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"National
& International 2004 News Archives"
April
April
30:
*Gays Help Fuel Asbury
Park, N.J., Rebirth.
*Right Wing Group Embraces
Display Of Gays Kissing.
April
29:
*They Vow To Make A Stand
For Love.
*Same-Sex Marriage to Take
Place in Tampa Bay Hillsborough County.
*California Supreme Court
To Hear First Gay Marriage Case In May.
*Gay Marriage Wouldn't
Break Social Security.
*Group Organizing Voters
Against Gay-Marriage Foes.
*Massachusetts Governor
Last Minute Maneuvering on Marriage.
April
28:
*International Day of
Clergy Support for Gay Marriage on April
29.
*Kansas Reopens Anti-Gay
Amendment Debate.
*Motion to Dismiss Gay
Marriage Suit Denied.
International
News
*Gay Marriage Proponents
Urge Canadians to Vote for Equality in Federal Vote.
*No Gay Weddings For
Paris.
April
27:
*California Making
Gay-Discrimination Laws Uniform.
*New Legal Challenge To
Mass. Gay Marriage.
April
26:
*GOP Candidates Cautious
on Gay Marriage.
*Justices of the Peaces
Warned Not to Discriminate Against Same Sex Couples.
*Thousands Protest Gay
Marriage As Poll Shows Opposition Softening.
April
25:
*California PTA Board
Supports Gay Marriage.
*Gay Couples Not From
Massachusetts Can't Wed There.
*Massachusetts Gov. Vows
Showdown Over Gay Weddings.
*Mitt Romney: Same-Sex
Marriage is Often Personal Issue for Politicians.
April
24:
*Jokes About Same-Sex
'Marriage' Offend Both Sides.
*Bill Seeks Ouster of Four
Massachusetts Justices Who Ruled for Same-Sex Marriage.
*Don't Touch Gay Marriages
City of San Francisco Says.
*Musgrave's Home State
Ducks Vote on Gay Marriage.
*Ohio Group Pushes for
Constitutional Marriage Ban.
*Rainbow Coalition: Gay
Influx Helps Asbury Park Rebound.
International
News
*French Gay Marriage Plan
Revives Debate on Homosexual Rights.
April
23:
*Missouri House Approves
Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment.
*N.Y. Lawmakers' Gay
Marriage Banter Riles ACLU.
*Oklahoma Voters to Decide
Gay Marriage Ban.
*Oregon Anti-Gay
Referendum In Trouble.
*Washington and Nevada
Papers Refuse To Run Same-Sex Marriage Announcements.
International
News
April
22:
*Blood Tests For Gay
Couples Planning To Wed.
*Gay Protections Expanded
in Michigan State Government.
*Gov. Mitt Romney Swings
and Misses Once Again.
*Massachusetts Marriages
May Alter Employee Benefits.
*Oregon Eyes New Marriage
Delay.
April
21:
*New Mexico GOP Censures
Sandoval Clerk Over Gay Marriage.
*Virginia Rejects
'Softer' Civil Union Ban.
April
20:
*Anti-Gay Groups Seek To
Enter Marriage Lawsuit.
*Bid To Fire Massachusetts
'Pro Gay' Judges.
*Oregon Gay Marriages
Legal But Judge Orders Halt To More.
*Phelps' Clan Protests
Oregon Gay Marriage.
*California Churches Lobby
For Gay Marriage.
*Massachusetts Lawmaker
Seeks to Have Pro-Gay Marriage Judges Removed.
*Miami Beach Considers Gay
Partner Registry.
April
19:
*Judge Dismisses Prison
Gay Marriage Suit.
*Inside Look at Campaign
to Force Same-Sex Marriage on an Unwilling Nation.
*Some Massachusetts
Justices of the Peace Threaten To Quit Over Gay Marriage.
April
18:
*Gay Republicans Say its
Hard to Back Bush.
*Towns Ask North Carolina
To Repeal Anti-Gay Marriage Law.
April
17:
*Gay Republicans Divided
Over Bush.
*Gay Hotel Evicts 3
Straight Couples.
*Governor Amends Anti-Gay
Law In Virginia.
*Oregon Judge Set to
Decide a Lawsuit on Gay Marriages.
*Slain Tampa Officers
Domestic Partner Denied Benefits.
April
16:
*Campaign Readying for
Ballot Ban Fight.
*Court Ponders Fate of
Gays Wed in San Francisco.
*Massachusetts Governor
Has New Strategy to Halt Same-Sex Marriage.
*Pro-Family Group Counters
Claims Tax Code Discriminates Against Homosexuals.
*Six Same-Sex Couples Sue
Florida To Gain Right To Wed.
April
15:
*Gays Protest Unfair Tax
Law.
*Key West Couples Sue To
Overturn State DOMA.
*Massachusetts Governor
Makes Bid to Stop Gay Marriage.
*New Yorkers Back Civil
Unions, Not Weddings, for Gays.
International
News
*Catholic Church Launches
Campaign Against Gay Marriages.
*Spain's New Government to
Legalize Gay Marriage.
April
14:
*Anti-Gay Amendment Less
Popular Among Conservatives Than Believed.
*Kentucky Voters To Decide
On Gay Marriage Ban.
*Iowa Senate Rejects Gay
Nominee for State School Board.
*Pro-Family Group Urges
IRS To Investigate Same-Sex Couples Who File As Married Couples.
*Public Learning To Accept
Gay Marriage.
International
News
April
13:
*Gay Inmates Sue To
Marry.
*Kentucky House OKs
Amendment on Gay Marriages.
*Provincetown to Defy
Same-Sex Marriage Ban.
*San Francisco Sells Gay
Newlywed Names.
*Tax Day Unfair to Gay
Couples, Study Says.
*Union Pacific Accused Of
Funneling Money To Anti-Gay Groups.
April
12:
*Gay Equality Measure
Defeated At Banking Chain.
*Gay-Marriage License
Rules Sought, Out-of-State Queries Beset Clerks' Offices.
*P'Town To Marry Gay Out
Of Staters.
International
News
April
11:
*Gay Domestic Partner
Registry Approved In Maine.
*Number Of Pastors Wedding
Gays Grows.
April
10:
*Arizona Debates
Penalizing Clerks Who Issue Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples.
*Companies See Sales Boost
From Gay Travel, Same-Sex Honeymoons.
*Gay Equality Measure
Defeated At Banking Chain.
*Knight Backtracks On Gay
Unions.
*Mississippi Gay Marriage
Ban Goes To Voters.
*Most Americans Believe
Homosexuality Is 'Against God's Will'.
*Poll: Most in U.S. Oppose
Gay Marriage.
*Poll: Stigma Of Being Gay
Fading.
April
9:
*Judge Excludes Antigay
Group From California Marriage Suit.
*New Hampshire House Hears
Testimony on Gay Marriage.
*Rosie's Gay Brother Sues
To Marry.
April
8:
*Chicago Cardinal Mulls
Sanctions On Pro Gay Politicians.
*Emotions High As New
Hampshire Considers Gay Marriage Ban.
*Gay-Wedding
Windfall? Not At Tax Time.
*Hillsborough County
Rejects Same-Sex Health Benefits.
*Minneapolis Suit
Challenges Domestic Partner Benefits Law.
April
7:
*Bill To Ban
Discrimination Against Gays Moves Forward In Hawaii.
April
6:
*Anti-Gay Group Accused Of
Cheating Own Lawyers.
*Church Leaders Denounce
Mass Gay Marriage Amendment.
*University Threatens
YMCA: Will End Relationship if Same-Sex Couples Not Given Family
Rates.
*New England Split Other
States Oppose Gay Marriage.
*No Support For Anti-Gay
Amendment In Backer's Home State.
*Oklahoma Backs Down,
Issues Birth Certificate To Baby With Two Dads.
April
5:
*Anti-Gay Marriage Group
Not in Kansas Anymore.
*California School Board
Refuses to Adopt Antidiscrimination Law.
*Denial of Marriage Rights
Costs Massachusetts Couples Thousands of Dollars Per Year, Report
Finds.
*No Consensus in Tenn.
Legislature on Gay Marriage Ban.
*Oklahoma Refuses Birth
Certificate To Baby With Two Dads.
April
4:
*1,000 Catholics March
Against Gay Marriage.
*Key Bishop Rejects
Episcopal Gay Policy.
*Kofi Annan to Determine
Fate of a Benefits Program for Gay Partners of UN Staff.
*Mayor With a Mission San
Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Talks About His Fight for Gay Marriage.
*West Virginia Supreme
Court Refuses To Hear Gay Marriage Case.
International
News
*Canada's First Military
Gay Wedding.
*Gay Activists Brawl With
Catholic Clergy.
April
3:
*Court Refuses To Hear Gay
Marriage Case.
*Duke University Pushes
YMCA to Recognize Gay Couples.
*Cheney Halts Plan For
Lesbian Book Release.
*Gay Marriage to Be Issue
in Massachusetts Election.
*Gay Marriage Plaintiffs
in Massachusetts are Reluctant Celebrities.
*Massachusetts Governor
Still Targets Gay Marriage.
*Openly Gay North Carolina
Mayor Pushes Marriage Rights.
*UN Given Tentative
Go-Ahead to Gay Partner Benefits.
*White House Clarifies
Stance on Gay Rights. (Free Reg.
Required)
April
2:
*Bill
Clinton, Amendment Banning Gay
Marriage a 'Mistake'.
*Bush Gay Discrimination
Policy Affirmed, Contradicts Agency.
*Challenges To California
Gay Marriage Ban Merge, Move Forward.
*Dick Cheney's Wife's
Lesbian Tale.
*Oregon's Multnomah County
Reaffirms Gay Marriage.
*Same Sex Marriages, Just
Say "No" to Prohibition. By Dr. Susan
Block
*Sports Equipment Company
Faces Boycott After Anti-Gay Advertising.
*Suit Challenges
Washington State DOMA.
International
News
*Britain Sends Out First
Gay Ambassador With Partner.
*House Talks of Possible
Public Hearing for Same-Sex Marriage Ban Initiative.
*Russian Parliament
Rejects Move To Criminalize Gays.
*Saudi Government Lifts
Gay Web Ban.
April
1:
*Amendment Squeaks By,
Measure Pairing Marriage, Civil Unions Wins Slim Majority.
*Black Leaders Speak Out
on S-Sex Marriage.
*Bush, Cheney Secretly
Wed.
*Democrats Prod Federal
Office on Gay Rights. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Georgia House Approves
Gay Marriage Ban.
*Log Cabin Doubles Budget
for Marriage Ad.
*Miami Beach Gay Marriage
April Fool's Hoax.
*New Mexico Supreme Court
Denies Permanent Gay Marriage Injunction.
*Rhode Island House Leader
Comes Out As Committee Debates Gay Marriage.
International
News
*Prohibiting Gay Marriage
Not Justified Canada Says.
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