1st Iowa couple marries before the judge stays his ruling allowing marriage equality.
About 20 gay couples in Iowa had finished applying for marriage licences when the county appealed and Polk County Judge
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Domestic Partnerships In Washington State. Is it enough?
Washington’s newly passed Domestic Partnership law went into effect July 23, 2007, and couples lined up by the dozens to
Read moreBuzzkill From Likely Sources. Conservatives want to ruin our chance for equality in Oregon.
An organized group of social conservatives has been collecting petition signatures needed to block measures that will allow same-sex couples
Read moreA child in New York may be saved with umbilical cord blood. Governor needs to take action.
The New York State Assembly announced the passage of A2915-B, the Public and Private Umbilical Cord Blood Banking legislation. The
Read moreUPS in New Jersey: Two men can’t be “spouses”. Labor group condemns denial of benefits to employees.
United Parcel Service (UPS) has denied health benefits to the families of two Teamster-represented drivers in New Jersey who happen
Read moreRed states that don’t want us to marry need us as parents. The gay adoption boom may be a result of too many kids in need.
After Congress ordered states in 1997 to move faster to find more families willing to adopt, child-welfare organizations joined together
Read moreFriends In High Places: The latest elections are beginning to show the power of fair-minded voters.
Although President Bush maintains a conservative-Republican presence on every issue, Democrats now control both houses of Congress. They won majorities
Read moreNew York Approves Marriage Bill
In a straight party-line vote, the Judiciary Committee of the New York State Assembly this afternoon approved the marriage equality
Read moreMassachusetts Legislature defeats an amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
Same-sex marriage will continue to be legal in Massachusetts. Fair-minded lawmakers eventually defeated conservatives over a proposed constitutional amendment to
Read moreMichigan & Second Parent Adoption
Michigan law currently limits adoption to married couples and single people. But legislation sponsored by Rep. Paul Condino, D-Southfield has
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