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"National
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February
February
29:
*Gay Pairs Crowd N.Y.
Waiting List.
*Marriage Issue Pits Many
GOP Gays Against Bush.
*Mayor: Aisle Do More Gay
Marriages.
*Our Goal is to Report
Fully and Fairly on Gay-Marriage Issue. (Editorial Seattle
Times Executive Editor)
*Pope Reiterates
Condemnation of Gay Marriage.
*San Francisco Mayor
Defends Gay Marriage Move.
*The Joy of Gay
Marriage. (Free Reg.
Required)
February
28:
*Conservatives Announce $2
Million Ad Campaign To Fight Gay Marriage.
*Gay Marriage: Is D.C.
Next?.
*Gay-Marriage Fight Finds
Ambivalence From Evangelicals. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Pressure on San Francisco
to Halt Gay Marriages as O'Donnell Ties Knot.
*Poll: Americans Divided
Over Antigay Constitutional Amendment.
*Pope: Same - Sex Unions
'Degrade' Marriage. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Put Gay Marriage to
Covenant' Test.
*White House Faces
Backlash Over Marriage Ban.
February
27:
*Bush Stands by Decision
to Support Amendment Prohibiting Same-Sex Marriage.
*Just Married, Gay
Maryland Couple Legally Ties the Knot.
*Localities Cashing in on
Same-Sex Marriages.
*Mayor of N.Y. Town
Marries Gay Couples.
*Mayor Newsom Moved Toward
Gay Marriages Because of President's Anti-Gay Speech.
*Same-Sex Marriage Heads
to Californis Court.
February
26:
*California Lawmakers Move
To Censure Bush Amendment Plan.
*Gay Marriage Supporters
Sending Flowers.
*Gay Rights Groups Going
Easy on Kerry.
*Keep Gay Marriage Out of
Constitution. [N.Y. Daily News
Editorial]
*Kentucky Bill to Ban Gay
Marriages Withdrawn.
*Kerry's Wife Says Country
Will Eventually Accept Gay Marriage.
*Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Says Gay Marriage is State Issue.
*NYC Resolution Denounces
Gay Marriage Ban.
*Rosie O'Donnell Marries
Lesbian Lover to Defy Bush.
*Rosie O'Donnell &
Kelli Carpenter Wed.
February
25:
*In Tampa, Amendment Talk
Stirs.
*Tampa Activists Seek To Boost
Turnout Of Gay Voters.
*Activists Think Timing
Could Set Gays Back.
*Florida Gay Couples to
File Class Action Suit, Seeking Right to Marry.
*Kerry Criticizes Bush
Over Gay Marriage, Broken Promises After Winning Three More States.
*GOP Isn't United Behind
Ban on Gay Marriage.
February
24:
*Bush Makes It Official:
Supports Anti-Gay Amendment.
*Transcript of Bush
Statement on Same-Sex Marriage.
*Outrage Over Bush Support
For Gay Marriage Ban.
*Mary Cheney Urged to
Fight A Ban on Same-Sex Marriage. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Bush Backs Amendment
Banning Gay Marriage.
*Should Say Marriage be
Banned?
February
23:
*Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Gay Marriages Will Lead to Riots, Death.
*Broward Clerk to Lawyer:
Gay Couple Can't be Granted Marriage License.
*Battle Over Same-Sex
Marriages in New Mexico Gets Hearing Today.
*California Politicians
Debate Gay Weddings.
*San Francisco Mayor
Stands Firm on Gay Marriages.
February
22:
*Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger Calls Halt to Gay Marriages.
*Hawaii Civil Unions Bill
Dies.
*Polls: Most in
Massachusetts Oppose Gay Marriage.
*San Francisco Celebrates
Same-Sex Newlyweds.
*Showdown Brewing Over Gay
Marriage in California.
February
21:
*Bush Bypasses Senate - Places
Anti-Gay On Bench.
*California Gay Marriage:
Strong on Sentimental Value, Weak on Legal Value.
*California's Attorney
General Told Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger to Butt
Out.
*Gov. Schwarzenegger
Orders Attorney General to Take Steps to Stop Gay Weddings.
*New Mexico Gay Marriage
Licenses Invalid Attorney General Says.
*Same-Sex Newlyweds Remain
in Legal Limbo.
*US Presidential
Candidates Fear Coming Out on Gay Marriage Issue.
February
20:
*Bush Says Gay Marriages
Not the Will of the People.
*Bay Area Ethnic Media
Respond to Same-Sex Marriages.
*Dozens Line Up for Gay
Weddings in New Mexico County.
*For Gay Maryland. Couple,
It's Finally Happening.
*More Mayors Leaning in
Favor of Gay Nuptials.
*Push To Stop Gay Marriage
Hurting Economic Growth.
*San Francisco Court Will
Resume Hearing Into Lawsuit Challenging Same-Sex Marriages.
February
19:
*San Francisco Sues State
Over Gay-Wed Ban.
*San Francisco Churches
Endorse Gay Marriage.
*'Don't Be Intimidated By
Right-Wing Groups' Legal Group Tells Marriage Minded Gays.
*'Don't Get Caught Up In
Gay Marriage Debate' Gay Chicago Politician Warns.
*Chicago's Daley Says He
Has 'No Problem' With Marriages Licenses for Same-Sex Couples.
*Bush Avoids Endorsing
Gay-Marriage Amendment.
*Gay Marriage Licenses
'Invalid' California Says.
*Same-Sex Newlyweds in
Legal Limbo.
*Amendments Held at Bay,
Two Days of Resistance Keeps Amendments From Passing, for Now.
*Married by the Mayor,
Couples Flood San Francisco City Hall to be Legally Married.
*Pennsylvania Bill Would
Ban Gay Marriage, Adoption, Benefits.
*Utah Passes Anti-Gay
Marriage Bill.
*Wyoming Nixes New Gay
Wedding Ban.
February
18:
*Bush Says he Feels
'Troubled' by Same-Sex Marriages in San
Francisco.
*Mrs. Bush: Gay Marriage
Shocking for Some.
*Mary Cheney Gets the Dr.
Laura Treatment by Gay Rights Group.
*Rep. Frank Opposes Gay
Marriage Effort.
*Barney Frank: San
Francisco Shouldn't Have Done
It.
*Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger To Mayor: Stop The Gay Weddings.
*Judge Says Gay Marriages
in San Francisco Appear Illegal.
*Gay Weddings Continue in
San Francisco, for Now. [Includes Audio
Clip]
*San Francisco Gay Couples
Race to Wed.
*Zogby
Poll: Voters Hardened on the
Economy, War, Gays Marriage.
*Gay Activist's Vacant
Seat May Swing Massachusetts Marriage Vote.
*Appeals Court Asked To
Reconsider Florida Anti-Gay Adoption Ruling.
February
17:
*Gay Marriage Bill For
Rhode Island.
*Kansas Moves To Amend
Constitution To Ban Gay Marriage.
*Alliance Defense Fund's
Website Attack on Same-Sex Unions.
*Judge Delays Gay Marriage
Hearing.
*Anger at San Francisco's
Gay Weddings Spills Over Into Court Challenges.
*Lawyer Demands SF Mayor's
Arrest.
*San Francisco's New Mayor
is Gay Hero.
*San Francisco Same-Sex
Marriages Face Court Tests.
*Virginia Gay Rights
Proponents Score Wins.
*Jesse Jackson: Gay Rights
Not Civil Rights.
*Kerry Flip Flops on
Massachusetts Amendment.
February
16:
*Georgia Senate Approves
Constitutional Ban On Gay Marriage.
*San Francisco Keeps Gay
Weddings Going. [Article Includes Audio
Clip Link]
*San Francisco Gays Battle
Rains in Hopes of Getting Same-Sex Marriage.
*Bill Would Back New
Hampshire Ban on Gay Marriage.
*Reports Indicate Mass
Governor May Ignore Gay Marriage Order.
*Virginia Hands Gay
Couples Olive Branch.
February
15:
*Over
a Hundred Marriage Equality
Supporters Gather for DATB's Valentines Dayof Action Rally.
*Thousands Protest
Nationally For Same-Sex Marriage.
*American Gays Use Old
Slave Route To Marry In Canada.
February
14:
February
13:
*Massachusetts Lawmakers
Recess Without Gay Marriage Ban.
*Six Gay Couples Head to
Toronto for Valentine's Day Weddings.
Febeuary
12:
*San Francisco Officials
Marry Gay Marriages.
*Massachusetts Lawmakers
Reject Gay Marriage Ban. [Article Has Video Clip
Link]
*Virginia House Moves to
Reject Same-Sex Unions.
*San Francisco Mayor Seeks
Way to Allow Gay Marriage.
*Conservatives Threaten
Suit Over SF Marriages.
*Gay Marriage Debate Goes
Global--Slowly. Op~Ed by Jefferson
Morley
*Lines Drawn on Gay
Marriage. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Two Years Ago, Kerry
Signed Letter Opposing Ban on Gay Marriages.
*To Be Continued...No
Decision On Anti-Gay Amendment.
*Massachusetts
Constitutional Chaos.
*Zell Miller Lone Senate
Democrat To Support US Constructional Amendment.
*GOP leaders Mull Next
Steps on Gay Marriage.
February
11:
*Georgia Senate Committee
Approves Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Massachusetts Lawmakers
Defeat Same-Sex Compromise.
*Bush Plans to Back
Federal Marriage Amendment.
*Same-Sex Partners Denied
Marriage License.
*Many Fronts In Gay
Marriage War.
*Massachusetts Convention
to Debate Gay Marriage.
*Same-Sex Marriage. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Mayor Orders Study on
Legality of Same-Sex Marriages, Calls Ban Unconstitutional. (Free Reg.
Required)
February
10:
*Anti-Gay Civil Union Bill
Dies In South Dakota.
*American Bar Association
Approves Gay Marriage Resolution.
*Lawyers Tell Feds To Stay
Out Of Gay Marriage.
*Kerry Says He Could
Support Constitutional Amendment.
*Massachusetts Lobbying on
Gay Marriage Heats Up.
*Wisconsin Assembly Gets
Anti-Gay Amendment Bill.
*Church Court Orders
Reinstatement of Minister Ousted Over Gay Marriage.
February
9:
*Cincinnati Gay-Rights
Group Seeks Repeal.
*Opponents of Gay Marriage
Rally in Boston.
*Massachusetts Mobilizes
For Gay Marriage Showdown.
*New York
City Gay Marriage Opponents
Lobby For Amending US Constitution.
*Appeals Court To
Reconsider Order Barring Gay Father from 'Exposing' Son to Partner.
*Study: Eight Thousand Mass.
Childern With Same-Sex Parents Would Benefit From Gay Marriage.
*Gay Couple Test Law on
Same-Sex Marriage.
*Debate on Gay Unions
About to be Hijacked.
February
8:
*Christian Right
Galvanized by Same-Sex Marriage Issue.
*Christian Right
Galvanized by Same-Sex Marriage Issue.
*Compromise is in Order on
Gay Marriage, Each State Should Make its Own Law. (Free Regi.
Required)
*No Mass Appeal for Gay
Nups.
*You Do Your Job Let Us Do
Ours Gay Marriage Canadian Judge Tells Lawmakers.
February
7:
*Conservatives Use Gay
Union as Rallying Cry.
*Gay Marriage Rules Shows
Massachusetts Bench Rift.
*Senate President Will
Call Convention Promises Vote on Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Couples Break Down In
Meeting With Massachusetts Governor.
*American Bar Association
Will Study Debate on Gay Marriage.
February
6:
*Ohio Governor Bob Taft
Signs Bill Making State 38th to Ban Gay Marriage.
*Candidates Shy Away From
Marriage Issue.
*Landmark Sodomy Ruling
Dismissed by Lower Kansas Courts.
*Landmark New York Lawsuit
May Expand Civil Unions.
*Uprising in the Wedding
Chapel.
*Chico Alone on Issue of
Gay Marriage. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay Marriage Tests Kerry
and Romney.
*Same-Sex Marriage Rising
to Top of Political Agenda.
*Kerry Says He Opposes Gay
Marriage Despite Court Ruling.
*Battle Over Gay-Marriage
Ruling Begins To Take Shape.
February
5:
*Gay Marriage Ruling Stirs
Lobbying Furor.
*Massachusetts SJC: Civil
Unions Don't Cut It.
*Bush Threatens Amendment
vs. Gay Marriage.
*Massachusetts Lawmakers
Opposing Gay Marriage Grapple With How to Get Around Ruling.
*Massachusetts Lawmakers
Search For Loophole.
*Washington State Court
Favors Equity for Gay Couples.
*Activists Respond to
Massachusetts High Court Opinion.
February
4:
*Gays Have Full Marriage
Rights, Massachusetts Court Says.
[Free Reg. May Be
Required]
*First Gay Weddings In
America May
20.
*Damn The Court Full Speed
Ahead To An Amendment Massachusetts Governor Says.
*Gay Civil Rights Groups
Praise Massachusetts Court Ruling.
*Massachusetts Supreme
Judicial Court Rules Civil Unions Not Enough.
*Ohio Legislature Approves
Most Sweeping Ban On Same-Sex Unions.
*80,000 Gays Live as
Couples and Brighton is Their Favourite Home.
February
3:
*Indiana Senate Approves
Constitutional Amendment.
*Gay Rights Groups Launch
New Massachusetts Ad.
*Colorado Gay Partner Bill
Dies.
*Australian Gay 'Husbands'
to Test Their Marriage in Court.
February
2:
*Cincinnati Mayor
Challenges Gay Rights Ban.
*Cincinnati Mayor Calls
For Repeal Of Nation's Most Repressive Anti-Gay Law.
*Ricin Letter Found In
Anti-Gay Senate Leader Bill Frist's Mail.
*Anita Bryant Lives:
Florida's Continuing Assault on Gay Adoption.
*Gay Democrats Dance to
Different Tunes.
*Canadians Split on Gun
Registry, Gay Marriage: Poll.
February
1:
*Bill Would Let Vermont
Gays Marry.
*Dozens of Same-Sex
Couples to Marry During Gay and Lesbian Ski Week.
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