TOP6NEWS - Date 11.18.04

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1-NEWS:  One year after Goodridge

2-NEWS:  Civil Partnerships passes final UK hurdle

3-NEWS:  US Catholic Bishops approve m initiative

4-NEWS:  60% support m in WA

5-OP-ED:  LCR leader on the election and new strategies

6-OP-ED:  Defending m is mainstream

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1-NEWS:  One year after Goodridge
Mass. Gay Marriage Ruling Marks First Anniversary
by The Associated Press
Newlyweds Gail and Betsy Leondar-Wright now walk hand-in-hand with a greater sense of entitlement.
Rod and Lindel Hart revel in the simple act of checking off the ``married'' box on applications, even on federal forms that do not recognize their union.

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2-NEWS: Civil Partnerships passes final UK hurdle
'Gay Weddings' Bill Clears Final Hurdle
By Amanda Brown PA Lords Staff
Government plans for so-called "gay weddings" passed their final hurdle in the Lords tonight - after a three hour heated debate and protests that it would create unfair tax advantages for a minority.
The Civil Partnerships Bill gives gays and lesbians the right to form legally binding civil partnerships - giving them the same tax, inheritance and tenancy rights as married couples.

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3-NEWS:  US Catholic Bishops approve m initiative
Bishops OK initiative on marriage
Express alarm over a variety of societal trends
By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff  |  November 18, 2004
The Catholic bishops of the United States, acting one day before the first anniversary of a Massachusetts court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, voted overwhelmingly yesterday to launch a multiyear initiative aimed at bolstering traditional matrimony.

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4-NEWS:  60% support m in WA
Poll shows most in state back current marriage law
By Lornet Turnbull
Seattle Times staff reporter
Nearly 60 percent of Washington residents, in a statewide poll conducted before this month's elections, said the state law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman should not be changed.

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5-OP-ED: LCR leader on the election and new strategies
New gay political strategies
By James Driscol in Washington Times
The big losers in the 2004 election were Democrats and gays. Constitutional bans against gay marriage in 11 states have set back gay rights across the country. Gay leaders bet the ranch and lost. What went wrong and why? How can the gay-rights movement find smarter strategies, tactics and timing that will get better results?

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6-OP-ED:  Defending marriage is mainstream
Bachmann and her defense of marriage are in mainstream
ROBERT BATTLE, Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)
Upon reading your editorial endorsements in Minnesota House races last month, I was troubled by the editorial staff's opinion that same-sex marriage is a "non-issue" in Minnesota, and its characterization of state Sen. Michele Bachmann as "divisive" and "hard right."

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