Argentina to Offer Marriage to LGBT Tourists
- At May 22, 2012
- By danmclellan
- In Marriage Equality
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Argentina just passed a law offering marriage to tourists, both straight and gay. Isn’t it surprising that a predominantly Catholic country continues to be so much more progressive than the US? I think history will look back and for the first time see the United States trailing behind the world in civil rights issues.
Before the Evangelicals hijacked the GOP, The US was on the forefront of everything. But religious fanatics are dragging us back decades in terms of science and social issues. I wonder if we’ll wake up as a nation and move ahead as a democracy rather than slip backward toward a theocracy.
Video: Marriage News Watch for 5/21/12
- At May 21, 2012
- By danmclellan
- In Gay Rights
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This week’s update from Matt Baum at AFER
httpv://youtu.be/D5mqEnG53q4
Inspiring Couple – Fede and Toe
- At May 21, 2012
- By danmclellan
- In Inspiring Couples
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Fede and Toe
Names: Fede and Toe
Location: Brookline, MA
Met: Online (gay.com)
Been Together: 3.5 years
Relationship Status: Domestic Partners
Favorite Activity Together: Traveling, cooking and watching animation domination
How we deal with adversity as a couple: We work with each other and talk about how our shortcomings impact our relationship and we work towards making those changes.
World Changing or Creative Projects we do as a couple: We try and volunteer for different causes
NAACP Gets Behind Obama on Marriage Equlity
- At May 21, 2012
- By danmclellan
- In Marriage Equality
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Every since President Obama announced his personal feeling that same sex couples deserve the right to marry, there has been a furry of support as well as dissent. Initially, several ministers warned the President that he would lose support of the African American vote next November. Their arguments are the same – marriage has always been between one man and one woman – its an abomination, God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Stever….. Yawn.
Last week, some noted black celebrities have supported Obama’s announcement. I posted about Jay Z’s endorsement then, but since then there have been more. Boxer Floyd Mayweather tweeted:
“I stand behind President Obama & support gay marriage. I’m an American citizen & I believe people should live their life the way they want.”
Will Smith said in an interview:
“”if anybody can find someone to love them and to help them through this difficult thing that we call life, I support that in any shape or form.”
But marriage advocates received a huge endorsement Saturday. The NAACP, the oldest African American civil rights group in the country, passed a resolution supporting Marriage Equality. The president and CEO, Benjamin Todd Jealous, said:
“Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. The NAACP’s support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and equal protection of all people.”
I’m sure the African American community as a whole will be slow to support marriage equality, but this seems like a good start!
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