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Marriage Equality Calendar 3/30-4/9
Tuesday, March 30th: SAN FRANCISCO 2:30PM - SF City Hall. Come
celebrate the wedding ceremony of Ray and Charles at their scheduled
appointment time. They intend to go forward with their wedding as
planned on the steps of San Francisco City Hall as a reminder of the
2,588 couples who had appointments to be legally married before the court stepped in....
Posted: Tue, Mar 30, 2004 12:17am PST
MARRY-INs: Canada, MA, OR
To learn about ongoing struggle for marriage equality in Canada, please visit CANADIANS FOR EQUAL MARRIAGE
http://www.equal-marriage.CA...
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 6:58pm PST
MARRY-IN: Mass. Con-Con Leads 2 St. Stupid's Day in SF
Events in Boston & San Francisco where you can demonstrate for equal rights, mock Bush, enjoy spring.......
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 1:21pm PST
Conduct Unbecoming: The 10th Annual Report on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
As the United States military continues to wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan, discharges of lesbian and gay military personnel plummeted 17% in FY2003, according to a new report from Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN)....
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 9:36am PST
4/21: Day of Silence
The Day of Silence, a project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in collaboration with the United States Student Association (USSA), is a student-led day of action where those who support making anti-LGBT bias unacceptable in schools take a day-long vow of silence to recognize and protest the discrimination and harassment -- in effect, the silencing -- experienced by LGBT students and their allies....
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 9:33am PST
New York Gay Weddings Spread To Albany
There were more gay weddings in New Paltz, New York this weekend, and for the first time in Albany, the state capital....
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 9:31am PST
UN Drops Gay Civil Rights
A move to add sexuality to the list of categories protected by the United Nations has been dropped in the midst of intense pressure from the Vatican and Muslim nations....
Posted: Mon, Mar 29, 2004 9:29am PST
March 28: Cesar Chavez parade & festival in SF.
San Francisco: March 28, Sunday: Please bring equal-rights signs to Cesar Chavez parade & festival....
Posted: Sat, Mar 27, 2004 8:42pm PST
MARRY-IN dates to watch out for: March 29 onward
Upcoming events, from March 29 forward, in the historic U.S. MARRY-IN of 2004....
Posted: Sat, Mar 27, 2004 9:54am PST
OREGON Marry-In speeds toward highest state court
In Oregon, foes agree to send same-sex marriage dispute to Oregon Supreme Court....
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 10:31pm PST
5/16: Night of Marriage Equality Parties Across US
Supporters Host House Parties To Fund the Work of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 10:16pm PST
Pro-Marriage Groups Commend Pelosi and Newsom
Marriage Equality California and Equality California Commend U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi for Supporting Marriage Equality and Mayor Gavin Newsom's Actions...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 9:39pm PST
Libertad de Expresión / 'derechos gays' / ¡DETENGAMOS LA 'RESOLUCIÓN BRASILEÑA'!
La reunión de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas se llevará a cabo del 15 de marzo al 23 de abril en Ginebra, Suiza. Uno de los puntos más polémicos que se someterá a debate es el de la resolución sobre la “orientación sexual” que fue aplazada en la 59va sesión. Esta resolución, presentada por Brasil, fue expuesta como una medida para no discriminar a los homosexuales. Sin embargo, los miembros de la comisión en 2003 pudieron no haber comprendido totalmente las implicacion...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 11:41am PST
Stamping Out Hate in Jersey
Jersey natives fight antigay violence...
Posted: Wed, Mar 24, 2004 10:18am PST
Bush Urges Iraqis To Pass Amendment Banning Gay Marriage
BAGHDAD—In a private meeting with Mohammed Bahr al-Ulloum, President Bush urged the Iraqi Governing Council president to amend the recently ratified Iraqi constitution to protect the sanctity of heterosexual marriage. "The Iraqi constitution, signed just a few short weeks ago, will usher in a new era of democratic freedom in Iraq," Bush said. "But there are some unlawful and unholy acts that the constitution's original drafters could not have possibly intended to protect."...
Posted: Tue, Mar 23, 2004 9:16pm PST
Equal Freedom OR Equal Nonfreedom?
Oregon's Benton County wants to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, as Multnomah County does. Unable to do so, county commissioners create The Benton County Principle:
"Equal freedom for all, or equal NONfreedom for all."...
Posted: Tue, Mar 23, 2004 7:31pm PST
Patricia Ireland Becomes Senior Advisor to Equality Campaign:
Patricia Ireland Becomes Senior Advisor to Equality Campaign: Will Attend
Senate Judiciary Committee Gay Marriage Hearing, March 23, Representing
DontAmend.com, a project of the Equality Campaign...
Posted: Tue, Mar 23, 2004 9:58am PST
Will freedom reach Bay State on May 18?
We expect same-sex marriages in Massachusetts on May 18. But not everyone there seems sure it will happen on schedule....
Posted: Sun, Mar 21, 2004 9:20pm PST
Federal Marriage Amendment to 'Dick-Walker-Off' Our Civil Liberties
GLBT civil rights. Intro. to Logic example to exercise. Petition to Sign being sent to President George Walker Bush against the federal marriage amendment.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/12465...
Posted: Sun, Mar 21, 2004 6:34pm PST