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Same-sex marriage refers to two people of the same sex living together as a family. Advocates of gay marriage believe gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families deserve the same respect, recognition and protections as all other families. Other terms for this type of relationship include gay marriage, gender-neutral marriage, equal marriage, lesbian marriage, same-sex civil union, marriage equality, homosexual marriage, single-sex marriage, civil partnership or same-gender marriage.
As of November 2007, same-sex couples in the U.S. could marry only in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in California, Connecticut, Iowa...
As of November 2007, same-sex couples in the U.S. could marry only in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in California, Connecticut, Iowa...
Same-sex marriage refers to two people of the same sex living together as a family. Advocates of gay marriage believe gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families deserve the same respect, recognition and protections as all other families. Other terms for this type of relationship include gay marriage, gender-neutral marriage, equal marriage, lesbian marriage, same-sex civil union, marriage equality, homosexual marriage, single-sex marriage, civil partnership or same-gender marriage.
As of November 2007, same-sex couples in the U.S. could marry only in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in California, Connecticut, Iowa and Maryland. Other states offer broad family recognition laws. Civil unions, which grant the same legal rights as heterosexual couples, can be granted to same-sex couples in Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey and New Hampshire. Domestic partnerships also are legal in California and Oregon. In 1996, Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act, which says that no state is required to honor same sex marriages performed in other states. It also seeks to restrict how marriage is defined or interpreted under federal law to a legal union between one man and one woman. Many states also have passed both a statue and constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage or other forms of partner recognition in addition to marriage, like domestic partnership and civil unions. Same-sex couples, even those recognized by their states, are denied as many as 1,138 federal benefits available to or required of married opposite-sex couples.
As of November 2007, same-sex couples in the U.S. could marry only in the state of Massachusetts. There are currently lawsuits seeking marriage for same-sex couples in California, Connecticut, Iowa and Maryland. Other states offer broad family recognition laws. Civil unions, which grant the same legal rights as heterosexual couples, can be granted to same-sex couples in Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey and New Hampshire. Domestic partnerships also are legal in California and Oregon. In 1996, Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act, which says that no state is required to honor same sex marriages performed in other states. It also seeks to restrict how marriage is defined or interpreted under federal law to a legal union between one man and one woman. Many states also have passed both a statue and constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage or other forms of partner recognition in addition to marriage, like domestic partnership and civil unions. Same-sex couples, even those recognized by their states, are denied as many as 1,138 federal benefits available to or required of married opposite-sex couples.
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Editorial: Honor the fallen in the civil rights war too
On Memorial Day, we will again honor Americans who died in service to their country. Many of these men and women were, of course, gay, serving under that shameful compromise known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and in deeper secrecy before that. With...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Navy, Los Angeles Times, Harvey Milk, Dick Cheney
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Gray receives V.P. nomination
Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge James P. Gray, who writes a regular column for the Daily Pilot, has received the Libertarian Party's nomination for vice president. The Newport Beach resident earned the nomination at the party's weekend...
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Professor remembered as a legal ally
Friends of a Chapman University law professor who died after falling from a parking structure last week remembered her as a legal ally to supporters of same-sex marriage. Mary "Katherine" Baird Darmer was one of the founding members and served as the...Tags: Dan Choi, Crime, Law and Justice, The New York Times, Facebook, Gays and Lesbians
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O.C.'s 'hidden minority' celebrates Prop. 8 ruling
Supporters of same-sex marriage called Tuesday's federal court ruling negating Proposition 8 a step in the right direction while opponents argued that the will of California voters should stand.
"It is incredible, marvelous," Newport Beach Dr. Jorge...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Elections
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Obama protesters, supporters gather at Morning Canyon, Poppy [Updated]
Supporters and protesters -- including a horse named Sinatra -- started arriving about 6 a.m. Thursday at Morning Canyon Road and Poppy Avenue on East Coast Highway, taking over about six corners in Corona del Mar ahead of President Obama's visit.
Police...Tags: Barack Obama, Lyndon B. Johnson, Politics, Activism
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Editorial: 'Don't ask, don't tell' is finally buried
It's hard to believe there was a time when gay men and women were not allowed to disclose their sexuality while serving in the military. That time was last week. Here in the land of free expression, those who put on a uniform were not even allowed to...Tags: Dick Cheney, Barack Obama, Social Issues, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians
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Panel discusses Supreme Court's liberal leanings
IRVINE — A panel of law experts and media met at UC Irvine on Wednesday to discuss how the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court has frequently come down on the liberal side of several major issues. The panel — consisting of Slate Senior...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Anthony Kennedy, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Gay Christian pastor to speak at church
Editor's note: This clarifies what LBGT stands for. While Christian beliefs and ideas about homosexuality sometimes conflict, in the case of the Rev. Mel White, two worlds unite. The openly gay pastor — who was a ghostwriter for Billy Graham,...Tags: Christianity, Crimes, Uganda, Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Falwell
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Letting his 'Hair' down
While putting on his uniform to attend an all-boy Catholic high school in Orange County, Marshal Kennedy Carolan never dreamed that in a few short years he would grow out his hair and travel the country, doing drugs, dissing the establishment and taking...Tags: New York, New York City, Los Angeles, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Anaheim
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It's an 'emotional yo-yo'
COSTA MESA — Heather Ellis can't help but get teary-eyed when talking about how it feels to wait while lawyers and judges argue over the fate of same-sex marriage rights in California.
"I don't really know how to say it," Ellis, 38, said. "It's...Tags: Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Lawyers
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Prop. 8 opponents rejoice
Orange County opponents of Proposition 8 planned to celebrate Wednesday evening while those who supported the voter-approved ban on gay marriage vowed to continue fighting. A scheduled rally at Sasscer Park across from the federal courthouse in Santa...Tags: Christianity, Newport Beach, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Santa Ana, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawmakers fought court rulings this year
As lawmakers and lobbyists gird for another special session that the governor called this summer to debate an expansion of gambling — an issue that has led to pitched battles for years — dog lovers are hoping to get their pet issue some...Tags: Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Lawyers, Science and Technology
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