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"National
& International 2004 News Archives"
November 2004
November
30:
*Defenders of Bill of
Rights Have Work Ahead. Op-Ed. By Howard Simon
Florida Sun-Sentinel
*Cheryl Jacques Replaced
At Human Rights Campaign. 365Gay.Com
*Household Bliss for
Same-Sex Couples. E-Diet.Com - Psychology
Today
*Refusal to Hear Case
Could Boost Chances for Marriage Law in Connecticut. Middletown Press
*50 States and the
District of Columbia Laws Affecting GLBT People. Human Rights
Campaign
*Amendment Overturned,
Appeals Court Rules Colleges Can Bar Military Recruiters. Washington Square
News
*Civil Rights Leaders
Urge Close Study of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General. Washington
Times
*Cleveland Gay Equality
Protest Set for December
2. Out in America
Newswire
*Gay Marriage Debated in
New Britain. The
Herald
*Lesbian Employee Sues
Microsoft for Sexual Harassment. Reuters - India
Times
*Louisiana Court to Hear
Arguments Over Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment. KTBS 3
News
*Michigan Lawmaker to
Introduce Measure Opposing Same-Sex Benefits for State Workers. PrideSource.Com
*Move To Void Michigan
Gay Partner Benefits. 365Gay.com
*Ohio United Church of
Christ Runs Ad Campaign To Attract Gays. 365Gay.Com
*Philadelphia Methodists'
Third Trial Testing Church Law Against Gay Clergy. WNEP16 News
*PWA Lives Endangered By
Insurance Companies Inaction Group Says. 365Gay.Com
Sen. Ted Kennedy Defends
Gay Marriage, Rebukes Foes. TheBostonChannel.Com
*Supreme Court Rejects
Gay Marriage Challenge. Houston
Chronicle
*Supremes Let
Massachuettes Gay-Wed Law Stand. N.Y.
Post
International
News
*London Cop Boss To Sue
Force For Anti-Gay Harassment. 365Gay.Com
*Activists Welcome Ruling
on Pretoria Same-Sex Couple. SABCNews.Com South
Africa
*Gay Marriage Ruling
Slammed. News24.Con South Africa
*Lesbian Marriage Gets
the Nod. News24.Con South Africa
*Melbourne Lord Mayor
Plays Down Gay Capital Push. Herald Sun
Auatralia
*Uganda Warns UN Not To
Give Gays AIDS Information. 365Gay.Com
November
29:
*Florida Campus Becomes
Gay Rights Microcosm. St Petersburg
Times
*Anti-Gay Protestors
Clash With Supporters of Webb City High School Student. KYTV
Springfield
*A Tug of War Over
Custodial Rights. Editorial The
Virginian-Pilot
*Gay Marriage Succeeds in
Massachusetts. Op-Ed. By Deb Price The Detroit
News
*HIV is Still the No. 1
Problem for Gay Americans. Gay Financial
Network
*Matthew Shepard's
Hometown Elects First Openly Gay Mayor. Advocate
*Military Loses Gay Ban
Threats. Associated
Press - 365Gay.Com
*Poll: Americans Want Roe
v. Wade Upheld, Not Gay Marriage. Advocate
*Stop Delaying Gays Tell
Atlanta Mayor. 365Gay.Com
*Connecticut Gays Could
Benefit From Supreme Court Decision. WTNH TV
News
*Gay Couples Exit
Arkansas, Some Heading for Oregon. Corvallis
Gazette-Times
*Gay Marriage Ban Upheld
in California. Out in Out in San
Jose
*'Marriage' Issue Works
Its Way Through Courts. Washington
Times
*Political Battles Over
Gay Marriage Still Spreading in 12 More States in 2006. Christian Science
Monitor
*Power of the People Not
as Strong in Illinois. Daily Herald - Yahoo
News
*Supreme Court Declines
Conservatives Challenge of Massachusetts Same-Sex Marriage. CNN
News
*Two Becoming One Flesh:
Marriage As a Sexual and Economic Union. Red Nova
*View Homosexual Film, or
Kentucky's Boyd County School District Faces Lawsuit. Conservative
Voice
*World AIDS Week Begins
Amid New Warnings & Potential Hope. 365Gay.Com
International
News
*Bush To Get Gay
'Welcome' In Ottawa. 365Gay.Com
*Fears of Stoning and
Violence, as Sharia, Nigeria Court Issues Warrant for Gay Man. UK
Gay.Com
*Pro-Homosexual Agenda
Underlies New Zealand Labour Government. Campaign Against Civil
Union Bill
*Minister Welcomes Civil
Union Report Confirms Marriage for a Man and a Woman in New Zealand.
*UK Gay Wedding Show Goes
on the Road. UK Gay.Com
November
28:
*Religious Leaders Clash
on 'Meet the Press'. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Six in 10 Favor
Mandatory Retirement for High Court. Houston
Chronicle
*'Alexander' the Latest
Try to Grasp an Elusive Hero. San Francisco
Chronicle
*Gay Students Lead to
Homecoming Tradition Changes, Two Colleges Name Men as Queens. A.P.-Sun
News
*Kentucky: New Wrinkles
in Gay-Rights Tug-of-War at Boyd High School. A.P.-Lexington
Herald-Ledger
*Legislator Targets South
Carolina Educational Television's Budget After Gay Documentary Airs. A.P.
*Texas Appeals Court
Upholds Lesbian Partner Adoption. 365Gay.Com
*The Great Gay
Hope. San Francisco
Chronicle
*Topeka Kansas Opponents
of Gay Marriage Disagree on Vote Timing. Lawrence
Journal-World
*What's the Matter With
Massachusetts? Letter to Editor Glenn
Swogger Jr. Boston Globe
International
News
*Archbishop of
Canterbury, Stop Using Inflammatory Words About Gay People. BBC
News
*Melbourne's New Deputy
Mayor-Elect Wants to Snatch the "Gay Capital" Title. Herald
Sun
November
27:
*Kerry Backers in
Portland Parted Ways on Gay Marriage. A.P. Via
OregonLive.Com
*Arizona Gay-Marriage
Foes Push for Amendment. Arizona Daily
Star
*Conventions Vocal About
Gay Marriage, Cautious About Public Education. Associated Baptist Press
*Did Matthew Shepard
Killer's TV Interview Violate Plea Bargain? 365Gay.Com
*Gay Issues Slowly Erode
Episcopal Membership. Washington
Times
*Gay Students Force New
Look at Homecoming Traditions. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Indiana Court of Appeals
Extends Rights to Gay Mom.
IndyStar.Com
*Matthew Shepard Killers
Tell a New Story. Editorial The Denver
Post
*Political Columnist
Brian Howey Adds to Cheapening Civil Discourse. Op-Ed By Dr. Stephen
Viars
*Recent-Syndicated Column
by Deb Price Wrong on Moral Views. Letter to Editor By Paul
Miller
*Sen. Jim Bunning
Reflects on His "Limp Wrist Attack" Campaign That Nearly Cost Him His
Job.
A.P.
International
News
*Singapore Blasted For
Gay Sex Law. 365Gay.Com
*Toronto Anglicans Defer
Same-Sex Decision Until 2006. San Francisco
Chronicle
*Canadian Parliament
Rejects Gay Marriage Ban.
*Denying Retroactive CPP
Benefits to Widowed Gays Unconstitutional, Court Rules. The Canadian
Press
Protestant Church in
Netherlands to Grant ''Blessings'' to Gay Couples. The Christian
Post
November
26:
*After Victory, Crusader
Against Same-Sex Marriage Thinks Big. N.Y.
Times
*D.C. Ministers Likely to
Approve Marriage Ban, MCC Pastor to Lead Panel Opposing Ballot Initiative.
*Drugs, Money &
Matthew Shepard's Memory.
*Gay, Catholic and
Confused. Op-Ed. By Kevin Naff
Houston Voice
*Gay Groups to Focus on
Winning Local Battles, Conference Highlights Change in Strategy.
*Gay Issues Gets Linked
to Southwest Missouri State University Renaming.
*Gay-Rights Groups Take
Cue From Christian Right of 1980s. Kansas City
Star (Free Reg.
Required)
*GLAAD Media Watchdog
Slams ABC's '20/20' Report on Matthew Shepard Murder.
*Head of National
Stonewall Democrats Group Resigns Post, Says Departure Unrelated to Election
Losses.
*Leaving U.S. Proves
Tricky For Dispirited Gays, Some Opt to Emigrate.
*Maryland Pastors Vow to
Push For Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage.
*New York City to Offer
Gay Spousal Pension Benefits, Mayor's Refusal to OK Gay-Rights Questioned.
*Openly Gay Man Oicked as
Mayor of Casper, Wyoming.
*'We Need More of Our
Own' in Public Office, Gay Politicians Leading the Way in Georgia Gay Rights
Battles.
*Who is Winning the Legal
Battle Over Gay Marriage?
International
News
*Abuse Against Gays in
Jamaica Highlighted in Human Rights Watch Report.
*Canadian Conservative
MP's Marriage Definition Bill Won't Get Commons Vote.
*Transsexual Golfer
Breaks New Barrier.
November
25:
*Apply History
Today. By Terrenna Arbolaez
Letter to Lakeland Ledger
*American Morality vs Gay
Marriage. By Marcia Ellen Beevre
Bella Online
*Christian Leader Puts
Focus On Gay Marriage And Supreme Court.
*Denominations Merge
& Offer Gay Weddings.
*Gay Cops Accuse LAPD Of
Continued Bias.
*Georgia Equality Wants
Atlanta Mayor to Act Now. Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
*Matthew Shepard Killers
Say They Wanted Drug Money, Not Motivated by Homophobia.
*Separate Is Inherently
Unequal, California Gay Advocates Argue.
International
News
*Canadian parliamentary
House Committee Bars Vote on Marriage. Reuters
*Australian Radio Talk
Jock Claims Homophobic Rant 'Free
Speech'.
*Gay Algerian Faces Death
If Deported Group Says.
November
24:
*ACLU Sues Missouri
School District Over Gay T-Shirts. Out in
America
*Activist's Claims on
Louisville Kentucky Gay-Rights Ordinance Challenged.
*Arizonans in Poll Split
Over Amendment Banning Gay Unions.
*Campuses Are Hot Spots
for Sexual Orientation Hate Crimes.
*FBI Report: Gay Bias
Hate Crimes Now Rank 2nd. Washington Blade
Blog
*GLBT's Celebrate Kansas
Capital Bans Anti-Gay Hiring Bias.
*Los Angels Bishop Would
Sacrifice Gay Rites For Unity.
*Massachusetts Sides
Collide One Year Later.
*New Details Emerge on
Matthew Shepard Slaying. (Watch ABC's "20/20"
Friday Nov 26, at 10 p.m.)
*Was Killing of Shepard
Really a Hate Crime?
*Washington State Supreme
Court Told Gay Marriage Equals Equality.
International
News
*Italian Senate Shut Down
By Gay Computer Worm.
*UK: Conference to Try
and Take Hatred Out of Church Gay Debate.
November
23:
*Florida Senator Seeks to
Reassure Boy Scouts of Continued Military Links Despite Settlement.
*Marriage: Legal,
Religious. By Rev. Robber Tucker,
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
*Intense Biblical Debate
Underlies the Politics of Gay Marriage.
**Virginia Reston Church
Forum Supports Same-Sex Marriage.
*Anti-Gay Marriage
Advertorial Rankles 'Washington Post' Readers.
*Arizona Public Opinion
Survey Respondents Split on Amendment Against Gay Marriage.
*Celebrity Interviewer
Threatens Suit Against Gay Activist For Parody. Out in
Boston
*Gay Men's Health Crisis
Launches Women's Institute.
*Oregon Lawmaker Who
Supported Marriage Ban Pushes Civil Unions Bill.
*Toys R Us To Pay
Transsexual Court Fees.
*ACLU to Announce if
Lawsuit to be Filed, Webb City Board Stands Firm, Says T-shirts Violate Dress
Code.
*Bedrooms Wrong Place to
Set Taxes. Op-Ed. Robert Landauer
The Oregonian
*Bushwhacked Again, Gay
Americans Face Uphill Battle in Next Four Years Under George W. Bush.
*Catholic Bishops Launch
Marriage Initiative. Reuters
*Court Puts ACLU Same-Sex
Case on Hold. WorldNetDaily.Com
*Despite Kansas' GOP
Loyalty, City of Topeka Narrowly Outlaws Anti-Gay Bias.
*Gay-Hating Rev. Fred
Phelps Did Madison Wisconsin a True Favor. Op-Ed. By Susan Lampert
Smith
*Gay Issues and the 2004
Election. Report By Witeck Combs
Communications, Inc (PDF
Format)
*Louisville Kentucky Gays
Are Expendable Under Proposals For New Human Rights Law.
*Louisville Kentucky
Metro Council Approved Two Versions of a Civil-Rights Ordinance, One Includes
Gays.
*Presbyterian Minister
Faces Gay Marriage 'Charges'.
*Tufts-New England
Medical Center Discusses Differences in Growing Up With Gay Parents.
*Vermont Ruling Naming
Lesbian as Legal Parent Will Not Change Child.
*Wedding Toast Poses
Question For Senate President Robert E. Travaglini.
International
News
*Romanian Elections
Marred by Antigay Politics.
*Chief Justice of
Canada's Supreme Court Rejects Notion Judges Have Become Activists.
*Civil Unions Bill
Becomes Our Next High-Water Mark. Op-Ed. By Colin James New
Zealand Herald
*Lesbian Couples Take
Nuclear Option When it Comes to Family. Sydney Morning
Herald
*Majority Of Canadians
Now Support Gay Marriage.
*South Australia
Government Withdraws Same-Sex Bill.
*'The New Gay World
Order'.
Op-Ed. By Betty Ann
Blaine Jamaica Observer
*UK Gay Row: Laws Defends
Free Speech. Daily
Telegraph
*U.K. Schools to Receive
Guidelines For Tackling Homophobia. Scotsman.Com
*World's Gays Applaud
Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Edmonton
Sun
November
22:
*'No Luck' For Gay
Marriage in Chicago. (Photo: Andy Thayer
DontAmend.Com)
*Americans Still
Concerned About Bush Agenda, Poll Shows. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Assemblyman Mark Leno
Takes Aim, The Ex Holds a 'Do'.
*Camouflaging Fear and
Loathing As 'Moral Values'. Op-Ed. By Timothy M. Gay
Star Tribune
*Everyone Knows When It's
a Marriage. Op-Ed. By Karen Benjamin
The Oregonian
*Poll: Majority Gives
Bush Good Job Approval Mark.
*Gay-Marriage Detractors
Urge For 'Protection of Marriage'.
*Gay Rights Group Honors
Former Canadian Prime Minister.
*Gays Targeted In 1 Of
Six Hate Crimes.
*House Moves to Defeat
Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriage.
*Massachusetts Gay
Marriage Decision Celebrates Year Anniversary. Gay Financial
Network
*Cincinnati Businesses
Want Gays To Return.
*Conservatives Now Admit
Gay Marriage Not Responsible For Breakups.
*Couple Not Too
Political, Until Families Like Theirs Were Thrust Into Center of Angry National
Debate.
*Democrats Need to Call
Bluff of Anti-Gay Crowd. Op-Ed. By Deb Price
Detroit News
*Democrats Renew Efforts
on Behalf of Gays, Latinos. Mercury
News (Free Reg.
Required)
*Founder of First Gay
Fraternity at University of Arizona Wants it to be Revived.
*Gay Adoption Inching
Toward Supreme Court.
*Oregon Republican to
Push For Law Allowing Civil Unions.
*Racially Diverse Faith
Coalitions Oppose Gay Marriage, Tackle Other Issues. Christianity
Today
*Topeka, Kansas Churches
Prepare For Rev. Fred Phelps' 'Hate' Brigade.
*Wedding Vows For One
Senator; Sox Kudos From Another.
International
News
*Is Gay Life Better in
Europe? Advocate
*South Africa's Dutch
Reformed Church IssueS Formal Apology to Nation's Gay Community.
*England Bishops Turn
Blind Eye to Gay Wedding Ceremonies in Church.
*If Gay Marriages
Legalised, South African Christians Might Rush to Support it in Next
Poll.
November
21:
*New Front In Florida Gay
Adoption War.
*A Conciliatory Wesley
Clark, May be Considering a Run For Arkansas Governor.
*Amid Debate on Gay
Unions, Some Conservatives Urge Broader Look at Marriage.
*Are We Legalizing
Discrimination Once Again? Op-Ed. By Woodrow Wilkins
Jr. Delta Democrat Times
*Arizona: It's the
People's Will: 1 Man and 1 Woman. Op-Ed. By Mark Anderson
Arizona Republic
*Arizona: Same Old
Arguments Won't Pass Scrutiny. Op-Ed. By Eleanor
Eisenberg Arizona Republic
*Bottom Line: Do the
Right Thing, Fortune 500 on the Cutting Edge.
*Democrats Dare to
Resurrect Gay Marriage Bill.
*Gay Marriage Still Hot
Issue in Central Illinois Region.
*Michigan: Law Challenges
Union Benefits For Gay Pairs.
*Michigan: 'Not Just a
Gay Issue'.
*OPEN FORUM: Blinded by
the Cause of Same-Sex Marriage.
*OPEN FORUM: Postelection
Perspectives: 'Holy War' Over Moral Values or Contempt For Opinion?
*Oregon Tax Code Works
Against Some Families.
*Outting Gay Politicians,
The Power of BlogACTIVE. IN
Magazine
*Vermont Landmark Family
Court Ruling Made in Civil Union Custody Battle.
*What Happened and What's
Next After Bush's Victory? IN
Magazine
*Wisconsin Voters Want
Gay Marriage Ban, Says Senator Cathy Stepp.
International
News
*All Jamaicans Are
Threatened by a Culture of Homophobia.
*Half of Irish Against
Gay Marriage. Ireland
Online
*Minister Says Ireland
Should OK Civil Unions, Not Gay Marriage.
November
20:
*Florida Couples Adopt As
Gays Protest, Want to Repeal Unfair Law. Orlando
Sentinel
*Florida Gay Group Fights
For Right to Adopt. Miami
Herald
*Gay Civil Rights: Not
the Stuff of Political Sport. Op-Ed By Glenn LeCarl
Tallahassee Democrat
*A Judicial Witch
Hunt. Editorial Sacramento
Bee
*Academic Hall of Shame,
A Texas-Sized Fib. Op-Ed. By Los Angeles
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*ACLU Shifts Argument in
Oregon Gay Marriage Case. Reuters
*Amendment Reduces Gay
Marriage Issue to Semantics. Op-Ed. By Sarah Baker
Billings Gazette
*Arizona: Our Fair State
of Confusion. By Laurie Roberts Arizona
Republic
*Baltimore Presbyterians
Back Gay Marriage.
*GOP Tells Gays To Stop
Harassing Boy Scouts.
*James Dobson: Fixing His
Sight on a Higher Power. Baltimore
Sun (Free Reg.
Required)
*Massachusetts: Who
Guarantees What?
November
19:
*Florida Same-Sex
Partners to Get Benefits, Two Area Hospitals to Offer Companion Insurance.
*Adoption Ceremony Brings
Joy to Court.
*American Humanists
Geared Up for Struggle on Same-Sex Marriage.
*Atlanta Gay Rights Law
May Be Worthless Mayor Suggests.
*Baltimore Presbytery
Backs ACLU's Effort to Legalize Gay "Marriage" in Maryland. Christian
Post
*Don't Mess With Little
Rock Anti-Gay Preacher's Followers Told.
*A Decade in Gay
Culture. By Chris Gazzara The
Daily Collegian
*Anti-Gay Protesters Met
With Opposition at Fayetteville High School.
*Arizona Pastors Group
Protests Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Say Religious Liberty at Stake.
*Both Sides in
Gay-Marriage Dispute See Lull Before Storm.
*Catholic Students in
Pro-Gay Protest, Administration Opposes Gay Group Seeking Campus
Recognition.
*Effects of Gay Unions
Become Evident. Miami
Herald (Free Reg.
Required)
*First Anniversary After
38 Years Together.
*Gay Marriage Debate
Blamed For Bush Win.
*Gay-Marriage Filings
Trickle After Initial Rush.
*On Being 'Wrong,' nd
Sticking By It. Op-Ed. By By Jeff
Migliozzi Watertown TAB & Press
*Maryland Pastors Vow to
Press Fight Against Gay Marriage.
*Massachusetts
Gay-Marriage Backers, Opponents Vow Fights.
*Of Prayer and Payback
Religious Right Strongly Believes it Helped Bush Seal Re-Election.
*Oregon Gay Marriage Suit
Shifts to Benefits Rights, to Uphold Legality of 3,000 Marriage Licenses.
*Oregon Gay Rights Future
Shifts From Voters to State Supreme Court.
*Pennsylvanian University
Campus Religious Leaders Defend Same-Sex Marriage.
*Take Issues to the
People, Not Courts. Op-Ed By David von Drehle
Washington Post
*Utah Amendment 3 Backers
Form Legal Advice Group to Fight Gay Marriage Nationally.
*Who Should Defend Utah
Ban on Gay Marriage? Op-Ed By Lisa Riley Roche
and Deborah Bulkeley
International
News
*Former All Black Lending
High-Profile Support to Fresh Campaign For Civil Unions. New Zealand Herald
*Anglican Church of
Canada's Niagara Diocese Authorize Blessings For Same-Sex Couples.
*Gay Marriage Proposals
Destructive to Society, Vatican Official Says.
*Landmark Civil
Partnership Bill Receives Royal Assent.
November
18:
*Florida Baptists
Marriage Statement: Just a Beginning.
*Florida Gay Activists
Protest Award to Broward Commissioner Who Opposed Legislation.
*Funding Rift Over
Religious Beliefs Leads to University of North Florida Committee on
Bias.
*University of North
Florida Gays Students Protest Treatment on Campus.
*Anger Over Massachusetts
Gay Marriage Decision Continues To Smolder, Group Protests Decision.
*Anything But
Straight. Op-Ed. By Wayne Besen
Falls Church News Press
*Facing Virginia's
Hostility, Reston Forum Looks at New Legislation, Constitutional
Amendments.
*Group Urges Marriage
Amendment in Wisconsin.
*Is Gay Marriage Older
Than the Bible? By Stephen Karam Advocate
Exclusive
*Massachusetts Birth
Records Fail To Consider Gay Parents.
*Massachusetts Gay
Marriage Anniversary Brings New Threats From Right.
*Oregon Gay Marriage
Supporters Accept Pan, Plan Civil Union Push.
*Sides Prepare for Battle
Over Utah Same-Sex Amendment.
*Aftermath of Gay
Marriage Bans Discussed at PFLAG Meeting.
*Catholic Bishops Turn
Sights From Gay Marriage.
*Law Journal Newsletters
Launches "Same Sex Partnership Law Report''.
*Showtime Tackles Most
Emotionally Charged Stories With Three Gripping New Documentaries.
*2,980 Same-Sex Marriage
Licenses Filed in Massachusetts Since May 17.
*Activists Seek Wider
Gay-Marriage Rights, Sticking to Goals Despite Impact on US Election.
*A Fight For Stronger,
Healthier Marriages. By Tom Schaefer Waterbury
Republican American
*Battling Isolation In
Wake Of Gay Marriage Bans.
*Defining
Families. By Charlie Morash,
Northwest Arkansas Times
*Evangelicals Debate Gays
On Election & Gay Marriage.
*Fewer Massachusetts Gay
Couples Seek Marriage Licenses.
*Fighting for Gay Rights
in Full Cry. N.Y. Times
(Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay-Marriage Ban, Again,
Legislators Deal With Issue This Session, Outcome Likely to be Different.
*'Gay-Straight' Clubs in
Schools Anger Foes.
*Higgins Foundation Hails
Gay Muslim.
*Illinois Gay-Rights Push
Planned, Veto Session's Last Chance Comes Today.
*Massachusetts State
Lawmakers Brace For Convention Part 2.
*Michigan Gay Marriage
Supporters Rally at Capitol.
*Minnesota Sen. Michele
Bachmann Defense of Marriage Are in Mainstream. Editorial By Robert
Battle
*NY Mayor Tells City
Pension Plans To Recognize Gay Marriage.
*Poll Shows 60 Percent of
Washington State Residents Back Current Marriage Law.
*Progress Overall on Gay
Rights.
*Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
One Year Later.
*Same-Sex Union Issue
Saps Support, Democrats Out of Step With America. Op-Ed By Armstrong
Williams
*Taking the Sex Out of
Sex Ed, Texas State Board of Education Places Politics Before Education.
*Topeka Accepts Stripped
Down Gay Law.
*Year Later, Gay Couples
Finding Less to Celebrate.
International
News
*Gay Groups Respond to
Civil Partnership Success.
*MP's Celebrate Civil
Partnership Success.
*Norwegian Parliament
Rejects Gay Marriage.
*Sydney Radio Broadcaster
Grovelling Apology to Gay Bommunity For Queer Speech.
*"We Will Jump Through
Whatever Hoops Are Necessary". By Ben Townley
UKGay.Com
November
17:
*Lakeland Florida Baptist
Pastor and Church Face Protests.
*Florida Governor Jeb
Bush: No Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Catholic Bishops Tackle
Sex-Abuse, Gay Marriage In D.C. Conference.
*Complete List of Gay
Marriages Registered With the State of Massachusetts, by Residence.
*Louisiana Baptists
Affirm Disapproval of Gay Marriage, Stem Cell Research.
*New York Mayor: City
Pension Funds Should Recognize Gay Marriage.
*Suit Filed To Nullify
Kentucky Gay Marriage Ban.
*The Next
'Massachusetts'? Washington High Court to Hear 'Gay Marriage' Case in
March. Baptist
Press
*Anti-Gay Protests Prompt
Response From Campus Groups.
*Gay Marriage is a Family
Value. Guest Editorial By By
Levi Harris Indiana Statesman
*GOP National Field
Director Sought Unsafe Sex, Multiple Partners Online. [WARNING Explicit Adult
Content]
*Is California Ahead or
Falling Behind?
*Los Angeles Urban Policy
Forum Hosts Gay Marriage Debate, November
20.
*Minnesota and Wisconsin
Gay-Marriage Advocates Steel For Local Battle.
*Mother's Homosexual Fear
Cancels Texas Schools' Event.
*Saying No to Gay
Wedlock, Yes to Gay Boogie. Philidelphia
Inquirer (Free Reg.
Required)
*Some Democrats Believe
the Party Should Get Religion. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Texas Gay Marriage
Debate Draws Large Crowd.
*Ties That
Unwind. Chicago
Tribune (Free Reg.
Required)
*Washington State Supreme
Court Sets Date on Gay Marriage Appeals.
*Take Gay Marriage Issue
to the People. Editorial By Matt Cochran
Georgia State University Signal
*Transsexual Acquitted Of
Falsifying Marriage Application.
International
News
*Bulgarian Seeks Redress
Over Gay Pig. [A Gay Pig, What
Next]
*Former Spice Girl Geri
Halliwell Thinks Her Dogs Are Gay. [I Had to Ask What's
Next]
*Equality, George Bush
Notwithstanding, Rob Moore's Bill C-268 Tests Harper Not Marriage.
*Human Rights Watch
Report Says Gays Abused in Jamaica.
*New Zealand Government
Denies Civil Union Bill Being Fast-Tracked.
*UK Gay Unions Bill
Passes Final Hurdle.
November
16:
*Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:
No Need to Act on Gay Issue, Doesn't Support Baptists Same-Sex Marriage
Ban.
*Churches Forced To Deal
With Gay Issues.
*Louisiana Baptists
Affirmed Their Opposition to Gay Marriage.
*Pointing Finger at Gays,
Lesbians For Election Loss is Unfair. By Andrea Lewis Knight
Ridder Tribune
*Topeka City Council
Considers Gay Rights Ordinance.
*Fight For Gay Rights
Must Go On. By Ellen Lowe and Roey
Thorpe The Register-Guard
*Lesbian Awarded $2.8
Million In Harassment Case.
*Massachusetts Gay
Marriage Ruling Reverberates in Churches Around the Country.
*Election Day Defeat on
Same-Sex Marriage Issue Sparks Debate.
*Here's a Way Gays Can
Wed - Legally. Op-Ed. By Susan Ager
Detroit Free Press
*Letter From Rep. Barney
Frank to CNN's Aaron Brown.
*Marriage is Amendment's
Only Subject. Op-Ed. By Jim Wooten
Atlanta Journal Constitution
(Free Reg.
Required)
*Buyers Remorse On
Bush. Op-Ed. By By Ryan Sager
N.Y. Post
*Call to Action Talks
Sex, Science and the Sacred. National Catholic
Reporter
*Charlottesville City
Council Pass Resolution Urging Repeal State Law Banning Same-Sex Civil
Unions.
*Democrats Out of Step
With American Voters. Op-Ed By Armstrong
Williams TownHall
*Gay Fairfield Teacher
Wants Written Warning Pulled From Personnel File.
*Gay Former New Jersey
Governor Violated Rules When He Donated Blood.
*Gay Lesbian Straight
Education Network Chapter Targets Anti-Gay Bullying.
*Intolerance Is Not a
'Value'. Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
*'Out' in School, Being
Gay in High School Can be Lonely and Scary.
*Pentagon Settles Suit
Over Boy Scout Support.
*Republican Reconciles
Bisexuality, Religion.
*Transsexual Marriage
License Trial Ppens in Leavenworth.
*UCLA School of Law Forum
Considers Election's Impact on Gay Rights Movement.
*Utah's New Gay Marriage
Ban Cited in Non-Gay Case.
*Whose Values? I Know
Where I Stand, as a Christian and a Democrat. Op-Ed. By James
Autry
International
news
*Lesbian Moms Call Two
Surry School Board Meetings Atmosphere 'Poisonous'.
*Norwegian Parliament:
Towards Majority For Gay Adoption.
*Same-Sex Issue Back on
Agenda. Toronto Star,
Canada
*Dublin Archbishop
Supports Legal Rights Gor Gay Couples.
*Israeli Court Recognizes
Gay Partner Rights.
*Swedish Minister
Compares Gays With Horses.
*Irish Prime Minister
Says Gay Marriage is "A Long Way Off".
November
15:
*Teens With Same-Sex
Parents Well-Adjusted.
*In My Humble Opinion:
Why I Oppose "Gay Marriage" - And Reply. Op-Ed. By by Mike
North
*Bush's Win: "It's
Morality, Stupid!" Letter to the Editor
Florida Times-Union
*Carl Rove's Snide
Tactics: Edging Closer to the Wrong Side. Op-Ed. By Daryle Lease
Herald Tribune
*Christian Soldier, Legal
Battefield. By Jamie Thompson St
Petersberg Times
*Liberalism May Yet Come
Back. Op-Ed. By Robert L. Moore
Florida Sun-Sentinel
*Gay Marriage Opponents
Promise To Revive Issue In Minnesota.
*Massachusetts Chief
Justice Unfazed by 'Activist Judges' Label.
*Moderate Voices Retain
Sway in Bolstered GOP.
*Study Examines Teens Of
Gay Couples.
*Transsexual's Marriage
License Case Goes to Trial. Kansas City
Star (Free Reg.
Required)
*Utah Amendment 3 Tests
Loom.
*Attorney Already Using
Utah Amendment 3 in Case.
*Charlottesville Set to
Back Same-Sex Unions.
*Conservatives Plan New
Assault On Cal. Gay Partner Law.
*Data on Gay 'Marriages'
in Massachusetts Scarce.
*Democrats Fail Moral
Test of Helping Gays. Editorial By Deb Price
Detroit News
*Gay Group Takes Stand
for Equality at School, Student's Lawsuit Leaves Seton Hall in Legal
Tangle.
*George W. Bush: The
Christian Right's Humble Servant. AlertNet
*How Goes the Culture
War? By Pat J. Buchanan
WorldNetDaily
*How Shall 'Gay'
Activists Now Live? By Linda Harvey
WorldNetDaily.com
*Liberal Lawyers and
Litigious Lesbians, Part I. Op-Ed. by Mike S. Adams
Townall
*Minnesota Same-Sex
Marriage Debate Returns to the Capitol.
*Mixing Politics,
Religion an Unethical Move. By Robert Iafolla USC
Daily Trojan
*New Jersey Acting
Governor Takes Oath a Day Before He Takes Job.
*New Jersey Gay Governor
Steps Down.
*Ohio Pulls Away the
Welcome Mat.
*Pals See Ex-Governor
James McGreevey As Gay Leader.
*Progress Overall on Gay
Rights.
*Right Wing and Pro-Gay?
Right On. By David Harsanyi Denver
Post
*Silenced Priest Warns of
Gay Crisis.
*The Folklore of Election
'04, Debunking the Falsehoods Springing From This November.
*Trans Action Week to
Spread Awareness Transgender Community.
International
News
*Ireland Leader Supports
Gay Couple Rights.
*Anger at Prospect of
Adoption Rights For Scotland Gay Couples.
*Bishop Withholds His
Consent After Niagara Approves Same-Sex Blessings.
*Elton John Reportedly
Preparing To Say 'I
Do'.
*'Gay Marriages' Row
Heading Back to Lords.
*Majority May Support Gay
Adoption in Norway.
*Nazareth District Court
Court Sets Precedent in Same-Sex Couple Case.
*Renee Zellweger is Angry
With George Bush.
*Pope Says Anglican
Decisions Over Homosexuality Are Barrier to Unity.
November
14:
*The Pharisees Line Up to
Cast Their Stones at Gay Partners. Op-Ed Howard Troxler St
Petersburg Times
*Activists Consider
Ethics, Efficacy of Outing, Gay Rights Proponents Take Stock of Options.
*Children of Same-Sex
Parents Fare Well in Research.
*Eugene, Oregon Leaders
Call For Calm, Fears Discrimination and Possibly Violence Against
Gays.
*Vermont: A Course in
Judging History, Nation's First Civil Unions For Same-Sex Couples.
*Connecticut Same-Sex
Civil Union Bill Likely, State Legislators Support Expanding Gay
Rights.
*Everyday Dads, Dale and
Chris Liuzza Are Typical First-Time Parents in Every Respect Except
One.
*Gay Activists Study
Tactics of Opponents. Kansas City
Star (Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay Marriage Gained Bush
Black Votes.
*GOP to Press For
Gay-Marriage Ban, Democrats Facing Reelection Pressure.
*Serving With
Pride. Op-Ed. By Libby Post
365Gay.Com
*Sobered Gay Rights
Groups Vow to Change Public's Mind.
*Social Conservatives
Skeptical of Mitt Romney's Viability in 2008.
*So Many Christians, So
Few Lions. Op-Ed. by Jack Nichols
365Gay.Com
*Teenager Targeted by
Anti-Gay Hate Monger Fred Phelps. Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
To Avoid Divorce, Move to
Massachusetts. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg
Required)
International
News
*Israeli Court Recognizes
Gay Partner Rights.
*Pope Tells Protestant
Churches To Bar Gays.
*Scotland Gays to Get the
Right to Adopt.
*The Wages of Norway's
Gay Ways. Editorial By David Hawpe
Louisville Courier Journal
November
13:
*Gay Citizen to America:
They lied to You About Us. Editorial By Gordon
Phelps
*Wisconsin Gay Marriage
Ban May Come to Ballot Late, GOP to Use Issue to Boost Governor's
Race.
*ABC News 20/20
Investigation Probes Matthew Shepard Murder.
*Gay Conferees Look For
Answers in Wake of Election.
*No, It Isn't Likely to
be a Banner Year For Gays. Miami
Herald (Free Reg.
Required)
*Oregon Gay Marriage
Critics Misuse Yale Study, to Advance Its Views. Yale
Herald
*Too Much, Too Soon': Why
should They Have to Wait? Op-Ed. By Eric Deggans
St. Petersburg Times
*Traditional Marriage
Wins, The Common Sense of the American People Has Prevailed For Now.
*A Year After
Massachusetts Ruling, Nation Remains Divided Over Gay Marriage.
*Amendment Protects Texas
Courts, Leave States With Little Choice. Editorial Amarillo Globe
News
*Anglicans May Face
Schism Over Gay Issues.
*Backlash Against Gay
Marriage. Op-Ed. Boston
Globe
*California Domestic
Partner Law Under Fire, Activists Vow to Recall Judge, Appeal Trial Court
Ruling.
*Campus GOP Leader Under
Fire For Homophobic Attacks.
*For Gays in Rural Ohio,
Dismay in Wake of Same-Sex Marriage Ban. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay-Marriage Allies
Reworking Strategy. The
Press-Enterprise (Free Reg.
Required)
*Impact of Gay Marriage
is a Bogus Issue. Op-Ed The Arizona
Republic
*Mixed Results One Year
After Massachusetts Landmark Ruling.
*Ohio Gay Couple in
California Exile, Pair Left Home, Family For State's Broad Domestic Partner
Laws.
*One Year After
Massachusetts Ruling, Nation in Legal, Legislative Tangles Over Gay
Marriage.
*One Year Later:
Massachusetts Same-Sex Couples in Lull Before Storm.
Inernational
News
*Pope Says Anglican Gays
Are Obstacle to Unity.
*Britain Gay Wedding
Industry Booms as Couples Seek Help For Their Big Day.
November
12:
*Florida Protest of
Marriage Definition Set, Gay Couples Plan Mock Wedding at Capitol.
*James Dobson, The
Religious Right's New Kingmaker.
*Gay Anger Over Matthew
Shepard ABC News Report.
*More Anti-Gay Ballot
Measures On the Way.
*Oregon: Guest Viewpoint,
Measure 36 Does Not Rule Out Civil Unions. By Robert Tsai
Register-Guard
*Oregon: The Marriage
Muddle, Measure 36 Didn't End the Dispute. Editorial
Register-Guard
*Same-Sex Marriage Finds
No Foes at "Marriage, Including Gay Marriage" Forum.
*Transsexual Jailed For
Lying About Gender, Fights For Right to Marry as Woman.
*Are Civil RIghts in
Jeopardy? Op-Ed By Michelle K. Howa
PSU Daily Vanguard
*Caution in Court For Gay
Rights Groups. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Columbia Law School
Continue to Fight For Gay Marriage. Columbia
Spectator
*Electing Our Way to
Civil rights, or Not. Editorial By Chris Crain
N.Y. Blade
*Gay Americans Explain
Why They Voted For Bush.
*Gay-Rights Groups
Proceed With Caution.
*Georgia: City of East
Point to Again Consider Domestic Partner Benefits.
*Idaho's Conservatives
Movement Launch Campaign For Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban.
*It's the Morality
Stupid, Isn't It? Opinion Macon
Telegraph
*Kentucky Gay-Marriage
Defeat Puts Legal Arrangements in Question.
*Marriage Issue Blamed
For Bush Win, Conservatives Say Gay Flap Exaggerated.
*Michigan Students
Protest Gay Marriage Ban.
*Mitt Romney Has Led
State GOP Into Trouble. Op-Ed. By Paul
Andrew
*'Moral Values'
Myth. Op-Ed. By Charles
Krauthammer Washington Post
(Free Reg.
Required)
*Naval Academy Gay Grads
Apply For Californis Alumni Chapter.
*Not Just a Setback For
Gay Rights. Letter to Editor
Sun-Sentinel
*Ohio High School Rally
Against Issue 1.
*Petition Filed to Ban
Gay Marriage in D.C., Board of Elections to Consider Initiative Next
Week.
*Renee Zellweger Launches
Scathing Attack on Bush's Gay Marriage Stance.
Texas Lawmakers Aim to
Add Another Set of Fangs to Existing Anti-Gay Marriage Laws.
International
News
*Canada Province Accused
Of Human Rights Violation For Supporting Gay Marriage.
*Look Who's Worried About
Colossal Tax Implications of Gay Marriage. Op-Ed By Pat Brosnan
Irish Examiner
*Peru Gives Green Light
For Gays in Military to Have Sex.
November
11:
*Florida State
University's "Activists for Gay Equality" to Hold March.
*Anti-Gay Vote Not As
Influential As Thought Survey Shows.
*All I'm Askin': A Little
Respect. Op-Ed. By Brian
Holmes
*Cal Poly Artists Made
People Think, and Cry.
*For the Moment,
Concentrate on Being Civil, (Unions). Op-Ed. By Mickey
Wheatley (Free Reg.
Required)
*GOP Moderates Frozen
Out.
*Marriages of
Convenience: What a Military Fraud Case Tells Us About Future of
Marriage. National
Review
*School Board Approves
Use of Gay-Themed Books in Middle School.
*Washington Gay
Protestors Will Challenge US Bishops' Conference. Catholic World
News
*ABC Major Investigation,
Matthew Shepard Murder Not Hate Crime, But, Mugging Gone Wrong.
*Alabama Republican
Legislators Want Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriages.
*Ashcroft Resignation
Welcomed by Some Liberal and LGBT Rights Advocates.
*Don We Now Our Gay
Marriage? Op-Ed. By Matthew
Strother
*Indiana Stonewall
Democrats Say Democrats Betrayed Gays on Marriage Issue.
*Karl Rowe, Bush Chief
Political Advisor, Stresses Importance of Gay Issue.
*Michigan Gay Marriage
Ban Could Block Benefits in New State Contracts.
*Montana Election:
Prescription Pot's In, Gay Marriage Out.
*Pink People Feeling
Blue: Gay Kerry Campaigners Share Post-Election Emotions.
*Same-Sex Benefits to
Increase With Penn State University Health-Care Merger.
*Where Democracy is Now:
the Bush Win, Gay Marriage, and Ballot Box Activism. Op-Ed. By Sarah
Ryley
*Finger Pointing: Did Gay
Marriage Do in the Democrats?
*Fundamentalist Protests
Greet 'Kinsey' Moviegoers.
*Gay Marriage a Loser:
Amendments Pass in All 11 States. Florida Baptist
Witness
*Gay Marriage Laws
Violate Civil Rights. By Ann
Wootton (Scroll Down For News
Article)
*Gay Marriage Rocks the
Vote.
*Ohio University Students
Come Out Strong for Democrats, Gay-Marriage Rights.
International
News
*Black, Muslim and
Gay. BBC
News
*Culture Wars. By Cristina Odone New
Statesman
*Was It the
Gays? By Marcus O'Donnell
Sydney Star Observer
*Alberta Premier Wants
Voter Input on Same-Sex Marriage.
*Lesbian's Legal Fight
Over Death of Her Partner Blocked.
November
10:
*Florida Governor Jeb
Bush Speaks on Gay Unions.
*Florida Anti-Gay GOP
Candidate In Standoff With Police.
*Florida Baptists Call
For State Marriage Amendment. Florida Baptist
Witness
*Florida Governor Might
Support Constitutional Amendment if Courts Open Door to Unions in
State.
*Country Wants Amendment
to Protect Marriage. Editorial Bowling Green
Daily News
*Louisville Minister Will
No Konger Marry Anyone, Gay or Straight.
*East Bay Gay Couples
Aren't Inclined to Apologize.
*Gay Activists Gather in
St. Louis, Ponder Future.
Minnesota Teen Beaten
Over Bush Gay Marriage Remark.
*North Dakota Gay Rights
Group Weighing Options on Gay Marriage Ban.
*Baptist Convention of
Texas Adopt Resolution Affirming Marriage is Between a Man and a
Woman.
*Bill Clinton: Gay
Marriage Cost Kerry Election.
*Chicago Mayor Richard
Daley to Get a Big Gay "Thanks".
*Falwell Plans Army To
Battle Gays.
*Gay Marriage Issue
Reverberates in Election Aftermath.
*Gay Marriage: Next Steps
in National Fight.
*Gay-Rights Supporters
Sue Over New Georgia Same-Sex Marriage Ban.
*'Moral Values' Carried
Bush, Rove Says. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Ohio: GOP Former Mayor,
Governor Defeated in Apparent Gay Marriage Backlash.
*Taking Marriage
Seriously, President Bush: What a Mensch! Op-Ed. By Maggie
Gallagher
*An Improbable Victor,
Lesbian Becomes a Texas Sheriff. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay-Bashing Worked and
Will Be Back if Those Who Oppose it Stay Quiet.
*Liberal Christians
Challenge 'Values Vote'. Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
*Religious Right's
Resurgence Overstated? Voters Moral Issues, 42% Iraq War, 31% Gay
Marriage.
*Republicans Question Gay
Slliance's Right to Exist in Virginia High School.
*Reverend Jerry Falwell
Planning an 'Evangelical Revolution'.
*Texas Health Books Not
Hateful Enough. Op-Ed. By Devon
Ryan
*When Two Survivor Tribes
Go to War on TV -- With a Lesbian Twist.
*Arizona Activists Push
For Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Ban.
*Gay Leaders Try to
Reframe Struggle For Marriage Rights, Reach Out to Middle America.
*Gay Marriage Bans Spark
California Reaction.
*Gay Rights Groups Court
N.J. Governor, James E. McGreevey.
*Lawsuit Filed to Block
Georgia Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage.
*Massachusetts Gay
Marriage Backers Gained Few More Allies Legislature Over Foes.
*Playing the Blaming Game
of Gay Marriage During Elections. Op-Ed. By Thomas
Naughton
*The Homophobic
Party? Op-Ed. By Debra
Saunders
International
News
*Aping Bush's Moral
Stance Just Won't Work For Tories.
*Newfoundland Won't
Oppose Court Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage Ban.
November
9:
*Florida Baptists
Unanimously Approve Call for Amendment Ban of Gay Marriage.
*Florida Governor Bush
Says He's Really, Really Not Running For President. [Finally Some Good
News!]
*Danger for Democrats: A
Moral Misstep.
*Don't Blame Gays, Why
the "Moral Values" Story Plays Right Into GOP's Hands.
*Gay Governor 'Ripped
From Headlines' by 'Law & Order'.
*Gay Marriage
Debated. PBS Newshour With Jim
Lehrer
*Liberal Strategy. Op-Ed. By Paul Campos,
Scripps Howard News Service
*Queering the Election,
Is Gay Marriage the New Nader? Village
Voice
*The Pollsters: Values'
Role Easily Simplified. Op-Ed. By Mark Mellman
The Hill
*Are Advocacy Groups
Causing the Demise of Morality? Waterbury Republican
American
*Georgia Gay Christian
Group Holds Vigils Outside Offices of Bishops.
*November Surprise in
Springfield: Gay Rights Bill May be Called in Illinois Senate Today.
*Bush May Owe S.F. Mayor
Newsom Big Debt of Gratitude. Op-Ed. By Dan
Walters
*Bush Second Term Weighs
Heavily on Gay Americans.
*Christian Right Was
Ahead Of GOP Evangelicals, Essential To Bush Victory.
*Five States Have Now
Challenged Recent Ballot Proposals That Ban Same-Sex Marriage.
*Gays Fear Being Blamed
For Kerry Loss.
*Gay Marriage is Not to
Blame. Op-Ed. By Mary Bonauto
and Marty Rouse
*Georgia Gay Marriage
Headed to Courts.
*'God Gap' May Force
Democrats to Search Souls.
*Harrisonburg High School
Students Face Anti-Gay Protest Over "Gay and Straight Alliance Club".
*Homophobic Incidents at
Tufts University Campus.
*Judge Tells Bloomberg to
Enforce Domestic Partnership Benefits Law He Had Vetoed.
*Kansas Gay Union Issue
Looms.
*Ohio Attorney General
Denies Making Offensive Remarks About Gays.
*On Gay Rights, Bush Can
Begin to 'Reach Out'.
*Pennsylvania Gays Gear
Up to Fight For Rights.
*Texas First of Filed
Bills Includes Gay Marriage.
*The Campaign Against Gay
People.
*The Homophobic
Party. Op-Ed. By Debra J.
Saunders
*Social Activists,
Lawmaker Seek Gay Marriage Ban in Arizona.
*States Lining Up to
Outlaw Same-Sex 'Marriage'.
*State Vote Urged on
Same-Sex Marriage, Arizona Lawmakers Seeking Constitutional Ban.
*Understanding the Values
Vote.
International
News
*American Gay Couples
Look North to Tie Knot.
*Dublin Gay Couple
Granted Legal Review.
*Landmark Irish Gay
Marriage Case Moves Forward.
November
8:
*Baptists Want
Gay-Marriage Ban, Promote Christian Education.
*Conservatives Keep Gay
Marriage Ban on Agenda. (Article Includes Video
Clip Link)
*Bill Would Ban Same-Sex
Marriage in Texas.
*Gay Republicans' 5 Point
Plan For LGBT Victory.
*Group Proposes D.C. Vote
to Ban Gay Marriages to Ask the District's Voters to Outlaw Gay Marriages.
*Gay Marriage Amendments
Helped by Bush Victory.
*Gay Marriage Issue Hits
Texas.
*Gay Unions Gain
Acceptance in Vermont.
*Liberals Dismayed by
'Moral Values' Claims.
*Like the Nation, Athens
County Ohio, Polarized Over Gay Marriage.
*New York State Bar
Committee Divided Over Gay Marriage.
*On Marriage Battlefield,
Civil Unions Offer Middle Ground. Op-Ed. USA
Today
*Oregon Gay Couples Who
Wed Face Uncertain Future.
*The Big Post-Election
Debate.
*Backers Think Gay-Rights
Measure Will Pass.
*Bill To Legalize Gay
Marriage Tops California Agenda.
*Blame it on San
Francisco? Editorial San Francisco
Chronicle
*Bush Victory Puts Gay
Rights Advocates on the Defensive.
*Church's Role in GOP's
Win, Evangelicals Take Moral Values Message to Heart.
*Company Must Be Made To
Pay For Supporting Gays Conservatives Say.
*Election Should
Reinstill Gay Commitment. Op-Ed. By Deb
Price
*I Wed Thee, and Thee,
and Thee, If Homosexual Marriage, Then Polygamy?
*In Oregon, Same-Sex
Marriage Ban Leaves Wedded Couples in Confusion.
*Let the Explaining
Begin! Op-Ed. By Howard
KurtzWashington Post
(Free Reg.
Required)
*Mississippi Voters
Expected Passage of Gay Marriage Ban in State.
*Montana State University
May Chop Gay Benefits.
*President's Domestic
Agenda to Include Marriage Amendment.
*Rove: Bush 'Absolutely'
to Pursue Amendment Banning Gay Marriage.
*Voters Made Choice For
Leader a 'Moral' Issue.
*Wake Up. Op-Ed. by Libby
Post
*Why We Need a Marriage
Amendment. Op-Ed. By Robert P.
George and David L. Tubbs
International
News
*Tory MPs 'Out to Wreck'
Gay Partnership Bill.
*Southwest Saskatchewan
Minister Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples.
*Pot Bill, Same-Sex
Marriage Could Effect Border Trade, Canada Told.
*Saskatchewan Gay Couple
Legally Weds.
*Siblings Should Have
Same Rights as Gay Couples - Tories.
November
7:
*You Can Already Smell
the Chicken Rotting. Op-Ed By Molly
Ivins [ABSOLUTELY MUST
READ]
*After Same-Sex Marriage
Ban, Gay Couples in Oregon Fret About Loss of Benefits.
*Faith, Values in GOP's
Plans, State Voters Save Spoken, Legislators Will Stand Up for Georgia
Values.
*Maine Republican Senator
Says, Bush Will Need Support of Moderate Democrats.
*Same-Sex Couple Faces
Reality With Sadness, Hope. Op-Ed. By kevin
Riordan
*The Gay Marriage
Deception. Op-Ed. By Thomas
Oliphant
*Whose Morality? Editorial Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
*Florida Baptists Push
For Ban on Gay Marriage. St Petersburg
Times
*A Vote For Moral
Revival? No Way. Op-Ed. Steve Chapman
Chicago Tribune (Free Reg.
Required)
*Black Churches That
Spurn Gays, Marriage Debate Has Strained Relationship.
*Bucking the Trend:
Voters in East Grand Rapids a Rarity in Rejecting Gay-Marriage Proposal.
*Bush to Seek Nationwide
Ban on Gay Marriage in New Term, Rove Says. Reuters - ABC
News
*Gay Advocates Examine
Role in Election.
*Gay Community Fears New
Era of Intolerance, Equality Campaigners in Despair at Rise of Homophobic
Right.
*Gay-Marriage Bans,
Americans Simply Showed Will Not be Pushed. Editorial Stuart
News (Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay Married Couples Rush
to Protect Their Benefits.
*Gay Marriage Supporters
- What's Next? Editorial Grand Forks
Herald
*Massachusetts Court's
Gay Marriage Ruling Helped Sabotage Kerry. Op-Ed Carolyn
Lochhead
*Massachusetts
Gay-Marriage Ruling Pushed Voters, Mobilized Bush, Left Kerry Wary.
*New Marriage Laws
Already Facing Court Tests in Oklahoma Oregon, Louisiana and Oregon is
Expected.
*Ohio Issue 1 Approved;
Now What? Editorial Zanesville
Times Recorder
*One-Issue Legislative
Campaigns Stumble, Openly Gay Carl Sciortino Wins Handily.
*Same-Sex Marriage
Issue. CBS News Report
Video
[1:52]
*Support Still: Election
Favors Rights Backers, Legislators Opposing Same-Sex Marriage Bans Risking
Jobs.
*The Bible is Wrongly
Cited Again, This Time Against Gays. Philadelphia
Inquirer (Free Reg.
Required)
*The Election, We Learn,
Was About Gay Marriage. Philadelphia
Inquirer (Free Reg.
Required)
*Undaunted San Francisco
state Assemblyman Mark Leno Revs Up Marriage Issue.
International
News
*Italians Oppose
Marriage, Adoption for Gays. Rueters
November
6:
*Florida Baptists to
Consider 'Gay Marriage' Ban at State Convention Meeting.
*Florida's Southern
Baptists Want Constitutional Ban on Gay Unions. Miami
Herald (Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay Advocates Examine
Role in Election.
*Bush Victory Puts Gay
Activists on Defensive.
*Federal Lawsuit Over
Anti-Gay Shirt Can Proceed, Judge Decides.
*Gay-Backing Christians
Feel 'Like Exiles' United Methodist Church's to Celebrate Despite
Disappointment.
*Gay Georgia Southern
Student Targeted With Hateful Graffiti.
*Massachusetts
Legislature Inching Left as Country Drifts Right.
*Maybe Same-Sex Marriage
Didn't Make the Difference. New York
Times (Free Reg.
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*Two Very Different
America's Emerge From Election 2004.
*Yoko Ono's Gay Marriage
Anthem Tops Dance Charts.
*Bible Verses Used as
'Bible Versus'. Atlanta Journal
Constitution (Free Reg.
Required)
*Bigotry and Ballots /
Gay Marriage is Repudiated; So is Fairness. Editorial Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
*Gays Say They Can Win,
Despite Election Losses.
*How Can 59,054,087
People Be So DUMB?" --
Daily Mirror Front
Page [Great
Photo]
*Lesbian 'Spoiler'
Candidate In Still Undecided Race For Washington Governor.
*Massachusetts Married
Gays Win Support.
*Montana State University
May Reconsider Renting to Married Gay Couples.
*Oregon Civil Unions Gain
Support Despite Measure
36.
*Oregon Demonstrators
Decry 'Wrong' Vote on Gay Marriage Initiative.
*Poll Question Stirs
Debate on Meaning of 'Values'. New York
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Protect Rights For
Gays. Editorial Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel
*San Francisco Mayor
Gavin Newsom Takes Political Lumps for Gay Marriage Stance.
*Should Polygamy be
Begal? After All, It's in the Bible.
*Strong Turnout Among
Conservative Stokes Advocates of Idaho Constitutional Ban on Gay
Marriage.
*The 'Moral Values'
Issue. New York
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Union and Division:
Electorate's Response to Gay Marriage Sent a Community Reeling. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Wisconsin Considers Gay
Marriage Ban.
International
News
Spain Not Letting Facts
Get in the Way of Same-Sex Marriage.
November
5:
*Nader Was Right,
Democrats Didn't Need Him to Lose Election, Kerry Failed to Address Gay Marriage
Issue.
*Kerry Refused to Take
Clinton's Antigay Advice.
*Anti-Gay Republicans Win
U.S. Senate Races.
*Gay Movement Boosted by
'79 March on Washington, First Gay March Driven by Grass Roots Activists.
*Homo Hate: Kerry Loses
to Rove's Anti-Gay Hysteria. By Doug
Ireland
*Eleven States Easily
Pass Gay-Marriage Bans, 'This Hits You in the Gut'.
*Illinois Not Likely to
Put Gay Marriage On Ballot.
*Media's Gay Marriage
Consensus, Insider Critics Charge Press Didn't Play it Straight. FAIR
*Oregon Gay Marriage
Court Battle Far From Over.
*Texas Education Board
OKs Textbooks to Reflect Marriage Being Between a Man and a Woman.
*Anti-Gay Republicans Win
U.S. Senate Races, Gay Baiting May Have Helped in Tight Contests.
*Anti-Gay Sign Upsets
Residents. [WARNING: Article
Contains Language Readers May Find Offensive]
*A Vote for
Inequality. Editroial Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
*Christian Civic League
Plans to Fight Maine Gay-Rights Bill.
*Conservatives Urge Bush
to Go His Own Way.
*Diane Linn Says
Multnomah County Commission Not to Blame For Marriage Ban.
*Did Gavin Newsom Cost
the Democrats the Election? Op-Ed. By Joan
Walsh
*Donation Helps
Provincetown Gay-Marriage Fund.
*Down But Not Out After
Montana Gay Marriage Ban Passes.
*Faithful Take Heart: All
Not Blinded by the Right. Op-Ed. By Carol
Marin
*Gay Candidates Sweep
D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission Races.
*Gay Marriage Battle
Extends To Texas School Books.
*Gay Marriage Didn't Hurt
Massachusetts Incumbents.
*Gay Marriage Puts
Children In Danger California Court Told.
*Gays Ponder Bush
Victory, Takes One Quarter of Gay Vote, Stunning Some Activists.
*Gay Rights Hot Issue at
Palm Springs Pride Fest.
*Gay Unions Put Kerry
Campaign Asunder. Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
*Is Bush's Win All Our
Fault? Editorial Editor
Washington Blade
*Massachusetts Official
May End Effort to Ban Gay Marriages.
*Massachusetts Same-Sex
Marriage Ban Loses Ground, Opponents Add 2 Legislative Seats.
*Oregon Measure 36 Called
Ambiguous, Court Ruling on Amendment Might be Necessary.
*Some Democrats Blame One
of Their Own, Gavin Newsom. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*South Carolina Next to
Ban Gay Marriage?
*Speaking in a Moral
Tongue - Carefully. Op-Ed. By David
Sarasohn
*Students Walk Out to
Protest Gay-Marriage Ban.
*Supporters Continue To
Fight For Gay Marriage In San Francisco.
*The Moral Factor in the
Election. Op-Ed. By By David
Horowitz
*Votes Are In: Same-Sex
Unions Out. Knight Ridder
Newspapers
*Vote Re-Energizes Drive
For Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage.
International
News
*Judge Makes Saskatchewan
7th Jurisdiction With 'Gay Marriage'. Baptist
Press
*Gay Marriage Legalized
In Canada Prairie Province.
*Saskatchewan Judge Gives
Blessing to Same-Sex Marriage.
November
4:
*Democrats' Tin
Ear. Op-Ed. By Brian
Healy CBS
News
*Evangelicals Want Big
Payback For Election Turnout.
*Rhode Island GOP Senator
Weighing Switch To Democrats.
*Gay-Marriage Opposition
Seen as Factor Aiding Bush.
*Coalition Forming to
Repeal Florida's Gay Adoption Ban.
*Anti-Gay U.S. Attorney
General Reportedly Leaving Bush Administration.
*Election Dims GLBT
Advocates' Outlook, Bush victory, Passage of 11 Amendments Mark Setback.
*Election Week
Massachusetts Slideshow. By Bay Windows
*Gay Marriage Rift
Escalates, National Losses Turn Hopes to S.F. Assemblyman Mark Leno's
Legislation.
*National Gay Marriage
Backlash Not Felt in Massachusetts, State Blamed With Triggering
It.
*Ohio Gay Partner
Benefits Safe - For Now.
*Oklahoma Lesbian Couples
Challenge Gay Marriage Ban.
*Oregon Justices May Have
Final Say on Gay Marriages.
*State Bans on Gay
Marriage Galvanize Sides. Los Angeles
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*State Results Buoy Hope
of Defeating Amendment.
*Some in Bay Area Wonder
if Gay Marriage Issue Tipped Scales in Presidential Race.
*Voters 13, Gay Marriage
0, Now What? Op-Ed. By Dr. Warren
Throckmorton
*White House Claims
Mandate for Bush Agenda.
*Why Bush Won: Moral
Values, Anti-Gay Marriage Initatives, Black Support and United Religious
Voters.
*A Victory For 'Values,'
But Whose? Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
*Arkansans Left No Doubt
in Ballot Issues.
*Bush's 2nd Term Gay
Agenda. 365Gay.Com
*Campus Demonstrates Deep
Divisions on Michigan's Proposal
2.
*Democrats Need to
Connect With Religious, Rural Voters Noted. Washington Post
(Free Reg.
Required)
*Effect of Ohio Gay
Marriage Ban Uncertain; Cleveland Heights' Law Appears Unaffected.
*Focus on Moral Values
Tipped Vote For Bush.
*Four Montana Democratic
Lawmakers to Offer Gay-Friendly Proposals.
*Gays Heartbroken at Bush
Win. Times of
India
*Gay-Rights Activists
Look to the Courts. Seattle
Times
*Gay Marriage: Did Issue
Help Re-Elect Bush? San Francisco
Chronicle
*Gay Marriage May Have
Lost John Kerry the Presidency. Op-Ed. By Rex
Wockner
*Gay-Marriage Opposition
Seen as Factor Aiding Bush. San Jose Mercury
News (Free Reg.
Required)
*Georgia: With Gay
Marriage Lawsuit Certain, Courts Will Likely Determine Effect.
*Interest Groups Eye Bush
Victory With Agendas in Mind.
*Kansans State
Conservatives Set to Push Gay-Marriage Ban Again.
*Michigan Attack on Gays'
Benefits Feared.
*Oklahoma Federal Lawsuit
Challenges Gay-Marriage Ban.
*Opponents of Gay
Marriage Ban Say Fight Will Continue.
*Oregon Gay-Marriage
Advocates Lament Constitutional Ban.
*Oregon Gay Parents
Express Chagrin on Measure 36 Vote.
*Oregon Measure 36 Win
Returns Marriage Fight to Courts.
*Pro-Gay Ex-Bishop Slated
to Speak.
*Same-Sex Bans Fuel
Conservative Agenda. Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
*Same-Sex Marriage Issue
Key to Some G.O.P. Races. New York
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*San Francisco Examines
Losses on Gay-Marriage Amendments.
*States' Votes Against
Gay Marriage Likely Won't Affect New York.
*Utah Gay-Rights Groups
Pressing Forward.
*Was Gay Marriage Kerry's
Undoing? Op-Ed. Boston
Globe
*Win Shows 'Red States'
On the Rise.
*Why Bush Won, It's
Pretty Simple, Really -- Kerry Was Poor Candidate. Op-Ed By Farhad
Manjoo
*Why We Must Win the
Gay-Marriage Debate. Op-Ed. By Christian
Examiner
*Youngstown State
University Weighs Effect of Gay-Marriage Ban on Benefits.
International
News
*Canada Judge to Rule on
Same-Sex Marriage.
November
3:
*Did the Issue of
'Marriage Equality' Win the Election for the Republicans? Equality Campaign Press
Release
*A Failure of
Will. Op-Ed. By Charles Karel
Bouley II
*Anatomy Of A Crushing
Political Defeat.
*Bush Won Because of Four
Main Reasons. San Jose Mercury
News (Free Reg.
Required)
*Groups Set to Sue Over
Georgia Marriage Ban.
*As in 2000, More Than
20% of Gays Vote For Bush. Advocate
*CNN News Election Voters
Poll.
*Conservatives Cheer Gay
Marriage Bans.
*Gay Candidates Do Well
In Local Races.
*Gay Civil Rights Groups
Struggle With Defeats.
*Georgia: With Gay
Marriage Lawsuit Certain, Courts Will Determine Effect. (Free Reg.
Required)
*It's Mourning in
America. Village
Voice
*ACLU Vows to Continue
Striving for Equality, Following Passage of Gay Marriage Bans in 11
States.
*Arkansas Gay Marriage
Ban Nets Overwhelming Support.
*Bush Wins Same Portion
of Gay Vote As 2000. Washington Blade
Blog
*Churchgoers, White Men
Strongly Support Bush.
*Cincinnati Voters Repeal
Ban on Gay Rights Laws.
*Companies Add Gender
Identity to Anti- Bias Policies. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Discrimination Never
Belongs in a Constitution. HRC Press
Release
*Electing Our Way to
Civil Rights or Not. Washington Blade
Blog
*Eleven States Approve
Bans on Gay Marriage. UPI - Washington
Times
*Eleven States Ban Gay
Marriage. 365Gay.Com
*Eleven States Reject Gay
Marriage. AP - Guardian
Unlimited
*Gay Marriage Bans Gain
Wide Support in 10 States. N.Y.
Times (Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay Marriage Bans Passed
in All 11 States. Boston
Globe
*Gay Hispanic Woman
Elected Dallas Sheriff.
*Gay, Straight: Who
Cares? Op-Ed By By Kim
Kendrick
*Georgia, Kentucky and
Ohio Vote Against Gay Marriage.
*Judge Survives Flap Over
Dissolution of Lesbian Couple's Civil Union.
*Kentuckians Approve
Gay-Marriage Ban.
*Marilyn Musgrave Holds
on to Edge Stan Matsunaka.
*Mean-Spirited, Ugly
Measures Will Hurt Thousands of Gay and Straight Families. NGLTF Press
Release
*Michigan Gay Marriage
Ban Sure to Face Court Challenges.
*Michigan Voters
Identified as Catholics and Protestants Combined to Help Pass Proposal
2.
*Ohio Same-Sex Marriages
Banned.
*On the Spot in Ohio: Why
the Gay Poll Was Key.
*Oregon Measures 36 and
37: A Step Back. Editorial By The
Oregonian
*Oregon Religion Drives
Ban on Gay Marriage.
*San Francisco Activists
Mourn Gay Marriage Bans.
*The Principle of Equal
Protection Must Prevail. Editorial Detriot Free
Press
November
2:
*11 States Weigh in on
Gay Marriage Debate.
*Cincinnati Ban on Gay
Rights Laws Cack on Ballot. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Election Handed Off to
Voters.
*Georgia Gay Marriage -
After The Vote The Courts.
*If Georgia Marriage
Amendment Passes, Court Challenges Could Delay It.
*Long Lines As Record
Numbers Turn Out To Vote.
*Michigan Democrats
Report False Gay Marriage Calls.
*Obama Set To Trounce
Anti-Gay Keyes.
*Two Transgendered
Candidates Vie For US First.
*Anti-Gay Measures
Threaten Democratic Rights, Ballot Initiatives Seek to Bar Same-Sex
Marriage.
*First Votes Cast and
Counted, Bush 35, Kerry's 21.
*Gay Blacks Feeling
Strained Church Ties. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Kentucky Marriage: Moral
Definition Or Loving Union?
*Massechuettes Couple
Battles Long Odds on Gay Issue.
*Massechuettes: Taxes,
Gay Rights Focus of Local Races.
*Michigan Proposal 2 Ban
on Rights, Not Marriage Protection, Say Experts.
*Michigan Voters
Confused, Angry Over Bogus Calls.
*Missouri Gay Student in
Trouble Over Gay Pride Slogans T-Shirts Asserts Right to Free Expression.
*North Dakota University
Students Walk Out Against Same-Sex Marriage Ban Measure.
*Straight or Gay, We Can
Disagree With Respect. Op-Ed. By Peter
Bronson
*Virginia Red Tape Only
For Gay Parents. Op-Ed. By The
Virginian-Pilot
International
News
*Anglican Bishops in
Africa Take Anti-Gay Stand.
November
1:
*Oregon Gay Marriage,
Land Use Measures Pose Big Potential Effects.
*2004 Elections Are a
Cornerstone for Gay Rights. ChicagoPride.Com
*Dailies Overwhelmingly
Come Out Against "Anti-Gay" Amendments, GLAAD Finds.
*Elections Commission
Dismisses Complaint Over Ohio Secretary of State Calls Backing Issue 1.
*Kerry Campaign Accuses
GOP Of Homophobic Dirty Tricks.
*Ohio Voters Set to
Approve Controversial Anti-Gay Marriage Measure.
*Southern Oregon Judge:
Register To Vote Or Face Fine.
*Utah Amendment 3 Backing
Remains Strong at 63 Percent Voter Approval.
*Voters on State Level to
Have Say on 'Same-Sex Marriage' Other Issues. SBC Baptist
Press
*Anti-Gay Amendments Stir
Passions In 11 States. [View Text of Each
States Proposed Amendments]
*Bill Clinton Criticizes
Social-Issue Wedge.
*Bush Abandons Gay
Marriage Attacks To Concentrate On Terrorism.
*Black Voters Against Gay
Marriage Not Necessarily Supporting Bush.
*Department of
Ambivalence, The Struggle. Op-Ed. By Margaret
Talbot
*Gerogia: Wall of Social
Injustice. Op-Ed. By Phil
Dodson
*Homosexuals Must Share
Their Stories. Op-Ed. By Emily Saliers
and B. Andrew Plant (Free Reg.
Required)
*Illinois Judges' Fates
Rest With Voters. [Scroll Down to Adoption
Controversy]
*Judge Issues Order To
Company Threatening School Administrators With Outing.
*Man From Hope, Clinton
Comes Callin' on Arkansas.
*Michigan Gay Couples
Turn to Estate Planning.
*Michigan Proposal 2: Gay
Marriage Man Amounts to Discrimination. Op-Ed. By Rich
Adams
*Misleading Antigay Phone
Calls Being Made to Michigan Voters.
*Mississippi Gay Marriage
Amendment Could Affect State's Image.
*Mississippians Views
Differ on Gay Marriage.
*Ohio Marriage Battle
Issue Not an Automatic Bush Vote.
*Penn State University
Officials Look to Expand Same-Sex Benefits.
*Referendum
Roulette. Editorial Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
*Same-Sex Marriage Issue
Fires Up Gays. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Stand as One and Call
For Change. Op-Ed. By Louis A. Kieran
*Supreme Court Chief
Justice William H. Rehnquist Absent As Court Convenes.
*The Future of Marriage,
Injudicious Consequences of a Kerry Vote. National Review
Online
*University of North
Florida Student Leader's Views Promote Intolerance of Gays.
*Utah Same-Sex Nuptials
in Danger.
International
News
*Denmark Transsexual Ties
For Lead.
*Gay Activists Urge
Federal Labor Party to Reverse Same-Sex Marriage Policy.
*UK PM's Wife Castigates
Bush On Gay Rights.
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