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"National
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October
2004
October
31:
*Arkansas: Supporters Not
Siding With Candidate, Passing Gay-Marriage Amendment Is Only Goal.
*Hawaii Senate Race
Focuses on War in Iraq, Gay Marriage.
*Preachers Around the
Country Urge Worshippers to Vote.
*A House Divided Over
Measure 36, Oregon Couple Hadn't Planned on Getting Married.
*Attacks on Miami County
Commission District 1 Candidate Center on Gay Stance. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Bush Suddenly Voices
Receptiveness to States Enacting Civil Union Legislation.
*Countdown To End Of
Broken Promises. Op-Ed. By Cheryl Jacques
HRC President
*Drag Marriage Out of the
Closet. Op-Ed. By George Pyle,
The Salt Lake Tribune
*Fight Over U.S. State
Initiatives Often Bitter Too. Reuters
AlertNet
*GOP Rep. Steve Godsey
Law That Ban Gay Unions Show Gays They Are Not Welcome in Tennessee.
*Massachusetts: Few
Same-Sex Couples Saying 'I Do'.
*Massachusetts Gay
Marriage: Campaign Non-Issue.
*New World Order, Or
Not. Op-Ed. By Rex
Wockner
*Ohio Gay Marriage Ban
Faces Some Unlikely Foes. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Schumer Tells GLBT
Democratic Clubs and Leaders Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage "In His
Gut".
International
News
*Anti-Gay European Union
Official To Step Aside.
October
30:
*11 States to Vote on
Same-Sex Marriage. AP Via Guardian
Unlimited
*A Historic Gay-Marriage
Referendum: 11 States Get a Say on America's Most Volatile Issues.
*Gay Marriage Foes Want
Court To Pay Legal Fees.
*Ohio Issue 1 Divides
Religious Leaders, While Some Crusade, Others Are Troubled.
*Summary: 11 States Vote
on Gay Marriage.
*Bush, GOP Candidate
Isakson, Gay Marriage Ban Strongly Favored in Georgia. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Christian Group Who Won
Suit to Block San Francisco's Gay Marriages Seek Quarter Million in
Fees.
*Faith Politics Could Tip
Vote: GOP and Measure 36 Supporters Pray For Big Christian Conservative
Turnout.
*Gay Marriage a Whisper
at Best in Dem. Matsunaka - Rep. Musgrave Campaign.
*Ohio Constitutional
Amendment to Ban on Gay Marriage Sole Statewide Issue on Ballot.
*Question of Rights For
Wed-Unwed Gay Couple. Op-Ed. By Marc
Hansen
*Same-Sex Marriage
Becomes Issue Late in Several Campaigns.
*Yoko Ono Takes Her
Political Message to the Dance Floor.
International
News
*Germany Expands Rights
For Gay Couples.
October
29:
*Andy Thayer,
DontAmend.Com, Gets Chicago Mayor to Signs Petition Supporting Same-Sex
Marriage.
*Daley Tricked With Gay
Marriage Petition?
*ACLU Accuses Los Angeles
School Officials of Harassing Gay Students.
*FBI Queries Gay
Governor's Alleged Boyfriend.
*Gay Activists Evaluating
Positions of Candidates for D.C. Board of Education Races.
*Gay Marriage Still
Divides Georgia Black Voters.
*Gay Rights Foe Aims For
Seat in State Legislature, Several Local Races Offer Stark Choices on Gay
Issues.
*Lesbian Activist's Mom
Leads Anti-Gay Amendment Bid.
*Lesbian Daughter of
Georgia Gay Marriage Ban Leader Speaks Against Measure.
*Mississippi Gay-Rights
Advocates Vow To Fight Gay Marriage Ban in Court if it Passes.
*The Intolerance of the
'Gay Marriage' Movement. SBC Baptist
Press
*As Southerners Consider
Gay Marriage, Black Voters Divided.
*Black, Gay GOP Group Say
Gays 'Misguided', Gay Member of Bush's AIDS Panel Opposes Gay Marriage.
*Catholic Church Money
For Michigan Prop 2 Passage Irks Some.
*Christian Clergy
Speaking Out For Michigan Prop 2 to Ban Gay Marriage.
*Gays 'Viable' in Races
Nationwide, Idaho, Carolinas Eyed as 'Breakthroughs'.
*Georgia's Emory
University Senate Opposes Ban on Gay Marriage.
*Georgia Gay Marriage
Amendment Goes to Voters.
*Georgia: The
Conservative Shibboleth Undone. Editorial By Matthew
Hennie Southern Voice
*Intolerance Will Lose
the Test of Time. Op-Ed. By Brian
Dickerson
*Kentucky Gay Marriage
Ban Amendment Supporters and Foes Prepare For Future.
*Kentucky Governor to
Back Gay Marriage Ban in Radio Ad.
*Law Turns Blind Eye to
Gay-Wedlock Peril. Editorial The Oregonian
*Massachusetts Candidates
Square Off on Gay Marriage.
*Mississippi Gay Couple
to 'Marry' Despite Law.
*Mississippi Gay Marriage
Issue Not Going Away.
*Most Anti-Gay Marriage
Amendments Likely to Pass, Ohio, Oregon May Be Exceptions.
*Mystery Donor Gives
$170,000. to Back Yes on 3 Utah Gay Marriage Ban Amendment.
*North Dakota Mayor Will
'Visit,' Not Address Students Gay Marriage Ban Amendment Protest
Rally.
*Odds in Favor of
Mississippi Gay Marriage Ban.
*Ohio Gay Rights Issue
Signs Targeting Blacks Ruled OK.
*Ohio Same-Sex Marriage
Is No. 1 in Minds of Religious Groups.
*Ohio Secretary of State
Accused of Breaking Law by Pushing Same-Sex Marriage Ban.
*Oregon Court-Ordered
'Gay Marriage' Could Follow Amendment Loss.
*Oregon's
Interracial-Marriage Ban Used in Measure 36 Comparisons.
*Polls Show Tightening
Presidential Race, Support For Gay Marriage Bans.
*Sen. Mongiardo Says Sen.
Bunning Allies' "Limp-Wristed," a "Switch-Hitter" Remarks Out of
Line.
*TV Ads Opposing Kentucky
Gay Marriage Ban Pulled.
*Virginia's 2nd District
Race Turns Fierce. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Will Gay Marriage Issue
Bring Out Voters?
October
28:
*A High-Stakes Election,
Supreme Court, Domestic AIDS Policy in the Balance.
*Atlanta Golf Club Plans
to Fight Order to Include Gay Partner.
*If The Flip-Flops Fit,
Bush Now Says Yes to Civil Unions, GOP's Official Platform is Wrong.
*Ohio Gay Marriage Ban on
Ballot.
*Vatican Orders
Minneapolis Church to End Outreach Program to LGBT Community.
*56.4% in New York County
Oppose Legalizing Same-Sex Unions.
*Activist Says His Goals
Are Common, Some Massachusetts Candidates Shy From His Backing.
*Ashcroft Intervenes In
Gay Marriage Suit.
*Bush Civil Union Support
Irks Some in GOP. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Chicago Mayor Daley
Signs Pro-Gay Marriage Petition. Chicago Anti-Bashing
Network
*Churches Key To Michigan
Fight On Gay Marriage. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Conservative Groups
React to Bush's Comments on Civil Unions.
*Conservative Voices Back
Alan Keyes in Ad.
*Gay Marriage Amendments
Likely to Pass in All 11 States on November 2 Ballots.
*Gay Rancher Finds
Himself Drawn Into Gay Marriage Debate For Want of a Signature.
*Log Cabin Republicans
Patrick Guerriero Discusses Day Issues Calhoun College Master's Tea.
*Michigan Proposal 2
Opponents TV Ads Target Gay Marriage Issue.
*Minneapolis Church
Censored For Gay Pride Support.
*New York University Gay
Frat Will Add Diversity.
*Ohio Issue 1 Opponents'
TV Ads Tout Gay Marriage Ban.
*Ohio: The Heartland of
Hate? Op-Ed. By Brian
Holmes
*Poll Shows Positive
Shift For Gays in Military.
*Social Issues Such as
Gay Marriage Separate Missouri Gubernatorial Candidates.
*Star-News Pulls
Endorsement Of First Openly Lesbian State Senator Over Ad.
*Utah Congressional
Candidates Debate Gay Marriage, Security at Brigham Young University.
International
News
*Canadian Study to Reveal
Gay, Lesbian Spending Clout.
*Gay Rights Row Leaves
European Union in Crisis.
*Gay Unions Slammed in
Africa.
*Irish Bishop Backs Gay
Rights.
October
27:
*A Dream Deferred, What's
Next For the Gay Marriage Movement.
*U.S. Department of
Justice to Intervene in Same-Sex Marriage Suit in Orange County.
*Candidate's Sexual
Orientation At Center Of North Carolina Senate Race.
*Family, Faith Guide
Beliefs on Gay Marriage.
*Fundamentalist Fanatics
Form Bush Base.
*Gay-Marriage Issue Stirs
Controversy at Jackson City Council Meeting.
*North Carolina Campaigns
Attack Gays.
*Odyssey of a Gay
Republican in Illinois.
*Senate Candidates in
Illinois Debate Gay Rights.
*Some TV Stations Have
Agreed to Pull Gay-Amendment Ad.
*Anti-Gay Rhetoric in
Massachusetts Representative Race Heats Up.
*Bush Has "Election Eve
Conversion" on Gay Unions.
*California Gay Marriage
Gets December 22 Court Date.
*Defeat the Kentucky
Amendment. Editorial The
Courier-Journal
*Election May Hinge Upon
Divisive Unions of One Man and One Woman Issue.
*Experts Examine Impact
of Michigan's Gay Marriage Vote.
*Gay-Marriage Foes May
Bolster Bush.
*Gay Rights Produces
Further Conflict in Keyes, Obama Third Senate Debate.
*Indiana: The Little
Issue That Roared. Op-Ed. By Dan Carpenter
*Lesbian Pastor To Face
Church Trial.
*Marriage Is a
Fundamental and Universal Right. Editorial The Collegiate
Times
*Michigan Civil Rights
Commission Calls Gay Marriage Amendment 'Hateful'.
*Michigan Poll:
Bush-Kerry Race Tight, Gay Marriage Ban Ahead.
*Michigan Proprosal 2
Outlook Uncertain as Foes Mount Late Opposition.
*Michigan University
Students Protest Proposed Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage.
*North Dakota Marriage
Ban Foes Take Differences to Air.
*Ohio Supporters of Gay
Marriage Ban Begin Airing TV Ads. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Utah Amendment 3 Backers
Closing the Funding Gap.
International
News
*UK Gay Couples Get
Pension Rights.
October
26:
*Bush Says He Supports
Civil Unions But Not Gay Marriage. Advocate
*Bush on Religion and
God, Says He Believes Muslims and Christians Pray to Same God. ABC
News
*Emory University Senate
to Decide on Resolution Opposing Georgia's Ban on Gay Marriage.
*Fundamentalists Vow To
Bring Down Gay Friendly Procter & Gamble.
*Gay New Hampshire
Bishop, V. Gene Robinson, Plans 'Halfhearted' Vote For Kerry.
*Kansans State Senator
Gay Marriage Amendment Not Needed.
*Kentucky Governor
Demands Ads Opposed To Gay Marriage Amendment Be Removed.
*Support Grows In
Military For Gays.
*Tax Plan, Gay Gaffes
Cost Jim DeMint Lead in South Carolina Race.
*Bush Says His Party Is
Wrong to Oppose Gay Civil Unions. New York
Times
*Bush Softens Approach to
Same-Sex Unions to Reach Out to Moderate Voters. 365Gay.Com
*Challenging Their
Party's Right and the Democrats, Too.
*Cleveland Newspaper
Opposes Gay Marriage Ban.
*Critics See Problems in
Kentucky Gay Marriage Ban.
*Georgia Catholic Bishops
Letter on Gay Marriage Stirs Up Controversy.
*Georgia's First Openly
Gay Lawmaker Talks About Proposed Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage.
*Georgia Supreme Court
Keeps Gay Marriage Ban on Ballot.
*Hawaii GOP Candidate for
State Senate Would Supports Laws to Execute Gays. [Video
Clip]
*Iowa Parents Want Gay
Books Banned.
*Massachusetts Gay
Marriage Issue Won't Decide 7th Plymouth Race.
*Michigan Proposal Two:
Gay Marriage Ban Would Rewrite State Constitution.
*Montana Gay Marriage Ban
Widely Backed, Group Says.
*Ohio Issue 1 Opponents'
TV Ads Cite Harm to Seniors, Amendment's Backers Rebut Claim.
*Right to Marry Round-Up,
The Latest on the Battle From Around the Country.
*Sometimes Society's
Views Have to Change, Blacks, Gays Have Both Waged Battles For Basic
Rights.
*Support Still Strong For
Arkansas Marriage Amendment, Poll Shows.
*The Political Compass:
Quiz to Determine Whether You Are on a Left to Right Scale. [Click Link to Take
Quiz]
*Utah Gay Marriage No,
Polygamy Maybe GOP Candidate Says.
International
News
*Country's Largest Union
Calls For Anti-Gay European Union Commissioner to Be Dropped.
*London Banks Seek
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students!
*Same-Sex Couples
Question Terminology, Guidelines Require Couples to Take Vows as Husband and
Wife.
October
25:
*American Episcopal
Church Leader Says He Would Elect Gay Bishop Again.
*Country Club Violating
California Law By Not Accepting Gay Couples.
*Georgia Supreme Court
Throws Out State's Hate Crimes Law.
*Kentucky Gay Marriage
Supporters Launch Last-Minute Media Blitz.
*Montana Voters Support
Gay Marriage Ban, Medical Marijuana.
*Virginia Court Told
Denying Gay Partner Adoption Endangers Children.
*Bush and Kerry on GLBT
Issues. Human Rights
Campaign
*Bush Bid for Ohio,
Michigan Buoyed by Anti-Gay Marriage Vote.
*California Assembly
Candidates Differ on Gay Rights.
*Cher, Rosie O'Donnell
Anti-Bush Events Flop In Florods Battleground State.
*Episcopal Church USA
Head: Ban on Gay 'Marriage' Blessings Unlikely.
*Federal Investigation
Uncovered No Evidence Gay Governor Was Being Blackmailed.
*Film Chronicles Struggle
For Gay Rights.
*Gays and God: Some
Churches Are Softening Stands, Starting to Become More Accepting.
*Gay Marriage Ban on
Ballot in 11 States, Massachusetts Supreme Court Backlash Continues.
*Gay-Rights Issue Drives
Wedge in GOP Base.
*Is Being Gay Something
That Can Be Overcome?
*Maine Senate Hopefuls
Agree State Needs Legislation to Support Gay Rights.
*Marriage Still Matters
to Washington's Children. Op-Ed. By Jeff Kemp and
Harvey Drake Jr
*Mary's Sister Takes
Swing at Kerry, But, Sided With His Opposition to President's Effort to Ban Gay
Marriage.
*Michigan State
Constitution's Role is to Expand, Not Limit, Rights.
*Montana Voters Against
Gay Marriages. Billings Gazette State
Poll
*Ohio GOP Office Holders
Split on Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Ohio Issue 1: Risk Small
For Republicans Opposing Marriage Issue.
*Oregon Measure 36: A
Story of Love and Marraige. Editorial The
Oregonian
*Measure 36: Throwing
Stones and Then Hiding Your Hands. Editorial The Oregonian
*Oregon Measure 36: Who's
in the Closet? Editorial The Oregonian
*Supreme Court Scare,
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist In Hospital With Thyroid Cancer.
*Two Transgendered
Candidates Vie For Honor of Becoming First Elected U.S. Officials.
*Voters Should Repudiate
Anti-Gay Bias. Op-Ed. By Deb
Price
International
News
*Denazification in
Socialist Germany Opened Door to Gay Rights.
*French Gay TV Network
Signs On.
*France's First TV
Station For Homosexuals to Rely Heavily on Spicy Fare.
October
24:
*Florida Gay and Straight
Couples Join Together to Renew Vows at Annual Rights Conference.
*Michigan Proposal 2:
Residents Speak on How They Feel About Gay Marriage Issue?
*Ohio's Gay Marriage
Amendment on November Ballot.
*Connecticut Lesbians
United Under Anti-Gay Billboards.
*Benefits For Gay
Couples? No! Op-Ed. By Edward Mechmann
N.Y. Daily News
*Benefits For Gay
Couples? Yes! Op-Ed. By Christine Quinn
N.Y. Daily News
*Cheney Hypocrisy On the
Gay Issue. Letter to the
Editor
*Family Ties - Gay Child
Isn't Something to Be Ashamed
Of. Commentary By Mary K.
Reinhart
*Delaware Candidates
Speak Out on Gay Rights Issues.
*Gay Marriage a Top Issue
With Most Arkansans.
*Gay Marriage Issue Leads
to Challenges of Massachusetts Incumbents. The
Enterprise
*Gay-Marriage Vote Sparks
Fight in Massachusetts Races. Boston
Globe
*Kentucky: 'Straight
Talk' Takes On Snide, New Meaning.
*Michigan Proposal 2:
Battle Lines Drawn Over Gay Marriage Amendment Vote.
*Michigan Proposal 2:
Against - Family Typical, Not Traditional.
*Michigan Proposal 2: For
- Religious Faith is Family's Foundation.
*Michigan Proposal 2:
Preserving the Traditional Family or Threatening the New?
*New York: Manhattan
District Attorney Endorses Same-Sex Marriages.
*Ohio Coalition Wants
Contitutional Ban on Gay Marriage.
*Ohio Issue 1: Will Hurt,
Not Help. Editorial Zanesville
Times Recorder
*Oregon Measure 36: A
Single Sentence Keeps Oregon's History Intact. Editorial The
Oregonian
*Oregon Measure 36:
Religion, Faulty Science Strain Opponents' Logic. Editorial The
Oregonian
*Oregon Measure 36:
Same-Sex Marriage and Our Public Schools. Editorial The
Oregonian
*Oregon Measure 36:
Taking a Stand On Marriage Measure. Corvallis Gazette
Times
*San Franciscan Aims to
Become Nation's First Transgender Public-Officeholder. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Thousands Descend on
Aspen For Gay Ski Week.
*U.S. Anglican Leader
Says Gay Union Ban Unlikely.
*What's Wrong With
Debates. Op-Ed. By Philip Terzian
[Good Read About Mary
Cheney]
International
News
*Canadian Council of
Churches Can't Take Position on Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage.
October
23:
*Florida Democrats Push
For Gay Turnout.
*Florida Same-Sex
Marriage Issue Could Impact Black Vote.
*Candidates Target Female
Voters: Bush Opposition to Gay Marriage; Kerry Low Wages.
*Cincinnati Voters
Deciding Fate of Ban on Gay Rights Laws. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Georgia's U.S. Senate
Candidates Clash on Legislating Gay Marriage, Abortion. (Free Reg.
Required)
*God and Sex. Op-Ed. By Nicholas D.
Kristof (Free Reg.
Required)
*Local Giving Fuels
Michigan Anti-Gay Marriage Drive.
*Michigan Vote On Gay
Unions Stirs Debate.
*Oregon Measure 36:
Stigmatize Gays Is No Way to Boost Family Values. Op-Ed. The Oregonian
*Oregon Measure 36
Triggers Equality Debate, Pass or Fail, Couples Still Lack Any State Rights of
Marriage.
*Same-Sex Marriage at
Center of Kansas Senate Race.
*'We Are Going to Win,'
Gay-Rights Leaders Declare at Utah Rally.
*Alan Keyes Anti-Gay
Rhetoric Returns.
*Christian College Group
Sues, Says Excluding Gays, Nonbelievers is OK.
*Gay Couple Takes
Marriage Vows Under Anti-Gay Billboard.
*Gay Journalists' Panel
on Outing, October 28 in Los Angeles.
*Iowa Parents Want Gay
Literature Removed.
*Utah Candidates
Speechless on Gay 'Sin' Question.
*Virginia Candidates Spar
Over Gay Unions, Health Care.
International
News
*Anglican Truce on Gay
Unions Not Expected to Last.
*Proposal 2: Same-Sex
Married Couples Find Acceptance on Other Side of River, Ontario Provides
Haven.
*'They Can Vote Against
Gays But There'll Still Be Gays'.
*Gays Welcome Elevation
to Labor Front Bench, First Openly-Gay Member of National Leadership
Team.
October
22:
*Florida Gap On Social
Issues Is Huge. By Brad Smith Tampa
Tribune
*Florida Gay Activists on
Mission to Get Vote Out For Kerry. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Former Governor Ventura
Gives Nod To Kerry.
*Homophobia Runs Rampant
in Black America. Op-Ed. By Cynthia Tucker
*Human Rights Campaign
Spends $6.5 Million On Campaign 2004.
*Barney Frank Gives
Candid Speech About Gay Rights.
*Complex Feelings On
Kentucky Marriage Amendment.
*Connecticut Same-Sex
Couple Will Say 'I Do' in Front of Billboard That Denounces Gay Marriage.
*Constitutional Amendment
Votes Highlight Regional Differences.
*Debate Remark Fuels
Cheney Fire, Uproar Cools Kerry Debate Wins.
*Democrats Play Politics
With Family. Op-Ed. By Kathleen
Parker
*Fifty-Seven Percent of
Ohio Voters Favor a Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriages.
*Fire and Brimstone
Debate: Alan Keyes and Barack Obama Rocked Each Other With Blistering
Attacks.
*Gay Couple Ignites
Sierra Rally Crowd.
*Georgia Senate
Candidates Differ Widely on Gay Marriage.
*Log Cabin Stands by
Guerriero, Gay GOP Leaders Dismiss 'Grumbling' That Director is Too Critical of
Bush.
*Michigan Gays Fear
Marriage Ban Will End Benefits.
*Michigan Same-Sex
Marriage Ban Likely to Pass.
*New York Mayor Bloomberg
to Gay Couples: Drop Dead.
*Nyack 10' Lose Court
Case, Promise Appeal.
*Ohio Secretary of State
Ken Blackwell Offers 'Barnyard' Take On Gay Marriage.
*Oregon Measure 36, The
Lies vs. The Real Kids. Op-Ed. By David Sarasohn
*New York State Judge
Upholds Marriage Ban.
*Researcher Assails
Oregon Measure 36 Tie, Yale Psychiatrist "Dumbfounded" to Be Cited by
Supporters.
*Texas Company Threatens
School Administrators With Outing.
*'Tying the Knot': Beyond
the Gay-Marriage Rhetoric, Stories of Real People.
*Virginia Marriage
Amendment Filed, Measure Follows DOMA and Marriage Affirmation Act.
International
News
*Africa's Top Anglican
Slams Gay Report.
*Defiant New European
Commission President Stands by Anti-Gay Aide.
*East China Anti-Gay
Group Plans to Protest Play Today.
*Gay Man Criticizes
Palestinian Society.
*New Zealand Transsexual
MP Beyer Posts Gender Identity Bill.
*Taipei Gay Party Prompts
Government AIDS Alarm.
October
21:
*Down to the Wire,
Massachusetts State Races Heat Up as November 2 Nears.
*Gay Issues Play in Swing
States, GOP Continues Anti-Gay Shenanigans Where Kerry, Bush Neck and
Neck.
*Barney Frank Discusses
Gay Marriage, John Kerry's Chances and Why He Should Be Re-Rlected.
*Catholic Leaders At Odds
Over Gay Marriage Amendments.
*Christian Broadcasting
Network Upset After Ex-Employee Reveals Gay Affair.
*Georgia's Bishops Urging
Faithful to Support Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Georgia's Proposed
Constitutional Amendment to Ban Same-Sex Marriage "Poorly
Worded". (Free Reg.
Required)
*Has GOP Written Off
Anti-Gay Keyes?
*Kentucky Gay Marriage
Amendment is Hot Topic.
*Keyes, Obama Take Jabs
on Issues of Morals, Faith. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Ohio's Anti-Gay Issue 1
Campaign Gets Ugly.
*Ohio Supreme Court
Rejects Last Pending Legal Challenge to Gay Marriage Ban Ballot Vote.
*Protesters Out Number
Participants at Anti-Gay Event at University of Michigan Flint.
*Student Taunted With Gay
Epithets Appeals Ruling.
*Why Take Gay Couples'
Only Benefit Away? Op-Ed. By Christopher T.
Leland
*Anti-Gay Stance Fits
Party Platform, Republican Party is Fomenting Intolerance.
*A Privileged Lesbian
Aids an Anti-Gay Administration. Letter to Roanoke
Times
*Arkansas Same-sex
Marriage Ban, Vote Now, Sue Later.
*Connecticut United
Church of Christ an Increasingly Divided Denomination.
*Despite a Common Faith,
Gay Marriage Divides.
*Evanston Illinois Votes
2004: Tie the Knot or Not, Gay Marriage Not Enough to Sway Voters.
*Gay Bishop Sees Glint of
Hope in Church Report. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Gay Bishop Regrets
Conflict, Not Decision.
*Gay Christians Have a
Role to Play in the Church.
*'Judicial Activism' Call
Ruled Out of Order.
*Kentucky Protests Come
to City Hall, Mayor Takes Marriage Amendment Off Agenda in Face of
Rally.
*Latter-Day Saints Going
Too Far in Endorsing Utah's Anti-Gay Amendment
3. Salt Lake
Tribune
*Money: Wills Are Not
Enough. 10 Tips For Gays to Protect Their Estate Interests.
*New Jersey Gay
Governor's Wife Buys House.
*No Good Answer to Gay
Question For the Vice President. Letters to St Petersburg
Times.
*Ohio Issue 1: An Unwise
Proposal. Op-Ed. Cincinnati
Enquirer
*PWAs Urged To Get
Pneumonia Shot.
*Same-Sex Marriage a Key
Election Issue in Presidential Race.
*Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Riles University of Montana's School of Law Audience.
*The O'Reilly Factor For
Lesbians. Op-Ed. By Frank
Rich
*Transgender Candidate's
Victory Would Be Milestone. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Utah Diocese Opposes
Amendment 3, But Catholics Are Free to Vote Their Own "Prudential
Judgment".
*Who's Insensitive to
Gays? Start With the Cheneys. Op-Ed. By Ellen
Goodman
*Who Owes Whom an
Apology? Op-Ed By Jeff
Sheehy
International
News
*European Union Chief
Backs Gay Row Nominee.
*Foreign Minister Wishes
to Give Gays Opportunity to Enter Into Partnership at Norwegian Embassies.
*GLBT Event Draws Fire in
York.
*Lebanese Group Begins
Campaign For Gay Rights.
October
20:
*Bush Administration To
Give Boy Scouts' Access to Schools While Ignoring Gay Student Groups.
*Schools Dragged Into
Oregon Anti-Gay Amendment Campaign.
*America's Young People
Say John Kerry Will Be The Next President.
*Ohio's Secretary of
State Compares Gay Couples, Farm Animals.
*Poll Shows Close Vote On
Ohio Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage.
*Religion and Politics
Should be Mixed Says Ohio Secretary of State.
*Florida Gay Community
Struggles to Find Voice in Election.
*Can You Tell If a May is
Gay in Just a Glance. ABC News
Poll
*Gay Marriages Major
Issue in US Polls.
*Judge Tosses Suit
Against Couple Who Talked of Fighting Gay Marriage Ban.
*Two Views: Was it Wrong
to Elect a Gay Bishop?
*Where Candidates Stand
On: Gay Marriage, Guns, Crime and Drugs.
*AIDS Protestors Arrested
At Bush/Cheney Virginia Election Campaign Headquarters.
*Brief History of
Wedlock: 1950s Image May Endure, But It's Just One of Marriage's Constantly
Evolving Forms.
Case Against Michigan
Proposal 2: Discrimination is At Heart of Amendment, Opponent Says.
*Case for Michigan
Proposal 2: Her Stance is Not Anti-Say, Insists, It's Pro-Family.
*Domestic Violence in
LGBT Relationships Targeted.
*Gay Marriage Ban Fight
Goes Before Georgia Supreme Court.
*Gay Remark 'Shocked'
Laura.
*Homosexual Lobby
Shouldn't Let Kerry Get Away With This. Op-Ed. By Ruben
Navarrette Jr.
*John Kerry Not Guilty of
Unfair Play in Gay Issue. Op-Ed. By Hilary
Rosen
*Judge Tosses Suit on
Gays, Marriage, Legislators Wanted to Prevent Challenges to Pennsylvania
Law.
*Mary Cheney, Say
Something. Op-Ed By Nicole
Brodeur
*Massachusetts SJC Chief
Justice Counters 'Judicial Activism' Charge.
*Micigan Gay Marriage Ban
Creates 2 Unlikely Activists.
*Mormon Church Clarifies
Its Position on Utah Legal Definitions of Marriage.
*New Hampshire Episcopal
Diocese Says it Regrets 'Pain and Confusion' Over Consecrating Gay
Bishop.
*North Carolina YMCA
Changes Policy to Allow Gay Couples to Pay Same Rate as Other Families.
*Ohio Clergy Rally
Against Banning Gay Marriage.
*Ohio Gay Marriage Ban
Splits Local Voters.
*Ohio Republican
Lawmakers Back Gay Marriage Ban.
*Oregon Same-Sex Marriage
Ban, Kerry Lead in Poll.
*Pennsylvania Lawmakers
Thwarted In Gay Marriage Case.
*Pro-Oregon Measure 36
Calls Draw Complaints, Group Warns of Teaching Children "Gay
Lifestyle".
*Six Words of Separation,
Michigan Proposal 2's Opponents See High Stakes in Fine Print.
*The End of Democracy,
Losing America's Birthright, the George Bush Way. Op-Ed By Rick
Perlstein
*The Straight and Narrow,
Thousands of Anti-Wedding Vows at D.C. Rally. Op-Ed. By Sarah
Goodyear
*Vermont Episcopal Church
Will Continue to Bless Civil Unions.
*Visible Gay Families
Could Shift Public's View.
*YMCA: Gay Families
Aren't Families - But Give Us Your Business.
International
News
*Gay-Themed Novel a First
For Booker Prize.
*Uganda Should Open
Debate on Homosexuals, Dutch Envoy Says.
*Vatican Is Alarmed by
Political Trend In Europe.
October
19:
*Mayor's Gay Appointee
Resigns Over New York Domestic Partner Policy Stance.
*Author of Gay Marriage
Decision Warns Against Politicizing Judge Selection.
*Black Voters Support
Kerry, Oppose Gay Marriage.
*Cast of Queer as Folk
Traveling Ccross Country to Campaign for John Kerry and John Edwards.
*Connecticut Churches
Back Same-Sex Marriage.
*Focus on Family Wins Out
in Suit Over Ex-Homosexual Conference Ads.
*New Jersey Gay Governor
& Wife Reportedly Split.
*New Jersey Senate Not
Likely to Vote on Needle Bills Before McGreevey Resigns.
*Report Says 65,000 Gays
Serve In Military.
*Activists Debate Utah
Gay Marriage Amendment at UVSC.
*Anti-Gay Rallies Planned
For National Mall on October
22.
*Cincinnati Enquirer
Urges "No" on Gay Marriage Ban.
*Gay Marriage Ban Fight
Before Georgia Supreme Court.
*Gay Marriage Plays Quiet
Role in Massachusetts Elections.
*Gay 'Sinners' Oppose
Bush and Christian Right.
*Illinois Groups Urging
Fight Against Gay Marriages.
*Maryland Lawmakers Seek
To Intervene In Marriage Definition Suit Filed by ACLU.
*Minnesota Republican
Candidates Pledging to Ban Gay Marriage, Group Says.
*Montana Gay Marriage Ban
Stirs Passions.
*Mrs. Kerry Would Focus
on 'Gay Tolerance' As First Lady.
*New York Mayor Bloomberg
Loses Bid To Toss Gay Benefits.
*North Dakota Amendment
Will Not Protect Marriage. Op-Ed. By Ken Rogers
Bismack Tribune
*Production of "The
Laramie Project' to Go On Despite Planned Protest.
*S.C. Johnson Drops
Sponsorship of "He's a Lady" Turner Broadcasting System Reality Show.
*Several States to
Consider Gay Marriage Ban Amendments on November
2. Feminist
Daily
*Sun Belt Strategy For
Kerry. Op-Ed. By Thomas Oliphant
*Why Utah Should Reject
Amendment
3. Editorial Daily
Herald
*With Two Weeks to Go,
Georgia Marriage Amendment Still Being Contested.
International
News
*Bank Ends Employee
Program Promoting a Safe Work Environment For Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals.
*Gay Waiter Wins $1500 in
Legal Costs, $2500 for Lost Wages in Harassment Claim.
*Lebanese Group Wants Ban
on Homosexuality Lifted.
*No More Gay Bishops,
Anglican Panel Urges, Bishops in Africa Told Not to Meddle.
*Supporters of Sexual
Diversity Within Anglican Communion Respond to Ban on Clergy.
October
18:
*Florida Early Voting
Begins Today.
*Elizabeth Edwards Slam's
GOP For Playing 'The Gay Card'.
*Former Republican Gov.
William Milliken Endorses John Kerry.
*Gay Marriage May Be
Deciding Factor In Tight Races.
*Nasty Lesbian Visitation
Battle Goes To Appeals Court.
*When Daughter Called
"Selfish Hedonist," Cheneys Stayed Silent, But, Go Ballistic Over Kerry
Remarks.
*Challenge to Gay
Marriage Vote Goes to Georgia Supreme Court.
*Melissa Etheridge
Recovering From Breast Surgery.
*Ohio Issue 1 About More
Than Gay Marriage, Proposed Law Could Impact Unwed Couples, Employers.
*Pro-Homosexual United
Methodists Urged to Exit Denomination Graciously.
*Dr. James Dobson Calls
Pro-Family America to the Polls.
*Gay Church Report Fails
To Appease.
*Kansas Anti-Gay Group
Pickets Alabama Churches.
*Kentucky Gay Marriage
Ban.
*Michigan Outlawed
Same-Sex Marriages Since 1996, So Why Amend State's Constitution.
*National Gay and Lesbian
40th Anniversary Celebration in Philadelphia, Independence Hall,
May 1,
2005.
*Ohio Governor Opposed to
Gay Marriage Amendment, Won't Campaign Against
It. (Free Reg.
Required)
*South Carolina
Republican Says Sorry For Gay Remarks.
*Anti-Gay Policies Hurt
Blacks More.
*As We See It: Gay Abuse
Still an Issue. Editorial By Santa Cruz
Sentinel
*Brunett's Remarks On
Gays, Sex Abuse By Clergy Stir Anger.
*Cheneys' Indignation
Misdirected. Op-Ed. By Jay
Bookman
*Church Conference Backs
Same-Sex Marriage.
*Emotions Run High On
Utah Gay-Marriage Ban, Supporters View Same-Sex Unions Threat to
Families.
*Federal Court: Bush's
Recess Appointment of Antigay Judge Legal.
*Gay Marriage Issue
Motivates Conservatives in Michigan, Key States.
*Gay Parents Face Extra
Challenges, Raising Kids Can Be Their Toughtest Test.
*GOP Group Gets Boot For
Backing Bush.
*GOP Using Gays As
Pawns. Op-Ed. By William
Butte
*Kerry, Bush Campaigns
Spar Over Mary Cheney Remark.
*Kerry's Lesbian Remark
Step In Right Direction.
*Kerry Says He Could
Change Position On Gay Marriage. Maranatha Christian
Journal
*Mistake Could Be Costly
For Kerry. Op-Ed. Robert
Novak
*Nader Accused Of Taking
Anti-Gay Money.
*Ohio Area Leaders
Support Gay Marriage Ban, Say Amendment Would Deter 'Activist' Judges.
*Guerriero Attacks Bush
and Cheney For "Feigning Outrage" Over Discussion of Mary Cheney's
Sexuality.
*The Lowest
Blow. Op-Ed. By William
Safire (Free Reg.
Required)
*The Supreme Court is At
Stake on November
2. Op-Ed. By Roberta
Achtenberg
*Transgendered Candidate
More Tolerant Than Incubent.
*Tumultuous Year Has
Poponents, Oponents of Oregon Marriage Ban in Limbo.
*What Would You Do if
Your Child Were Gay?
International
News
*Bishop Frank Griswold
'Regret' Over Gay Split.
*Excerpts From
International Report on Anglican Churches' Gay Dispute.
*Summary: U.S. Episcopal
Church Criticized Over Gay Bishop.
*Anglicans Urge Ban on
Gay Marriage, Gay Bishops. Reuters
*British Airways May Face
Gay Discrimination Claim.
*Hasty Gay Parade Dwarfs
Homophobic Preachers.
*Anglicans To US Church:
Apologize For Gay Bishop.
*Church Report to Spark
Crisis Over Gay Priests.
*European Union Anti-Gay
Official's New Attack.
*Irish Lawmakers to
Review Rights for Gays.
October
17:
*Kerry's Gay Ploy
Backfires. Op-Ed By Zev
Chafets
*Mississippi Minsters,
Others to Rally in Support of Traditional Marriage.
*North Dakota Absentee
Ballots Promote Gay Marriage.
*San Francisco Lawsuit
Opened to Include Two Anti-Gay Marriage Groups.
*Attitudes and
Perceptions of Gays and Lesbians in Cincinnati. [Enquirer/WCPO Poll
Results]
*Between a Rock and a
Hard Place: A Lesbian Daughter's Dilemma.
*Cheney Sister Jumps Into
Lesbian Fray.
*Coming to Terms With Gay
Issues, Region Leans Toward Tolerance, Not Acceptance.
*Gay Marriage: Laura
Burns a One-Issue Candidate and Proud of
It.
*Gay Marriage Is a Key
Issue Despite Candidates' Stances.
*Georgia Gay Marriage Ban
Amendment. Opinion Macon
Telegraph
*Georgia Gays See Hope
Even In Impending Defeat.
*Hiding From
Hurt. [Good
Read]
*Michigan Prop 2 Sends
Message: Gays Don't Deserve Equal Rights. Op-Ed. By Laura
Berman
*Ohioans Domestic Partner
Benefits at Risk, Passage of Amendment Could Prohibit Future Coverage.
*Parley Backs Same-Sex
Marriages, Next Step Now Left to Local Churches.
*Proposed Gay-Marriage
Ban Splits Oregon.
*Straight, Gay:
Disagreeing Without Hate. Op-Ed. By Peter
Bronson
*Singling Out Mary Cheney
Wrong, Most Say, 2 in 3 Polled Find Kerry's Comment 'Inappropriate'.
*Undeclared Détente in
Culture Wars Bush, Kerry Skip Chances to Press Same-Sex Marriage
Differences.
*Why Marriage Can't Be
Left to States. Op-Ed. By Jeff
Jacoby
*Why We Are Opposed to
Ohio Issue 1. Editorial Cincinnati
Enquirer
International
News
*Gay Clergy Issue Set to
Erupt.
*Paying the Way For Gays,
Club Offers Free Wedding For Manitoba Same-Sex Couple.
October
16:
*"No" Side Confident in
Defeat of Kentucky Marriage Amendment.
*At Home in Two Worlds,
Kids Live With Gay Parents in Straight Society, Find Their Voices, Each
Other.
*Birth Mother Appeals
Judge's Ruling Allowing Adoption.
*Gay Marriage Playing
Quiet Role in Elections That Could Decide Its Fate.
*Is Mary Cheney a Gay
Pawn? Her Father Can Answer That.
*'Marriage' Matters to
Voters, Amendment Support Drops When It's Called Gay Union.
*Poll: Views 'Strong' On
Gay Partner Rights.
*Wisconsin Senate
candidates Feingold, Michels Differ Over Gay Marriage. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Advocacy Groups Make
Case in Their Lawsuit Challenging Nebraska's Gay Marriage Ban.
*As Georgia's Gay
Marriage Vote Nears, Opponents Look to Louisiana. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Bush-Cheney Outrage Over
Kerry Remarks Rings False. Washington
Post (Free Reg.
Required)
*Bush Rips Kerry on
Taxes, Gay Marriage.
*California Gay-Nuptials
Foes Win Right to Defend State Law, Allows Groups to Join Attorney General
Suit.
*John Kerry Defends His
Reference to Cheney's Lesbian Daughter.
*Gay High School Student
Viciously Attacked By Teen Thugs.
*Marilyn Musgrave Wants
Help Fighting 'Radical' Groups, Seeks Money to Combat Attack Ads.
*Michigan Proposal 2: An
Over-Reach. Editorial Grand Rapids
Press
*New Hampshire Gay
Bishop's Fate Turns on Report.
*New Hampshire Same-Sex
Couple Exchange Wedding Vows in Belgium.
*Opponents of Gay
Marriage Rally, Protesters Hope to Spur Christians to Political Action. The
Olympian
*Oregon Measure 36 Won't
Protect Heterosexual Unions. Editorial Salem Statesman
Journal
*Play It Straight. Op-Ed By William B.
Rubenstein (Free Reg.
Required)
*South Mississippi Gays
Take Marriage Ban in Stride.
*St. Cloud Republican
Hopeful Denounce Group's Against Gay Marriage Lawn Signs.
International
News
*Rebellion Grows Over Gay
U.S. Bishop, Increasingly Strong African Anglicans Lead Opposition.
October
15:
*Activist Accuses GOP of
'Attacking Gays', Head of Log Republicans Lashes Out.
*Cheney's Gay Daughter
Involved, But Behind the Political Scenes.
*Federal Suit Seeks
Repeal Of Nebraska Gay Marriage Ban.
*Fundamentalists Hold
Anti-Gay Rally In Washington.
*Gay Marriage Opponents
Rally in D.C. A.P. - ABC
News
*Marilyn Musgrave Fears
'Radical Homosexual Agenda'.
*So Mary's
Gay? Op/Ed - William F.
Buckley
*Target: Teresa Heinz
Kerry, First Mom. (Must
Read)
*There's Nothing About
Mary. Editorial New York Daily
News
*What Gay Man Would Find
if He Traveled Back in Time to Victorian Age.
*Alan Keyes' Gay
Daughter. Op-Ed. By Jennifer
Vanasco
*Black, Gay and Backing
Bush. Op-Ed. By Rev. Jim
Webb
*Cheney's Steamed at
Kerry Reference to Daughter. Washington
Post
*Congressman Lambastes
Bush While Prepping For Shot at Senate.
*Conservative Parent
Adjust to Gay Kids, Keyes Story Is Latest In a Series.
*Eleven Christians
Arrested at Homosexual Event Demonstrators Charged With Felonies. World Net
Daily
*Ex-Homosexuals Feel
Insulted by Kerry's 'Born Gay' Comment. CNS
News
*Gay Homeland Security
Agent Charges 'Payback'.
*Gay Marriage on the
Ballot in 11 States.
*Gay Marriage Opponent
Rep Tries Write-In Drive to Win Back Job.
*Gay-Owned Internet Media
Company PlanetOut Goes Public.
*Gay Republicans Not For
Bush.
*Homosexuality, Gay
Marriage Debated, Bush, Kerry Agree on Marriage, Disagree on DOMA.
*Houston Voice Celebrates
Thirty Years of Gay News.
*If Kentucky Amendment to
Ban Same-Sex Marriage is Passed, Effect Not Entirely Clear.
*John Kerry Clarifies
'Lesbian' Remark. Fox
News
*John Kerry Remarks Over
Cheney's Gay Daughter Draws Fire. Reuters
*Kentucky Gay Marriage
Ban Opponents Take Case Door-to-Door.
*Kentucky Gay Marriage
Ban Supporters Are Confident of Passage.
*Louisiana Supreme Court
Agrees To Hear Gay Marriage Appeal.
*Massachusetts Governor
Mitt Romney Stumps For Bush.
*News Jersey Governor
Makes First Appearance Since Coming Out at Gay Event.
*New York Mayor Bloomberg
Sues to Block Law to Offer Benefits to Domestic Partners.
*New Yorkers: Gay
Daughter Off Limits. New York Daily News
*Ohio Petition to Ban
Same-Sex Marriage Misdeeds Alleged, Signatory Says Circulator Lied About
Purpose.
*Pastor Hits the Road For
Marriage Amendment.
*Two Top GOP Officials,
Finance Chief, Deputy Political Director, Acknowledge They Are Gay.
*Washington's 'Gay
Disneyland' is Out at Home.
International
News
*Gay MP: I'll Marry My
Lover.
October
14:
*A Saddened Mom's Letter
to Her Church.
Bush, Kerry Debate
Same-Sex Marriage. Big News
Network
*Christian Brethren Turn
on Judge Jeffrey Neary Over a Lesbian Divorce Case.
*Court Can't Stop
Anti-Gay Vote Georgia Attorney General Says.
*Firestorm Erupts Over
Kerry's 'Lesbian' Attack.
*Gay-Rights Sides Target
Black Vote, Comparison to Civil Rights Divides Prominent Leaders.
*John Kerry:
Discrimination Against Gays Must End. 365Gay.Com
*John Kerry Could Change
Mind on Same-Sex Marriage. World Net
Daily
*Lynn Cheney an
'Indignant Mom' Over Kerry's Remarks About Her Lesbian Daughter.
*Lynn Cheney Slams Kerry
Lesbian Remark. [Transcritp
Excerpt]
*Montana Voters to Decide
on Gay Marriage.
*Ohio Amendment May Go
Past Gay Marriage.
*Ohio Candidates Address
Taxes, Education, Gay Marriage.
*Oregon Measure 36 Con:
Don't Discriminate in Our Constitution.
*Oregon Measure 36 Pro:
Marriage Protects Oregon Families.
*"Asking' Questions a
Result of Controversial Gay Policy.
*Massachusetts Senator
and Contender Spar on Issues; Gay Marriage Debate Shows Division.
*On the Issues - Gay
Rights. Opinion The Daily
Texan
*Pastor Takes
Anti-Gay-Marriage Message to Nation's Capital.
*Same-Sex Partners
Married in Canada Qualify For New York Pension.
International
News
*Anti-Gay European Union
Nominee May Stand Down.
*Coventry and
Warwickshire 'Bill of Rights' For Gay Couples.
*Europe Controlled By
'Faggots' Italian Cabinet Member Asserts.
*UN To Africa: Brace For
AIDS Time Bomb.
October
13:
*'Ex-Gays' To Advertise
In Tampa Bay Public Transit System.
*Arkansas Pastors Weigh
in On Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Chrissy Gephardt Says
Gay Marriage No Threat.
*Georgia Attorney General
Files Response to Appeal in Gay Marriage Lawsuit.
*North Carolinians: Two
Out of Three, 68%, Oppose Granting Legal Status to Same-Sex Unions.
*President of Citizens
for Community Values Denounces AARP of Ohio for Its Opposition to State
Issue 1.
*Speaker Discusses Debate
Over Same-Sex Marriage.
*Arkansas Gay Rights
Groups Struggle As Marriage Vote Looms.
*Chicago Gay Games Seeks
Board Members.
*FMA Author, Marilyn
Musgrave Accomplishes Rising Star Status.
*Gay Marriage Plan
Divides Metro Detroit Clergy.
*Georgia League of Women
Voters, Christian Coalition Divided on Gay Marriage Ban.
*Log Cabin Republicans
Sue To Overturn 'Don't Ask - Don't Tell'.
*Louisiana Gay Marriage
Amendment Catapulted To State Supreme Court.
*McGreevey Keeping
Options Open For Post-November 15 Employment.
*Mississippi Rep. Bennie
Thompson Comes Out in Favor of Gay Marriage Ban.
*NY Retirement System
Recognizes Canadian Marriages.
*Ohio Governor Will Vote
Against Amendment Banning Gay Marriage.
*Ohio Lesbian Couple Wins
Custody Point, Appeals Court Orders Shared Arrangement be Considered.
*Vigil Held For Those
Killed by Hate Crimes, Victims of Anti-Gay Discrimination Crimes
Remembered.
*Western Kentucky
University Hosts Forum on Gay Marriage.
International
News
*Genes for Gay Men Make
Women Fertile.
*'It is About Being
Accepted in Society'.
*Parishes to Boycott
Pro-Gay Bishops.
*Traits Survival of
Genetic Homosexual Explained.
*UK's Partners Bill 'Is
Not Law For Gay Marriage'.
October
12:
*Cardinal Compares Gay
Marriage to Family With Cats, Dogs.
*Christian Group Settles
Pinellas Suit Over Anti-Gay Ads. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Fundamentalists Issue
'Mayday' Over Gay Marriage.
*How Nature Allows the
'Gay Gene' to Flourish.
*North Carolina Senate
Nominee Erskine Bowles Called Two-Sided on Gay Marriage.
*American Gays Struggle
for Recognition at D.C. Rally. [Photo
Essay]
*Atlanta's Indigo Girls
Urge Fans to Vote 'No' on Georgia Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Baton Rouge Appeal Court
to Hear Gay Marriage Dispute, Ban Making Way to State's Top Court.
*Candace Gingrich Argues
Gay Rights Are About Equality.
*Candidates Miss Mark on
Gay Marraige. Op-Ed. By Dan
Verderosa
*Colorado Senate
Candidates Clash Over Gays, Bin Laden.
*Colorado State
University Students Come Out on the Lory Student Center Plaza.
*Embracing Gay Culture,
Pride Week Starts With Coming Out Day.
*Episcopal Bishops in
Michigan Speak Out Against Proposed Gay Marriage Ban.
*Eye on Black Voters,
Kerry Opposes Gay Marriages.
*Fort Lewis College Puts
Off New Benefits For Gays.
*Gay-Inclusive NBC Sitcom
Five Houses is Back in Business After Seven Years.
*Gay Rights Activists
Fail to Open Dialogue With Marshall.
*Iowa Judge Denies He's
Promoting Homosexual Agenda.
*Is Bush Planning To
Listen In On Gay Chat Rooms?
*Jerry Falwell Urges
Christians to Vote.
*John Kerry Could Become
First Gay President.
*Kentucky Marriage
Amendment Donations Listed, Opposing Groups Gets More Than All Supporters.
*Marriage Caravan Takes
Equality Issue Across America.
*Marriage Equality
Caravan Joins Spirited Rally in D.C., Tired But Happy, Couples Renew
Vows.
*Measure 36: Of 11 States
Proposing to Ban Gay Marriages, Only Oregon's has Chance of Being
Defeated.
*National Coming Out Day
Unites Northeastern Illinois University Campus Community.
*Rally For Marriage Set
for D.C. Event to Protest Against Moves Toward Same-Sex Matrimony.
*Salt Lake City Gay Pride
Week Focuses on Acceptance.
*SC Johnson Will Not
Sponsor TBS Reality Series Which Men Are Taught How to Act Like Women.
*South Carolina Gay
Teacher Debate Highlights Party Difference.
*University of Kentucky's
Gays, Lesbians Mark Coming Out Day With 'Normal, Everyday Things'.
*University of Texas
Group Fosters 'Coming Out' Members Support Open Discussion of Homosexuality.
*Utah Amendment 3 May
Affect the Polygamy Fight.
International
News
*Little Britain Star Matt
Lucas Speaks on Anti-Climax On Gay Revelation.
*MPs to Insist on Gay
Partners' Rights.
*New Zealand Campaign
Launches Civil Union Ad.
*Rocco Berlusconi Fumes
After Snub at European Union.
*World's Biggest Chains
of Resort Hotels Announced Will Now Welcome Same-Sex Couples.
October
11:
*Capitol Gay Marriage
Rally Marks National Coming Out Day. 365Gay.Com
*National Coming Out Day
Marked by Marriage Rally in D.C. Advocate
*Supporters of Gay
Marriage Gather in D.C. A.P.-ABC
News
*AFL-CIO Tells Union
Members To Oppose Michigan Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Conservative Christian
Group Slams Wynonna Judd For Agreeing to Perform on Cruise For Lesbians.
*Film Featuring Ex-Gays
to Open On National Coming Out Day.
*Georgia Catholics Told
to Oppose Gay Unions.
*Republican Jim Holt
Campaigns on Single Issue: Gay Marriage.
*Chabot College Community
Welcomes Coming Out.
*Eight of Ten Arkansas
Voters Support Proposed Amendment
3.
*Evangelicals Sway Policy
in New Era.
*John Kerry: Only Choice
For Gay Rights.
*John Kerry's Values
Closer to Bible Than Bush's, West Virginia Ex-Governor Says.
*National Coming Out Week
Begins Today.
*Opponents Fight to Keep
Gay Marriage Out of Michigan.
*Organizations' Point: To
Help Gay Scholars.
*Philadelphia OutFest
Celebrates National Coming Out Day.
*Senator Vincent Fumo Has
a Bad Week, Stoops to An Unseemly Gay Slur.
*Senator Vincent
Invective Belies His Words.
*Triad Equality Alliance
Post Billboards Across Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point.
*Gay New Hampshire Bishop
V. Gene Robinson Dismisses Anglican Report.
*Gay Opponents Try to
Undermine Courts.
*Jesse Jackson Tells
Black Congregation, "Don't Be Deceived By Gay Marriage".
*John Kerry, Rev. Jesse
Jackson Tell Blacks to Ignore Gay 'Marriage' Issue.
*Oregon Gay Couples Worry
About Marriage Ban Vote.
*Vote Kerry For Rights
for Gays and Lesbians. Letter to the
Editor
International
News
*Italian Dropped From
European Union Team After Anti-Gay Remarks.
*Pressure Grows on
European Union "Gay is Sin" Chief.
*Australian Election
Results Halts Gay Rights.
*National Coming Out
Day.
October
10:
*Deciphering Companies'
Same-Sex Benefits Policies.
*Michigan Marriage Ban:
It's Time to Come Out Against Proposal
2. Editorial Detroit Free
Press
*Michigan Gay Marriage:
Proposal 2 Targets a Non-Issue With a Harmful 'Remedy'. Editorial Flint
Journal
*Ohio: Issue 1 Goes Too
Far. Editorial Toledo
Blade
*Oregon Measure 36: Con:
Keep in Mind Its About Legal, Not Religious, Marriage.
*Oregon Measure 36: Pro:
Gay Unions Would Be Yet Another Blow to Institution of Marriage.
*Oregon Residents With
Similar Backgrounds On Opposite Sides of Measure 36 Debate.
*American Muslims Call
For Acceptance Of Gays.
*Contracting Laws Push
Domestic Partner Benefits.
*Gay Desert Storm Veteran
Urges Support of Same-Sex Marriage.
*Gay-Straight Alliance
Students Struggle For Respect.
*How Gay GOP Group Lost
its Faith in Bush.
*In Search Of The New
American Dream, Survival Guide for LGBT Home-Hunters.
*Kentucky Gay-Marriage
Ban Gains Steam, Issue Getting Support Across Party Lines.
*Louisiana's Marriage
Amendment Defeat Stirs Questions.
*Love or Home: Hard
Choice For Gays.
*Maine Group's Polling
Vicious: GOP Candidate Angered by Rivals' Planned Attacks.
*Marriage Equality
Express Caravan Gets Lots of 'No Thanks' From Gays Along Road.
*Ohio Bill to Ban Gay
Marriage Debated, Issue 1 Called Vague, Open to Challenges.
*Oregon Measure 36: A
Constitutional Argument Erupts.
*Sides Debate Effects of
Gay-Marriage Ban Facing Michigan Voters.
*Utah Amendment 3:
No. Editorial Salt Lake
Tribune
International
News
*Alberta Backers of Gay
Marriage Say it Won't Hurt Society.
*Australian Gays Fear
Massive Swing To Right Following Election.
*Call to Extend Hate
Crime Offence.
October
9:
*Marriage Equalty Express
Freedom Riders Loaded With Tech.
*Activists Launch Mail
Effort Against Michigan's Proposed Amendment Against Gay Marriage.
*California Attorney
General Argues on the Right to Marry.
*California Constitution
Permits Laws For and Against Gay Marriage.
*City of Denver Alters
Gay Benefits Rules.
*Gay Marriage Supporters
Need to Mind Own Business. Op-Ed. Amarillo.Com
*New Hope Gay Couple Want
Judge to Toss Lawsuit.
*New Hope Judge: 'Serious
Doubts' About Lawmakers' Suit Against Gay Couple.
*Ohio's Gay-Marriage Ban
Wording Called Sweeping.
*Ohio Partner Benefits
Could be Curtailed, State Universities Watch Issue 1 Vote.
*Second-Day Conference to
Examine Nature of Love, Marriage, Sex.
*Toledo Mayor Criticizes
Ban on Gay Marriages.
International
News
*Canada Opponents,
Supporters of Same-Sex Marriage Gear Up For Supreme Court Hearing.
October
8:
*California Says Gays
Should Have Equal Rights.
*Ellen DeGeneres Coming
Out Made Most Positive Impact On Society.
*Gay Marriage: Michigan
Voters Risk Creating a Real Mess.
*Gay National Boycott
Begins Today.
*Gay Marriage 'Caravan'
Heading to Washington, D.C.
*Alan Keyes' Gay
Daughter. Op-Ed. By Jennifer
Vanasco
*Black Gay Republicans
Stand by Bush New Group Blasts Log Cabin For Not Backing President.
*Edwards, Cheney in Sync
on Gay Marriage in Debate.
*Gay Marriage: Glass is
Half-Full. Op-Ed. By Mubarak
Dahir
*House Republicans Refuse
to Expand 'Hate Crime' Law.
*Lesbian Starts Own Event
After Her Work Was Banned From First.
*New Jersey High Court
Delays Gay Marriage Hearing.
*Ohio Debate Deats Upon
Gay Issue.
*Oregon's Measure 36:
Comparison: Benefits and Privileges.
*Oregon Questions of
Rights, Social Status Stir Debate on Same-Sex Marriage.
*Pennsylvania Democratic
Senator Fumo Apologizes For Using Gay Slur in Senate Squabble.
*Pennsylvania Senate
Erupts With Anti-Gay Slurs.
*Politicians With Lesbian
Daughters: the Hot New Trend?
*Primary Bodes Well For
Gay Marriage in Massachusetts, Amendment Fight is 'Pretty Much Over'
*Singer Melissa Etheridge
Has Cancer, Cancels Tour.
*Tom DeLay Vows to
Resurrect Marriage Amendment After Falls Short by 46 Votes.
*Two PACs, One Love:
Battle Lines Drawn in Connecticut Over Same-Sex Marriage and Civil
Unions.
*Washington Clerics Step
up Uebate on Gay Rights.
International
News
*Australian Anglican
Conservatives Win Gay Marriage Battle.
*Bristol Boyfriend of
Lesbian 'Bride' Hopes to Wed.
*Supreme Court of Canada
Judges Grill Gay-Wedding Foes.
October
7:
*Gay Hate-Crime Bill
Dies.
*Arkansas Anti-Gay
Marriage Proposal Survives Court Test.
*Confirmation of Gay
Bishop V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire Upsets Archbishop.
*Deluge of Calls Sways
Rep. Bennie Thompson to Vote for Gay Marriage Ban.
*Democrats Put New Heat
On Special Counsel Over Anti-Gay Policy.
*Documentary About
Ex-Homosexuals Set to Open on 'National Coming Out Day'.
*For Some Gays, Living
With Partners Means Leaving U.S.
*Gerogia Proposal to
Prohibit Same-Sex Marriage on Ballot Targeted.
*Letter With San
Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's Signature Causes Controversy.
*Marriage Equality
Caravan Tours Laramie to Rally for Gay Marriage.
*Marriage Equality
Caravan Mark Grim Anniversary of 1998 Brutal Slaying in Laramie.
*Minnesota Civil Unions a
Good Idea for All.
*Minnesota Same-Sex
Marriage Sparks Debate.
*More Michigan Companies
Offering Same-Sex Benefits. (Free Reg.
Required)
*New Club Offers Outlet
for Gay and Lesbian Students.
*New Jersey Justices
Order Gay Marriage Case to be Heard in State Appeals Court.
*Ohio's Catholic Bishops
Unanimously Voted to Endorse Same-Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional
Amendment.
*Ohio's Dayton Daily News
Urges 'No' Vote on Gay-Marriage Ban. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Ohio Gay-Marriage
Measure Splits Senators, Bishops.
*Ohio State University,
AARP, Columbus Partnership Come Out Against State's Gay-Marriage
Amendment.
*Ohio's Two Republican
U.S. Senators Reject Amendment to Ban Gay Unions.
*Poll: Five Percent of
High School Students 'Identify As Gay'.
*Poll: Number of LGBT
High School Students Coming Out Increasing But Homophobia Remains
Rampant.
*Self-Rightousness Gets
in the Way of Gay Rights. Op-Ed. By Elizabeth
Leitzell
*School Ordered To Pay
Anti-Gay Student's Legal Bills.
*Utah's Marriage
Amendment Supporters Cast Amendment's Opponents as Gay-Loving Carpetbaggers.
*Utah Rival Amendment Ads
to Air Soon.
International
News
*Canada Same-Sex Marriage
Opponents Argued Before High Court.
*Gay Unions a Global
Issue.
*Opponents to Gay
Marriage in Norway Practically Nonexistent.
*Poll: Canadian Public
Slightly Supports Notion of Gay Marriage But Uncomfortable Calling it
Marriage.
*Stop Bashing Gays Major
Jamaican Firms Warn Reggae Singers.
*Toronto's Top Cop is
Reaching Out to Gay Community by Posing On Cover of Gay Magazine.
October
6:
*V.P. hopefuls Address
Same-Sex Marriage.
*Activists Applaud,
Criticize Louisiana Gay Marriage Ban Ruling.
*Arkansas Judge Reserves
Decision In Arkansas Gay Foster Ban.
*Can't We Debate Without
Quoting From the Bible? Commentary By Drew
Evans
*Census: Many Gay Black
Couples Raising Kids.
*Cheney Accused Of Flip
Flopping On Gay Marriage In VP Debate.
*Gay Marriage Hits
Personal Note in Campaign Debate.
*Gay ASU Student Faces
Challenges of Coming Out.
*Georgia Gay Rights
Supporters Appeals Anti-Gay Amendment Ruling.
*Indiana House GOP Would
Seek Ban on Gay Marriages.
*Louisiana Judge Rejects
Gay-Marriage Ban.
*Marc Wolf Shoots From
Hip on Military's Anti-Gay Policy.
*New Jersey State Supreme
Court Leaves Gay Marriage Case With Appeals Court.
*Ohio Bishops Support Gay
Marriage Ban; Several Others Oppose. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Our Attitude on Gays
Still Troubling. Op-Ed By Bob
Bestler
*Pro-Family Leader:
Same-Sex Marriage Lobby Getting Worried.
*Sheriff Will Probe Ohio
Gay Marriage Petition Problems, Paid Circulator May Have Forged Signatures.
*Tales From the Road of
Gay Rights Caravan, Marriage Advocates Share Stories as They Head to
D.C.
*Vote on Gay Marriage
Resolution Draws Crowd at Arkansas Baxter County Courthouse.
International
News
*Canadian Bank Employees
Urged to Support Homosexual Agenda.
*European Union Justice
Head: 'Homosexuality Is A
Sin'.
*Federal Lawyers Ask
Canada Supreme Court of to Support Proposed Legislation on Same-Sex
Marriage.
*Landmark Gay Marriage
Case Begins In Canadian Supreme Court.
*Pope Maintains Campaign
Against Gay Marriages.
*Racism & Homophobia
Targets Gay African American Families.
October
5:
*Week Celebrates Gay
Identity, National Coming Out Week in Full Swing.
*Marriage Equality
Caravan Hold Rally in Reno.
*Taking Gay Marriage on
the Road Same-Sex Couples, Supporters Embark on Bus Trip Across Country.
*ACLU Resumes Challenge
to Arkansas Anti-Gay Foster Care Policy.
*Amendment Banning
Louisiana Gay Marriage Tossed, Judge Claims It Was Flawed.
*Gay Teachers Unlikely to
Become Issue, Candidates Won't Focus on Question Asked During TV
Debate.
*James Dobson Speaks
Against Gay Marriage During Iowa Rally.
*Kentucky Group Opposing
Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Begins Effort With Billboard, Postcards.
*Kerry and Homosexual
Agenda. Commentary By
WorldNetDaily.com
*Maine Groups Will be
Seeking Signatures On Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Other Issues.
*Marking National Coming
Out Day.
*New Jersey Clerics to
Battle Against Same-Sex Marriage.
*North Carolina Gay Pride
Parade Promotes Awareness of Gay Community.
*P&G Sends False
Message, Says Those Who Oppose Homosexual Marriage Are Wrong.
*Uath Proposed Marriage
Amendment 3 a Must, Say Supporters.
International
News
*Canada Same-Sex Marriage
Opponents Brace for Top Court Review of Proposed Law.
*Manchester Recognizes
Gay Equality Campaign.
*Opposition to Civil
Partnerships Grows at Tory Grassroots.
*Queensland Family First
Rejects Lesbian Candidate.
*UK: "There is a Chance
of Real Equality. But We Have to Show That We Care."
October
4:
*Gay Attacks Mark New
York and South Carolina Campaigns.
*Marriage Equality and
Some Lessons for the Scary Work of Winning. By Evan
Wolfson
*New Poll Shows 52
Percent Support Michigan Constitutional Ban.
*Ohio Gay Marriage
Supporters Gain Powerful Ally.
*Protecting Our Family
Values. Op-Ed By Rep. Terry
Everett
*Bid to Overturn
Louisiana Gay Marriage Amendment.
*California Same-Sex
Couples Raising Children Say They Have Met Little Hostility.
*Colorado Gay Marriage
Forum Set.
*Couples Take To The Road
For Gay Marriage.
*Democratic "Marriage
Protection Act" Supporter Shacks Up.
*Dr. Marilyn O'Grady Airs
Gay Wedding Spot as Sen. Charles Schumer Launches Own First Ad.
*Gay Marriage Equality
Caravan to Visit Columbus.
*Gay Marriage Moves
Oregon Voters.
*Gay-Rights Groups Eye
Victories in Michigan, Oregon, Marriage Ban on Ballot in 11 States.
*Jerry Falwell Holds Gay
Marriage Summit.
*Lawmakers Lose Bids in
Lawsuit Aimed at Overturning Maryland's Gay Marriage Ban.
*Michigan Republicans
Pipe Dream? GOP Hopes Blacks Against Gay Marriage Back Bush.
*No on Issue 1 Proposed
Constitutional Change Would Condemn Ohio to Economic Stagnation.
*Now With Bill Moyer: PBS
Poll on Gay Marriage. [Take PBS
Poll]
*Ohio Gay Marriage Ban,
Issue 1 is Winning in Landslide.
*Ohio Universities
Concerned But Companies Mum On Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Oregon Measure 36: On
Being the Topic of a Social Policy Debate. Editorial Oregonian
*Oregon Measure 36: The
Survival of Marriage is at Stake. Editorial Oregonian
*Pennsylvania Gay
Marriage Heads to Court.
*Speakers Back
Traditional Marriage at Sioux City Rally.
*US Supreme Court Faces
Fight Over Florida Gay Adoption Rights.
*Wheel of Fortune
Reflects Changing Attitudes Towards Gays.
International
News
*Brazil Lesbian Thwarted
In Election Bid To Follow Partner.
*Canadian Christianity
Hangs in Balance, Leading Theologian Warns.
*New Zealand Couples "In
Fact, We're Married and It Works".
*Toronto Veteran of Key
Gay-Equality Cases Set to Make Her Big Pitch to Supreme Court.
October
3:
*Ann Arbor Led Other
Michigan Districts Giving Same-Sex Coverage Without a Flap.
*Benefits Issue Entwined
in Same-Sex Marriage Debate. Op-Ed. By Wil LaVeist
DailyPress.Com
*Connecticut Same-Sex
Marriage Encounter Advocates Gather in Hopes of Winning State Approval.
*Gay Marriage Issue
Debated in Montana: CI-96 Would Limit Marriages to 1 Man and 1 Woman.
*Marriage Rights a Out in
Akron Festival Focus.
*Montana's Homosexuals
Fight an Uphill Battle to Legally Marry.
*North Dakota Foes Dig in
on Gay Marriage.
*Oregon Gay Marriage
Backers Challenge Amendments.
*Oregon Measure 36: No -
Keep Gay-Marriage Ban Out of Constitution. Editorial
Register-Guard
*Oregon Measure 36: No
Vote, Shouldn't Put Unequal Treatment of Gays Into State Constitution. Editorial
*Oregon Measure 36 Yes
Vote, Just Clarifies and Confirms Historic Definition of Marriage. Editorial
*Parental Rights Of
Lesbian Ex-Partner Upheld By Texas Court.
*Salt Lake County
Candidate Adds Gay-Marriage Debate to Mayoral Race.
*Seminary Official Leaves
Over Anti-Gay Policy.
*The Columbus Dispatch
Urges Ohio Voters to Reject Gay Marriage Ban. (Free Reg.
Required)
*Voting Religious Values,
Congregations Take Opposing Sides of Measure on Same-Sex Marriages.
*'Yes' Vote on Kentucky
Gay-Marriage Amendment Amounts to Discrimination. Letter to
Editor
International
News
*Vatican Declares 'War'
On Spain Over Gay Marriage.
October
2:
*ACLU Asks Supreme Court
to Rule on Florida's Gay Adoption Ban.
*Alexander's Release
Delayed by Warner Brothers.
*Bid To Overturn
Louisiana Anti-Gay Amendment.
*House Failed U.S. on Gay
Marriage Issue. Op-Ed By Bowling Green
Daily News
*Kentucky Group
Challenges Limit on Judicial Candidates' Speech, Opinions Sought on Conservative
Issues.
*Kerry Pushes GLBT Bumper
Stickers, Campaign Shows Support for Homosexual Activism. [Website]
*Michigan Gay Marriage
Ban Headed for Passage, Religion and Moral Issues Play Large Role in
Support.
*Michigan Gay Marriage at
Issue, Town Meeting Draws 200.
*Ohio Opposition Grows to
Gay-Wed Ban, AARP, OSU, League Oppose Amendment Proposal.
*Oregon Measure 36 Foes'
Upside-Down World. Op-Ed. By David Reinhard
-Oregonian
*Poor Marilyn Musgrave
Really Needs Pity. Op-Ed. By Mike Peters -
Greeley Tribune
*Tennessee Congressman
Harold Ford Defend Stand on Marriage Amendment.
*Utah Battle Over Gay
Marriage Toughens.
International
News
*Brazilian Lesbian Cannot
Run for Office Because She's in Same-Sex Relationship With Outgoing
Mayor.
*Gay Marriage Disputed
Province Should Launch Challenge, Saskatchewan Party Says.
*Ottawa Same-Sex Bill
Stalled, Legislation Held Until Next Fall.
*Royal Bank of Canada
Asks Gay Workers To Show Rainbow Flag.
*Royal Bank of Canada
Clerks Asked to Wear Pro-Gay Stickers.
*Spanish Catholic Church
Prepares for Battle on Gay Marriage.
October
1:
*Pataki Signs Gay Partner
Rights Measure.
*Arizona Gay Advocates
Praise Firms.
*Court-Ordered
Affirmative Action for Gays? Op-Ed By Peter Brown
Orlando Sentinel (Free Reg.
Required)
*D.C. Councilmember Won't
Budge on Gay Marriage Opposes FMA But Backs Bush.
*DeLay Vows To Bring Back
Gay Marriage Amendment.
*Gay Marriage Backers
Take Stories on Road.
*Gay Marriage Bus Caravan
to Cross USA.
*Gay-Marriage Ban
Defeated, Most of Oregon's Delegation Votes Against Measure. Statesman
Journal
*Gay Marriage Ban Fails
in Republican-Led House. AFP-Yahoo
News
*Gay Republican
Castigates Party Over Marriage Vote.
*House Defeats Marriage
Amendment, Vote Follows Advance of Hate Crimes Measure.
*New York, Connecticut.
Marriage Debate Heats Up.
*Oregon State Voter
Pamphlet Stuns Anti-Gay Measure Supporters.
*Pinning Kerry on
Marriage. Op-Ed. By Chris Crain
Southern Voice
*Outed GOP Congressman
Voted For Gay Marriage Ban.
*RNC Creates Anti-Kerry
Websites Slamming Gay Marriage.
*Same-Sex Marriage Ban in
Constitution Rejected. Washington
Post
International
News
*Saskatoon Same-Sex
Couple Taking Provincial to Court Seeking Right to Wed.
*Spain Cabinet Proposes
Gay Marriage Bill.
*Spain Legalises Gay
Marriages, Sparks Church Anger.
*The World Picture:
Same-sex Unions Overseas.
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