Blogger Andy Carvin has declared today international blogging for disaster relief day. Bloggers in general have been writing about the disaster for several days now, doing everything from posting information about lost people, to offering material aid, to trying to organize technology assistance, to providing ground-zero coverage of the situation, but we applaud the effort […]
The California Senate today approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in California. Don’t head to the Golden Gates quite yet, however; the legislation still needs to be approved by the state Assembly, a move that is by no means certain. Still, this is the first time any state legislative house has approved such a
Our thoughts today are with the victims of Hurricane Katrina. We also hope that the aid workers and agencies treat affected LGBT families with the same respect and consideration as other families. You can assist hurricane victims by donating to the Rainbow World Fund, a GLBT and supportive-heterosexual humanitarian service agency. Donations made through RWF
While I don’t often just post news links, there’s enough exciting news this week about same-sex marriage that I thought it was worth an update: In Massachusetts, the Attorney General is deciding whether to certify a proposed ballot initiative for 2008 that would ban gay marriage in the future, but leave existing gay marriages intact.
The California Supreme Court issued three rulings yesterday stating that lesbian partners who have children while they are a couple are both entitled, and required, to be treated as the children’s parents, regardless of whether they are formally registered as domestic partners. This puts lesbian parents on an equal footing with unmarried heterosexual parents, and
The National Sex Offender Public Registry went online today. The site contains names, pictures, and addresses of offenders in 22 states, and will include the remaining public registries within six months. One of those “I wish we didn’t have to have this” items, but useful under the circumstances.
Canada joined the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain today in recognizing gay marriage nationwide. Expect some interesting legal cases as Canadians marry same-sex U. S. citizens, U. S. gay couples want to marry in Canada, and Canadian gay couples want to immigrate to the U. S. Someone should calculate what all of this will cost the
The Supreme Court of Justice of Catalonia has stated that a Spanish man cannot marry his Indian partner because the Spanish civil code says foreign residents seeking to wed Spanish citizens are bound by the laws of their country of citizenship. The Court did not formally rule on this, however, but merely stated it in
The United Church of Christ voted today to endorse same-sex marriage.Here’s the official announcement. Worth reading the italicized section at the bottom that summarizes the key points of the resolution, including that the UCC should urge legislators to support equal marriage rights. Individual UCC churches may decide whether to observe the endorsement.
