Gay Marriage News
December 1, 2009 - The Washington Post
Archbishop takes a reluctant turn in the spotlight
When the D.C. Council votes Tuesday on a historic measure to legalize same-sex marriage in the District, one of the most visible faces of opposition will be an unlikely one: Catholic Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, a mild-mannered man known for compromise, pragmatism and working behind the scenes.
December 1, 2009 - The Associated Press
Anti-gay rabbis, pro-gay straight people take roles in NJ gay marriage debate
The leaders in the local large Orthodox Jewish community go to great lengths to keep out the outside world, discouraging nonbusiness use of the Internet and encouraging strict filters to keep the ungodly out when members must use the Web.
November 30, 2009 - The Boston Globe
Episcopal role OK’d in gays’ weddings
Five years after same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, the local Episcopal bishop yesterday gave permission for priests in Eastern Massachusetts to officiate at same-sex weddings.
November 28, 2009 - The Washington Post
Racial pawns in the battle for same-sex marriage
Their refrain was as familiar to me as dining hall food, and equally as offensive. All too often, white liberal classmates at the University of Virginia would ask, "Shouldn't blacks, more than any other group, support gay rights?"
November 28, 2009 - Deseret Morning News
Marriage definitions vary widely throughout the U.S.
America's struggles to define marriage are all over the map.
November 25, 2009 - The Associated Press
Gay marriage momentum stalls in 2 US states
The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning northeastern United States has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine.
November 25, 2009 - The Globe and Mail
Uganda's anti-gay bill causes Commonwealth uproar
The Commonwealth convenes for a summit this week amid growing furor over a proposed law that would impose life imprisonment on homosexuals in Uganda, whose President is chairing the gathering.
November 23, 2009 - The New York Times
Some Democrats back off bid to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey
It was not on the ballot, nor was it a top-tier issue in the New Jersey governor’s race this fall, but the push to legalize same-sex marriage in the state could become a casualty of the election results.
November 21, 2009 - The Washington Post
D.C.'s same-sex marriage bill: Finding the right balance
One year ago, I stood with city leaders on a hill in Northeast as we broke ground for affordable housing in the District.
November 20, 2009 - The Washington Post
D.C. officials press for compromise on Catholic Charities
Some D.C. Council members and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton are reaching out to the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to see whether they can find a compromise so the Church will not end its social services contracts with the city if the council legalizes same-sex marriage.
