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"National & International 2004 News Archives"
 
March
 
March 31:
*Committee Sends Gay Marriage Ban to Full House.
*California Moves To Block Gay Marriage Suits.
*Georgia Gay Marriage Ban Nears Final Showdown.
*Maryland House Passes 'Life Partners' Bill.
*Massachusetts May Not Wed Gay Couples From 38 States, Attorney General Says.
*Britain Gay Couples to Get Equal Legal Rights.
March 30:
*Conservatives Want Oregon County Commissioner Recalled.
*Gay Marriage Plaintiffs in the Spotlight.
*Hate Mail Campaign Targets Colorado Gays.
*Judge Quits Anti-Gay Marriage Case.
*Los Angeles Same-Sex Marriage Case Hearing Date Set.
*Massachusetts' Governor Mitt Romney Seeks Gay Marriage Delay.
*N.Y. Clergy Gather to Condemn Gay Nups.
*Republicans Attack Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Pro-Gay Marriage Ads Hit Rhode Island Airwaves.
March 29:
*Gay Couples To Sue After Albany Clerk Refuses Gay Marriage Licenses.
*Massachusetts Lawmakers OK Same-Sex Wording.
*UN Drops Gay Civil Rights.
*West Hollywood Mayor Says 'I Do'.
*Tories First Gay Summit 'Just the Start of A Process'.
March 28:
*Gay-Rights Backers Rally at City Hall.
*Gay Couples Say Marriage Has Changed Their Lives.
*Massachusetts Resuming Debate on Gay Marriage Ban.
*Man Disturbs Mass to Defend Gay Marriage.
*British Gay Couples Win Full Rights to 'Marriage'.
*Irish Set to Give Equal Rights to Gay Couples.
*New York Gay Weddings Spread To Albany.
March 27:
*Gay Couples Win Full Rights to 'Marriage'.
*Door-To-Door For Same-Sex Marriage.
*Senator Raises Question of Same-Sex Marriage.
*Unitarian Minister Presides at Same-Sex Marriages in Albany.
*People Are Born Gay: Kerry.
*Maryland Moves Toward Recognizing Gay Couples.
March 26:
*Gay Couples Rebuffed In Cleveland.
*House RollCall-Gay Marriage.
*Kentucky Republicans Exit Gay Marriage Debate.
*Kerry Talks Civil Unions On MTV.
*Massachusetts Governor Denies Same-Sex Marriage Training Scheduled.
*Sen. Arlen Specter Waits for States on Gay Marriage.
*The Great American Man-Dog Marriage Panic: Petaphilia. [This is Hilarious, Good Read]
*Attorney General: S.F. Went Too Far in Gay Marriage.
*Census Data Show California Same-Sex Couples Are Part of Mainstream.
*Church Sets Voter Drive to Fight Gay Marriage.
*Gay Marriage Debate Draws Intense Lobbying in Massachusetts.
*Kansas 4th State In Week To Drop Anti-Gay Amendments.
*Licensing for Gay Marriages Planned.
March 25:
*Court Strikes Down Ban On Gay Dad From 'Exposing' Son To Homosexuality.
*First 'Divorce' On Landmark Mass. Gay Marriage Ruling.
*Gay Marriage a Thorny Issue for Reporters.
*Majority Of Americans Reject anti-Gay Amendment.
*No Difference Between Gay & Straight Parents.
*Poll Shows Most Americand Oppose Gay Mariage.
*ACLU, Gay Couples Sue for Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages in Oregon.
*Advocates Pound the Pavement.
*Dem House Minority Leader Breaks From Kerry & Supports Gay Marriage.
*Legal First: Massachusetts Court Dissolves Civil Union.
March 24:
*Anti-Gay Amendment Dies In Iowa Senate.
*Coretta Scott King Gives Her Support to Gay Marriage, Controversial Among Civil Rights Leaders.
*Gay Amendment Thwarted In Kentucky.
*Gay Lawmaker Frank Speaks Out Against Amendment.
*Jesse Ventura Speaks Out on Gay Marriage.
*Minnesota House Passes Gay Marriage Amendment.
*North Carolina Couple Launch Gay Marriage Suit.
*Phelps Clan Plans New Paltz Protests.
*Sen John Cornyn Says Gay Marriage Threat to Families.
*Senate Panel to Discuss Same-Sex Marriage.
*Tennessee Gay Marriage Bill Quashed.
*Utah Anti-Gay Bill Signed Into Law.
March 23:
*Patricia Ireland, Ex-NOW Leader to Fight Marriage Amendment.
March 21:
*DATB's Press Conference & Protest Rally: Residents Rally for Gays' Right to Marry.
*25 New Gay Marriages Conducted in N.Y.
*Lesbian Preacher Vindicated by Church Court.
*National Gay Advocacy Group Celebrates a Year of Equal Rights Victories.
March 20:
*Club's Debate Looks at Gay Marriage.
*A Very Mixed Victory: Amendment Advances, More Extreme Measures Held at Bay.
*Backers of Bush's Marriage-Promotion Plan Struggle to Disentangle it From Gay-Marriage Debate.
*Gay Marriage Sidestep on Freedom's Path.
*Massachusetts Gay Marriage Opponents File Petition.
*Same-Sex Weddings Ceremonies In New Paltz With 25 New Unions.
*Silicon Valley Capital Recognizes Gay Marriages.
March 19:
*Couple Celebrates as Quebec Appeals Court Ruling Paves Way for Gay Marriages.
*Gay Marriage Heads for Oregon Supreme Court.
*More New Paltz Weddings This Weekend.
*Oregon Refuses To Certify Gay Marriages.
*S.F. Supervisors and Journalists at Odds Over Sidelined Lesbian Reporter.
*Tennessee County Reverses Call to Make Homosexuality a Crime.
*Third Couple Joins Same-Sex Marriage Petition in West Virginia.
March 18:
*Companies Offer More Benefits to Same-Sex Couples.
*Minster Plans to Perform Gay Weedings at City Hall Today.
*San Francisco Issued 4,037 Same-Sex Marriage Licenses.
*Sebastopol City Council Backs Same-Sex Marriage.
*Second Thoughts On Proposal to Make Homosexuality Illegal In Monkey County.
*She Served Her Country But Army Vet Can't Get VA Loan Because She's A Lesbian.
March 17:
*Gay Marriages May Get Equal Footing.
*Group Sues Asbury Park to Prevent Same-Sex Marriage.
*Legislation, Lawsuits Cover Both Sides on Same-Sex Marriage.
*LGBT Federal Workers Lose Job Protections.
*Mississippi Senate Passes Marriage Ban Resolution.
*More Cities Call For Legal Gay Marriage.
*More Than 4,000 Gay Couples Tied the Knot.
*Tennessee County Wants to Ban Gays.
March 16:
*Asbury Park, N. J. In Same Sex Marriage Spotlight.
*Gay Couples Turn to Portland for Marraige.
*Gay Journalists Off Calif. Story After They Marry.
*Key West Proposes Resolutions to Support Gay Marriages.
*Metropolitan Community Churches Call For Civil Disobedience.
*Protest Condemns Anti-Gay Amendment In Kentucky.
*Second Oregon County To License Gay Weddings.
*Two Ministers Face Jail Over Gay Weddings.
March 15:
*Butt Out Of Gay Marriage Issue Former Surgeon General Tells Government.
*Gay Marriage Likely Legal In Oregon Attorney General Says.
*Gephardt 'Ashamed' Of Bush On Anti-Gay Amendment.
*New Poll Gives 'Thumbs Down' to Gay Nups.
*N.Y. Ministers Charged for Marrying Gay Couples.
*Oregon Gay Weddings Resume After 'Time Out'.
March 14:
*Gay Marriage Battle Tests State, National Constitutions.
*Gay Marriage Debate Includes Questions of Religious Liberty. (Christian Science Monitor)
*Gay Marriage Debated on New York TV.
*Gay Marriage & Fear.
*Gay Marriage the View From Minnesota.
*Gephardt Shows Support for Lesbian Daughter.
*Pride & Activism In South Florida.
*Smear Campaign Targets Barney Frank.
*Gay Couples File Suit in S.F. Planned to Marry Until a Court Intervened and Ordered the City to Stop.
*Gay-Wed Paltz's Mayor Has Three Mommies.
*Leading Foe of Gay Marriage Shows Mettle. (Free Reg. Required)
*More Gay Marriages in New Paltz.
March 13:
*Are Gay Rights Civil Rights?
*Florida Might Become Next Battleground In Gay Marriage Debate.
*Gay Couples Left Unwed Await Outcome of Legal Wrangling.
*Gay-Marriage Licenses May be Blocked.
*Kelli O'Donnell Happy to be Advocate for Gay Marriage.
*Massachusetts Governor May Challenge Gay Marriage. (Free Reg. Required)
*Ministers Continue N.Y.'s Gay Marriages.
*Oregon Attorney General Says Gay Marriage Ban Invalid.
*Republican Gay Rights Group Hits Bush, Romney Stances.
*Civil Unions Come To Brazil.
*For Gays, Toronto Is the Marrying Kind.
March 12:
*Tampa Mayor's Order Extends Benefits to Workers' Same-Sex Partners.
*Clergy Rally for Gay Nups.
*Court Ruling Leaves Gay Couples at Altar.
*Gay Marriage in California on Hold; High Court to Rule.
*'It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings'.
*Kentucky Senate Passes Anti-Gay Amendment.
*Mass. Advances Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Proposed Amendment Would Provide for Civil Unions.
*New Hampshire  Senate Passes Bill Against Gay Marriage.
*Wisconsin Senate Approves Gay Marriage Amendment.
March 11:
*Court: Gays Can't Marry.
*Gay Marriage Stalls in California, Massachusetts.
*Gay Marriage Debate Continues On.
*Massachusetts Gay Marriage Ban Passes Three Hurdles.
*Virginia Lawmakers Pass Comprehensive Gay-Marriage Ban.
*Anti-Gay Lobby Group Threatens To Out Foes.
*Bush Tells Evangelicals He Will Fight Gay Marriage.
*California Supreme Court Halts San Francisco Gay Marriages.
*Conservative Group Loses Bid to Join Broward Suit Over Gay Marriage.
*Gay-Marriage Debate Returns to Massachusetts.
*Idaho Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Gay Dad Ordered Not To See Partner.
*Massachusetts Constitutional Convention Updates.
*Round two: Marriage Battle Resumes, Intensive Lobbying Fails to Eliminate Deep Divisions.
*Thousands Converge On Mass. State House For Gay Marriage Showdown.
*Two Setbacks for Advocates of Same-Sex Marriage. (Free Reg. Required)
March 10:
*Asbury Park, N.J. Halts Same-Sex Marriages.
*Civil Unions for Gays Favored, Polls Show.
*Death Threats In Portland Over Gay Marriage.
*Gay Marriage Foe's Son Weds Same-Sex Partner.
*Gay Republicans to Run Anti-Amendment Ad.
*Michigan Same-Sex Marriage Ban Fails.
*San Jose To Recognize Gay Marriages.
*Tennessee Same-Sex Couple Aim to Challenge State Marriage Law.
March 9:
*Atlanta Mayor Attacks Marriage Ban.
*Calfornia Assemblywoman Weds.
*Enough Votes To Pass Anti-Gay Amendment Mass. Senate Leader Says.
*Homophobic Judge Roy Moore Pans Gay Marriage Ban.
*Language Lags Behind the Flurry of Gay Marriages.
*NJ Attorney General to Seek Injunction to Stop Same-Sex Marriages.
*N.J. Couples Seek Gay Marriage Licenses.
*NJ New Focus In Same Sex Marriages.
*Oregon Judge Refuses To Stop Weddings.
*What Can Social Science Add to the Gay Marriage Debate? Not Much So Far.
March 8:
*11 Arrested At Anti-Gay Marriage Rally.
*Gay Marriage Movement On Long Island.
*Hero's Welcome For New Paltz Mayor.
*Kerry Swings Through the South, Strongholds of Anti-Gay Marriage Sentiment.
*Same-Sex Marriage vs. Civil Rights.
*Seattle New Front In Gay Marriage Battle.
*Seattle to Recognize Out Of State Gay Marriages.
March 7:
*Anti-Gay Amendment Bill Dies In Maryland.
*Children of Same-Sex Couples Tell Their Story.
*First Public 'Gay Marriage' Held in Korea.
*Gay Civil Rights Pioneer Saw Link Between Black, Gay Rights Movements.
*Gay Marriage Debate Cools Among Dutch.
*New Paltz Gay Weddings Go Ahead.
*New York Could Set the Course for Future of Gay Marriage.
*NYC Mayor Backs Civil Unions for Gays.
*NYC Mayor Flip-Flops Again Over Gay Wedding Rights.
*Same-Sex Marriage Difficult Territory for Nation's Media.
*Sharpton Says Gay Marriage Diverts Attention From Bush Policies.
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