spinning MA vote as pro ssm
  6-FEATURE: Profile of gay church in Brooklyn, NY
• Top6News September 15
  1-NEWS: MA m amendment defeated in legislature, new amendment work begins
  2-NEWS: Schwarzenegger to meet with gay group leaders
  3-NEWS: U.S. House passes hate crimes bill
  4-NEWS: Roberts hearings discuss privacy
  5-NEWS: Miller-Jenkins case in VA Court yesterday
  6-FEATURE: Growing number of teens are TG - gender is a spectrum
• Top6News September 14
  1-NEWS: MA constitutional convention on m amendment today
  2-NEWS: Pro-m advocates will intro. reciprocal benefits in MA legislature
  3-NEWS: Appellate oral arguments held in NY ssm case
  4-NEWS: Sen. Cornyn raises Lawrence in Robert's hearing
  5-NEWS: Italian opposition leader calls for ssm
  6-OP-ED: 'Gay' penguins have broken up
• Top6News September 13
  1-NEWS: Spokeswoman: Schwarzenegger won't change his mind
  2-NEWS: SSM likely to be decided by 3 State Supreme Courts soon
  3-NEWS: American Archbishop: men with 'strong homosexual inclinations' shouldn't be enrolled in Seminary
  4-OP-ED: WashPost on CA ssm
  5-OP-ED: Boston Globe on MA m amendment
  6-FEATURE: Dan Savage on his son's homeless mom
• Top6News September 12
  1-NEWS: OH appeals court: egg donor has parental rights
  2-NEWS: CA lawmakers delay sending gov. ssm bill to try to change his mind
  3-NEWS: Pro-m advocates split in CA
  4-NEWS: MA lawmakers support for m amendment dissolving
  5-OP-ED: T.B. Wolff: Schwarzenegger should show leadership, sign ssm bill
  6-OP-ED: R. Lipkin: How pro-m advocates came to love the courts

Week of July 25 to July 29

• Top6News July 29
  1-NEWS: GLAD, amicus file supporting summary judgment: CT CUs not enough
  2-NEWS: Class action suit coming against UK govt for dp inheritance taxes
  3-NEWS: ME voters will get say on so law
  4-OPP-RESEARCH: WashBlade looks at pro ssm strategy in States
  5-OP-ED: K. Parker: Parent A and Parent B--and baby makes C?
  6-FEATURE: Many TG in Iran because of one
• Top6News July 28
  1-NEWS: CA AG allows 2 more m amendments to begin signature gathering
  2-NEWS: UT judge approves Gaysrok license plate
  3-NEWS: Child support for IVF baby in court
  4-NEWS: UK new m rules will get rid of terms 'spinster' and 'bachelor'
  5-NEWS: More on CA amicus opposing 'religiously based discrimination'
  6-OP-ED: B. Clemenger on ssm and religious communities
• Top6News July 27
  1-NEWS: Amicus in CA conception case oppose 'religiously based discrimination'
  2-NEWS: NY couple w/ Canadian ssm sues civil service, school district for benefits
  3-NEWS: Roberts quote may hint at how he'd rule on ssm
  4-NEWS: Psychiatrist: APA ignored evidence about homosexual behavior
  5-NEWS: ME SO initiative in NY Times
  6-NEWS: Alberta would invoke notwithstanding clause to protect religious officials
• Top6News July 26
  1-NEWS: Pro-fam groups promise suit over AG wording of m amendment summary
  2-NEWS: Report: Lifting don't ask would increase recruits
  3-NEWS: DOMA to be voted on in New Zealand today
  4-NEWS: Canadian Evangelical Lutherans reject ssm
  5-NEWS: More on Church of England statement on ss unions
  6-OP-ED: Canadian Catholic homily on ssm
• Top6News July 25
  1-NEWS: Spanish judge won't marry ss couple, files suit
  2-NEWS: Australian commission calls for ss adoption
  3-NEWS: WI AG speaks at pride parade
  4-NEWS: Romney's birth certificate policy for ss parents under fire
  5-NEWS: OH Appeals Court upholds dp registry
  6-OP-ED: R. Santorum: M has lost its special place in the law

Week of July 18 to July 22

• Top6News July 21
  1-NEWS: Troy Perry will step down as MCC leader
  2-NEWS: Italian opposition leader supports partner benefits
  3-NEWS: Toronto man to be evicted from apartment for sign in favor of m
  4-OP-ED: SSM was inevitable in Canada
  5-OP-ED: Heritage backgrounder for Canadian ssm
  6-OP-ED: J. Sanchez: The looming battle over ss parenting
• Top6News July 20
  1-NEWS: Canadian Senate approves ssm
  2-NEWS: Reaction to Canadian ssm
  3-NEWS: Gay reaction to John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court
  4-NEWS: Santorum defends aide
  5-NEWS: Boston launching gay tourism campaign
  6-OP-ED: WashTimes: DC minister has 1st amendment right to say what he wants
• Top6News July 19
  1-NEWS: Canadian may lose job for not m ss couple
  2-NEWS: SSM vote in Canadian Senate could come Thursday
  3-NEWS: National M Project finds no of m and divorces declining
  4-OP-ED: R. Santorum: The Constitutional wrecking ball started w/ Griswold
  5-OP-ED: M. Daum: The folly of putting labels on sexuality
  6-OP-ED: Becker, Posner: The law and economics of ssm
• Top6News July 18
  1-NEWS: Woman sues ex-husband's boyfriend for alienation
  2-NEWS: Settlement includes mandatory sensitivity training for CA schools
  3-NEWS: MA signature gathering changes could hurt m amendment
  4-NEWS: Canadian poll: ssm bill should stand
  5-NEWS: Top Santorum aide is gay
  6-OP-ED: R. Santorum: Moral Capital and the Courts

Week of July 11 to July 15

• Top6News July 15
  1-NEWS: MD ssm case in Baltimore court 7.27.05
  2-NEWS: CNN on corporate dp benefits
  3-OP-ED: Would ssm also mean a ban on private discrimination? (blog conversation)
  4-OP-ED: Who is the 'real' parent?
  5-OP-ED: M. Sommerville: Gay rights, children's rights
  6-OP-ED: G. Gerard: Increasing education would save m, not opposing ssm
• Top6News July 14
  1-NEWS: Episcopal priest who opposed Robinson suspended in CT
  2-NEWS: Guantanamo included telling prisoners they were gay
  3-NEWS: Williams Project report looks at Latino ss couples
  4-NEWS: Ottawa will pay ss survivor benefits, while suit is in court
  5-NEWS: DP bill introduced in U.S. House
  6-OP-ED: EJ Graff goes around the world
• Top6News July 13
  1-NEWS: CA Senate committee revives ssm bill
  2-NEWS: Charges dropped against New Paltz mayor
  3-NEWS: MI woman drops federal ssm suit
  4-NEWS: Alberta adds religious protection since it can't stop ssm
  5-OP-ED: Most gays, psychologists reject 'conversion' from gay lifestyle
  6-FEATURE: Buddhists, Thais and ssm
• Top6News July 12
  1-NEWS: Canadian Human Rights tribunal hears complaint: schools not offering GLBT balance
  2-NEWS: Canadian Senate called back on Monday
  3-NEWS: Rosie O'Donnell organizes Canadian ssm cruise
  4-NEWS: Brazilian court oks ss adoption
  5-NEWS: 1st ssm is performed in Spain
  6-FEATURE: Sperm donor meets his daughter (2 parts)
• Top6News July 11
  1-NEWS: It's the 1 year anniversary of NJ dp law, push for ssm
  2-NEWS: OR CU bill passes Senate
  3-NEWS: SSM back in CA assembly this week
  4-NEWS: Irish committee won't recommend ssm
  5-OP-ED: Spain and Canada are laboratories for ssm
  6-OP-ED: SSM, regions, religions and cultural differences

Week of June 27 to July 8

• Top6News July 8
  1-NEWS: 8 WI cities want to intervene in dp lawsuit
  2-NEWS: Uganda criminalizes ssm
  3-NEWS: OR CUs likely to pass Senate, dead in House
  4-NEWS: San Francisco, gay couples file motion to fast track case to Supreme Court
  5-NEWS: NEA bolsters gays in policy, practices
  6-FEATURE: Students on reality show have problems putting together case for m
• Top6News July 7
  1-NEWS: Spain ssm law has snag: foreigners
  2-NEWS: Don't ask, don't tell motion to dismiss in court Friday
  3-NEWS: UCC favors ssm
  4-NEWS: CA AG asks Supreme Court to hear ssm cases
  5-NEWS: Study questions bisexuality
  6-OP-ED: S. Coontz: The heterosexual revolution
• Top6News July 1
  1-NEWS: United Church of Christ considering endorsing ssm this weekend
  2-NEWS: Reaction to Spain's ssm
  3-NEWS: Lincoln Memorial video may be revised
  4-NEWS: OR CU bill comes back out of Senate committee
  5-NEWS: VA man charged with bigamy
  6-OP-ED: D. Savage: Gay family camp lets his son see kids of ss couples
• Top6News June 30
  1-NEWS: Spain legalizes ssm
  2-NEWS: CA Supreme Court allows dp law to stand
  3-NEWS: Federal judge in UT dismissed tg discrimination suit
  4-NEWS: MTV launches gay channel today
  5-NEWS: Canadian PM: ssm debate is over
  6-NEWS: Southern Poverty Law Center on 'religious crusade'
• Top6News June 29
  1-NEWS: Canadian Commons votes to legalize ssm
  2-NEWS: Reaction to Canada's ssm
  3-NEWS: Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses long-standing spousal support law
  4-NEWS: Head of United Church of Christ endorses ssm resolution
  5-NEWS: More than enough signatures for ME so repeal referendum
  6-NEWS: OR CU bill sent back to committee
• Top6News June 28
  1-NEWS: Canadian Commons likely to approve ssm today
  2-NEWS: Pro-gay group seeks support at PTA convention
  3-NEWS: More on new book showing family diversity - of all sorts
  4-NEWS: New gay channel goes on air Thursday
  5-OP-ED: M. Lazin: Gay movement is study in integrity
  6-OP-ED: Findlaw: Analysis of Lewis and comparison to Goodridge
• Top6News June 27
  1-NEWS: Report on gay pride parades
  2-NEWS: MA AG files SJC brief defending 1913 law
  3-NEWS: Canadian ssm bill on its way, not w/o fight
  4-NEWS: Dutch cabinet passes ss adoption bill
  5-NEWS: Court orders Jerusalem gay pride parade to proceed, mayor must pay
  6-OP-ED: K. Severson: I'm not willing to settle for crumbs

Week of June 20 to June 24

• Top6News June 24
  1-NEWS: New Brunswick courts redefine m
  2-NEWS: CA appeals court: lesbian can seek visitation rights
  3-NEWS: 7th circuit: Lawrence doesn't give right to incest
  4-NEWS: London mayor threatens borough for not holding ss ceremonies
  5-NEWS: Not all gays necessarily want ssm
  6-OP-ED: SSM isn't the whole answer
• Top6News June 23
  1-NEWS: NJ appellate court: University doesn't have to recognize gay group
  2-NEWS: OR Dems reunite CU, discrimination bills
  3-NEWS: City University of NY will treat ssm like m
  4-NEWS: Spanish Senate rejects ssm
  5-NEWS: Canadian supreme court will review pensions for ss couples
  6-OP-ED: S. Fields: We should respect m, if only for children
• Top6News June 22
  1-NEWS: Bush reaffirms FMA support
  2-NEWS: Nike supports OR CU bill, vote Thursday
  3-NEWS: Canadian govt. still sending mixed signals on ssm vote
  4-NEWS: Spanish psychiatrist before Senate: homosexuality 'pathological'
  5-NEWS: Episcopal Church affirms ordaining gay clergy
  6-FEATURE: Pastor riding unicycle to gather gay narratives
• Top6News June 21
  1-NEWS: Kids in gray area when ss couples split
  2-NEWS: CA ssm bill coming back this session
  3-NEWS: SS immigration law introduced in Congress
  4-NEWS: Canadian govt. may delay break to pass ssm bill
  5-NEWS: Anglican bishops from US, Canada meet to discuss homosexuality
  6-OP-ED: K. Yoshino: The irresistible banality of ssm
• Top6News June 20
  1-NEWS: WV high court gives lesbian partner custody
  2-NEWS: AZ gay group may put CUs on ballot
  3-NEWS: SSM bill draws huge protests in Madrid
  4-NEWS: Reformed minister suspended for daughter's ss ceremony
  5-OP-ED: The problem w/ gay marriage is gay
  6-FEATURE: The line between gay and straight is thinner
  

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