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Obama Urging State Lawmakers To Legalize Gay Marriage In Illinois
Huffington Post
Chicago Sun-Times: President Barack Obama is urging the Illinois General Assembly to legalize gay marriage in his home state as lawmakers are poised to take up the measure as early as this week in Springfield. Read the whole story at Chicago Sun-Times ...
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Federal marriage law may force deportation of many immigrant gay spouses
Washington Post
Kelly Costello and Fabiola Morales had a storybook wedding in the summer of 2011, with 12 bridesmaids and matching white gowns. Their fathers gave them away at a Unitarian ceremony in the District, and both extended families were on hand for dancing ...
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A Festive Mood in Maine as Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal
New York Times
PORTLAND, Me. (AP) — After waiting years and seeing marriage rights nearly awarded and then retracted, gay couples in Maine's largest city did not have to wait any longer on Saturday. Licenses were issued just after midnight as a state law allowing ...
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'Til death do us part: Marriage destroyed by war
CNN
(CNN) -- For the third time, Mahmoud Al-Qassab lowers the body of one of his children into the ground. He steps back as neighbors and relatives shovel dirt over his teenage daughter's grave. He does not cry or wail. "I thank God this is my third martyr ...
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How same-sex marriage can save the traditional wedding
Press Herald
I should have seen it coming. I should have known it would happen -- the media hype, the rush to be the first to get a license, the bridal industry all aglow, the chain of emails with one question: When are you getting married? Like a weather emergency ...
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Same-Sex Marriage In Maine: The First Wedding (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
Steven Bridges receives a wedding ring from Michael Snell early Saturday. "We finally feel equal and happy to live in Maine," <a href="http://bangordailynews.com/2012/12/28/news/portland/maines-first-married-gay-couple-we-finally-feel-equal/">Bridges ...
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Life in the country: Without love, no marriage can stand the test of time
Delmarva Daily Times
Things have changed so much in our lives that I often wonder how the young crowd views marriage and commitment. Needless to say, I believe the present state of affairs in marriage and family life holds a fairly obvious summary of just how far we have ...
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Same-Sex Couples Wed in Maine
Slate Magazine (blog)
Maine has become the latest state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples, and gays and lesbians celebrated by tying the knot as early as possible on Saturday. A series of civil ceremonies were held shortly after midnight in what is now the only ...
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Slate Magazine (blog)
Beach-Ferrara fights for marriage equality
Asheville Citizen-Times
Jasmine Beach-Ferrara is executive director of Campaign for Southern Equality, an organization that works toward equal rights for same-sex couples. The group recently organized the We Do campaign where same-sex couples sought marriage licenses at ...
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Blogs5 new results for marriage
 
Daily Kos: President Obama urges Illinois to pass marriage equality ...
By rss@dailykos.com (Scott Wooledge)
Illinois would be a nice win for the marriage equality movement. It's hard to get more middle America than Illinois, it certainly sends (another) signal it's not just a coastal liberal thing. And Chicago has been pretty successful gay mecca of the ...
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Marriage equality goes into effect in Maine | The Raw Story
By Arturo Garcia
Snell and Bridges walked across the aisle and into the history books at 12:20 a.m. Saturday, becoming the first same-sex couple to become legally married under the country's new marriage equality initiative, which went into effect at midnight.
The Raw Story
Obama Urging Illinois Legislature To Support Gay Marriage: Report ...
By Mike Ramsey
A spokesman for President Obama says the former Illinois state lawmaker is urging the General Assembly here to approve gay-marriage legislation, the Sun-Times is reporting.
CBS Chicago
Obama Urges "Yes" Vote on Illinois Marriage Equality | MyFDL
By Teddy Partridge
While Obama rarely gets involved in statehouse battles, he has voiced support for gay marriage measures in the past year, issuing — through his re-election campaign — statements of support for gay marriage ballot questions up last ...
Teddy Partridge's myFDL diary
Obama Offers Spontaneous Support For Marriage Equality In Illinois ...
By Andrew Belonsky
The White House announced today that President Obama would like to marriage equality in Illinois, his home state and a state where lawmakers are keen to pass a law before the current term ends in January.
Towleroad News #gay

Web2 new results for marriage
 
Gay marriage politics keep evolving in New Jersey
New Jersey's first openly gay state lawmaker is proposing a ballot measure for voters to decide whether the state should recognize same-sex marriage - a ...
www.philly.com/.../20121225_ap_gaymarriagepoliticskeepev...
Same-Sex Marriage And Adoption: Unresolved Issues In France : NPR
Opposition to a bill allowing gay couples to adopt has been unexpectedly fierce in the country, which legalized civil unions more than a decade ago. In a rare ...
www.npr.org/.../same-sex-marriage-and-adoption-unresolved-...


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