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	Pro-Marriage Group Attends European Conference on Same-Sex Unions -- 07/02/1999
		(CNS) - Representatives of a Washington, D.C., group that seeks to defend the traditional definition of marriage are attending a legal conference on same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom - after shaking up attendees by releasing a declaration of legal scholars affirming their support for marriage between one man and one woman.
		Coolidge said that "To Reaffirm Marriage" holds that, in contrast to same-sex marriage supporters who hold that equal rights and justice for all can never be achieved until same-sex marriage is legalized, weakening the concept of traditional marriage would weaken civilization itself - threatening justice and the rule of law for all.
		Coolidge told CNSNews.com that the professors who signed "To Reaffirm Marriage" wanted to make it clear to the world that the legal community is far from being united behind same-sex marriage.
	www.cnsnews.com /ViewPrint.asp?Page=\Culture\archive\CUL19990702b.html

	NJ Domestic Partnership news
		King County, Washington is appealing a ruling that same-sex couples should be issued marriage licenses to the state Supreme Court....
		WASHINGTON — In a major setback for same-sex marriage rights voters in 11 states where constitutional amendments were on the ballot passed the measure....
		One year after a historic court ruling that legalized gay marriage in Massachusetts, more than 4,266 same-sex unions have occurred in Massachusetts and people on both sides of the issue are preparing for a renewed effort for a constitutional...
	www.stephenhyland.com /news

	Same-sex marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The August 2004 decision from the Superior Court in Washington State legalizing same-sex marriage.
		A common objection to same-sex marriage is to hold that the purpose of marriage is a procreative partnership and that the same-sex partnership is inherently sterile.
		In 1972 the United States Supreme Court ruled that the United States Constitution does not require states to issue a marriage license to same-sex couples.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Same-sex_marriage (6181 words)

	Same-sex marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The August 2004 decision from the Superior Court in Washington State legalizing same-sex marriage.
		A common objection to same-sex marriage is to hold that the purpose of marriage is a procreative partnership and that the same-sex partnership is inherently sterile.
		In 1972 the United States Supreme Court ruled that the United States Constitution does not require states to issue a marriage license to same-sex couples.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Same-sex_marriage (6181 words)

	Majority against same-sex 'marriage' - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics
		Forty-nine percent of those polled were opposed to the idea of a federal constitutional amendment to ban same-sex "marriages," while 42 percent favored it.
		In a poll conducted by the National Annenberg Election Survey, people said by a 2 to 1 margin — 60 percent to 31 percent — that they oppose any similar law legalizing same-sex "marriage" in their states.
		The Massachusetts high court, in an advisory opinion, said Wednesday that homosexuals are entitled to nothing less than "marriage" and that civil unions will not suffice.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040209-115420-5105r.htm (623 words)

	Valid marriage licenses turned away - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - December 20, 2004
		The agency is rejecting all marriage certificates issued in New Paltz, N.Y.; Asbury Park, N.J.; Multnomah County, Ore.; and Sandoval County, N.M., during the brief periods when those localities illegally granted marriage licenses to homosexual couples.
		Several lawsuits challenging the law are pending, and New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, is widely expected to make the ultimate decision on homosexual "marriage" in the state.
		Susie Kilpatrick, 30, of New Paltz, said the local Social Security office told her that no marriage documents from the town could be used to establish identity if they were issued after Feb. 27, when New Paltz's mayor began "marrying" homosexual couples.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20041220-121152-5768r.htm (473 words)

	Round Ups
		The legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts in 2004 touched off a backlash that started with the U.S. general election last November, and marriage equality advocates are digging in for a long fight.
		The Massachusetts wedding parade followed earlier spurts of same-sex marriages in other parts of the country, including San Francisco, Portland, Ore., and New Paltz, N.Y. The nearly 4,000 marriages that took place for a month in San Francisco were nullified by the California Supreme Court six months later.
		A recent high court ruling in Canada has paved the way for legislation, expected later this year, granting recognition to civil same-sex marriages.
	www.planetout.com /news/roundups/package.html?sernum=329 (337 words)

	/qrd/family/marriage/
		same sex marriage status in european countries, 12/17/98:
		alaska judge rules against same sex marriage ban, 02/28/98:
		United For The Freedom To Marry -- same-sex marriage information for New York State and nationally
	www.qrd.org /qrd/family/marriage (166 words)

	Marriage Equality NY
		New York Democrats now join state committees in Washington state and California in officially favoring the right to same-sex marriage, Van Capelle said.
		State recognition would be a start for challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act which forbids the United States from giving status to same-sex marriages, leaves the question open to the states, but gives states the right to refuse recognition of gay nuptials legalized in other statesÂ—Â—an option that 37 states have availed themselves of.
		Neither Marriage Equality nor the Pride Agenda seems overly concerned that New York might act its own Defense of Marriage Act, despite the fact that cases are pending in Massachusetts and New Jersey that could grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples soon.
	www.marriageequalityny.org /news_meny.html (166 words)

	Marriage, same-sex unions to be defined - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics
		Foreman added, may believe that civil unions fairly address the concerns of homosexual couples while avoiding same-sex "marriage." But civil unions are not the same as marriage, he said, "and to say to same-sex couples, 'Here, we're going to give you this other status, be happy with it,' is profoundly insulting."
		But since the Massachusetts high court decision Nov. 18 legalizing same-sex "marriage," plus thousands of homosexual couples receiving "marriage" licenses in San Francisco, Portland, Ore. and elsewhere, things have shifted dramatically, Mr.
		Massachusetts lawmakers are poised today to approve a constitutional amendment that both preserves traditional marriage and creates civil unions for same-sex couples.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040329-010457-3314r.htm (648 words)

	NWV Exclusive -- Ban on Same Sex Marriage in California is Constitutional
		The California Supreme Court recently struck down and declared void the 3,955 same sex marriages authorized by San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom.
		At the forefront of attorneys assisting the 12 couples who sued, is LAMBDA's Legal Defense and Education Fund which represents homosexuals, lesbians, bi-sexuals and transsexuals who attempted to use the same arguments that persuaded Massachusetts's highest court to legalize same-sex marriage earlier this year.
		Recently judges in Oregon and Washington state have ruled the marriage laws in their states unconstitutional.
	www.newswithviews.com /NWVexclusive/exclusive46.htm (441 words)

	California Political Battle Over Same-Sex "Marriage" Intensifies
		Washington state's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a same-sex "marriage" case in March.
		The bills were introduced two weeks before a California state judge is scheduled to hear a case by activists seeking to legalize same-sex "marriage." That case, along with the two bills, means that California will remain front-and-center in the national "gay marriage" debate in 2005.
		The political battle over same-sex "marriage" in California heated up December 6 when state legislators introduced competing bills — one legalizing "gay marriage," the other banning it within the state constitution.
	www.sbclife.org /Articles/2005/02/SLA8.asp (835 words)

	Washington Blade Online
		Holebi officials believe that by releasing the high figures of same-sex marriage in Belgium, they will spark countries that are in debates about whether or not to legalize gay marriage to support the proposals, according to Gay.com UK.
		A senior RAF spokesperson told the Sun, “Same sex marriages are not recognized in U.K. law and under current MoD regulations same-sex couples are not entitled to family quarters.”
		BRUSSELS, Belgium — Since same-sex marriage was legalized early this year in Belgium, 139 such unions have been conducted, according to Gay.com UK.
	www.washblade.com /print.cfm?content_id=1522 (850 words)

	Same-sex 'marriage' likely to prove costly - The Washington Times: Business - May 18, 2004
		Support for same-sex "marriage" in the District is weak.
		Massachusetts yesterday began allowing same-sex "marriages," and other states are considering it.
		However, State Farm Insurance, the auto and home insurance company, said it would provide same-sex partner benefits in California, only if the state Supreme Court gives legal recognition to homosexual "marriages" this summer.
	www.washtimes.com /business/20040518-120217-1233r.htm (989 words)

	Round Ups
		The Massachusetts wedding parade followed earlier spurts of same-sex marriages in other parts of the country, including San Francisco, Portland, Ore., and New Paltz, N.Y. The nearly 4,000 marriages that took place for a month in San Francisco were nullified by the California Supreme Court six months later.
		The legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts in 2004 touched off a backlash that started with the U.S. general election last November, and marriage equality advocates are digging in for a long fight.
		His Socialist government approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriages, and the Parliament is expected to debate the bill in February.
	www.planetout.com /news/roundups/package.html?sernum=329 (989 words)

	New York State Judge Rules that Same-Sex Marriage is Legal : SF Bay Area Indymedia
		Lambda Legal is currently litigating cases seeking marriage for same-sex couples in New Jersey, California (with NCLR and ACLU) and Washington State (with NWLC).
		The ruling said the Constitution requires same-sex couples to have equal access to marriage, and that the plaintiffs in the case must be given marriage licenses.
		On Thursday, a judge in an Albany court had reinstated charges that New Paltz Mayor Jason West had not lived up to his oath of office to uphold the law when he had issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples last year.
	bayarea.indymedia.org /archives/archive_by_id.php?id=2850&category_id=29 (882 words)

	Equal Marriage for Same-Sex Couples: queer gay marriage equality
		"We focussed primarily on how the same-sex marriage debate affects the families who are at the center of it," Serena writes in her recipe for potluck lobbying.
		"MCC Toronto has achieved much in the areas of human rights and social justice of the last 32 years, most recently with the landmark same-sex marriage court case," says Pride Toronto.
		May 7, 2005 - "Same-sex marriage is a legal reality in Canada.
	www.samesexmarriage.ca (882 words)

	/qrd/family/marriage/
		same sex marriage status in european countries, 12/17/98:
		alaska judge rules against same sex marriage ban, 02/28/98:
		United For The Freedom To Marry -- same-sex marriage information for New York State and nationally
	www.qrd.org /qrd/family/marriage (166 words)

	Ruling in Seattle favors same-sex marriages / If decision holds, Washington would be 2nd state to allow them
		Until that court rules, no marriage licenses can be issued to same- sex couples in Washington.
		Same-sex marriage gained national prominence last November, when the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that all citizens in the state must be allowed to wed, regardless of gender.
		Prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying is "not rationally related to any legitimate or compelling state interest," said King County Superior Court Judge William Downing, who issued his ruling in response to a challenge of a state law defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/05/MNGMM82UGB1.DTL (628 words)

	Traditional Marriage Crusade
		On Friday, October 15, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property joined together with tens of thousands of concerned Americans on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to voice their repudiation of same-sex “marriage.” The event, titled “Mayday for Marriage,” was sponsored by pastors in the Puget Sound-area of Washington State.
		As part of its Traditional Marriage Crusade, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) is holding promotional talks and signings for it s new book against same-sex “marriage.” In the first week after its publication, the book has been promoted at events in St. Louis, Miami and Rochester.
		Voters collecting signatures for marriage amendments in several states are having great success, proving just how unpopular same sex "marriage" is. To date, Montana, Arkansas, Michigan and Oregon have turned in more than enough signatures to get the measures on the November ballot.
	tfp.org /tfc (1692 words)

	Homosexuals 'marry' in Massachusetts - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - May 18, 2004
		Same-sex "marriages" in Massachusetts began just after midnight yesterday when officials in Cambridge opened their doors almost nine hours early to issue marriage licenses.
		Yesterday's events were a culmination of a three-year battle to legalize same-sex "marriage" in the state led by plaintiffs Hillary and Julie Goodridge
		Gay couples began exchanging marriage vows in Massachusetts, marking the first time a state has granted gays and lesbians the right to marry and making the United States one of at least five countries where homosexuals can legally wed.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040518-120218-3043r.htm (776 words)

	Romney defends traditional marriage - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - September 02, 2004
		Steele, who has previously said the same-sex "marriage" debate is a distraction from more important issues, took aim at the record of the Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, pointing out that he was one of 13 senators who voted against the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996.
		Romney told the Senate Judiciary Committee that a constitutional amendment, defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, which the Republican platform endorses, is needed because his state's courts may force same-sex "marriage" on other states.
		Already, several states have strengthened their laws to say that they will not recognize other state's same-sex "marriages," but such efforts have failed in the U.S. Senate.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040901-115440-6918r.htm (580 words)

	Southern Voice Online
		WASHINGTON — The anti-gay Alliance For Marriage, which is coordinating efforts to pass a U.S. constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, is under fire for allying itself with an Islamic group that critics accuse of being sympathetic to terrorist causes.
		Among the founding members of the Alliance for Marriage is former Washington, D.C. Congressional Delegate Walter Fauntroy, a Baptist minister who has said allowing gays to marry would contribute further to the weakening of the black family.
		A heated debate over the Alliance for Marriage's decision to include the Islamic Society of North America into its coalition of conservative Christian, Catholic and Jewish organizations surfaced in a recent article in the conservative Jewish publication, JewishWorldReview.com.
	www.southernvoice.com /2004/1-2/news/national/writer.cfm (674 words)

	Dean 'vulnerable' on same-sex unions - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics
		According to a CBS News/New York Times poll in mid-December, 54 percent oppose allowing same-sex civil unions and 61 percent oppose allowing homosexual "marriage." The poll of about 1,000 adults found that 55 percent favor a constitutional amendment stating that marriage is only between a man and a woman, while 40 percent oppose that.
		Polls have found that the majority of Americans oppose legalizing same-sex "marriage" or civil unions, which affords same-sex couples essentially the same benefits as married couples.
		Same-sex civil unions are a political vulnerability for Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, because he signed the first state law allowing such unions as Vermont governor and continues to push the issue that most Americans oppose.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040108-111916-5704r.htm (978 words)

	Bishops to debate same-sex unions - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics
		The document says that approving same-sex unions "contradicts the nature of marriage," adding that, "It is not based on the natural complementarity of male and female.
		The marriage document, called "Between Man and Woman: Questions and Answers About Marriage and Same-Sex Unions," was released yesterday and defines marriage as a "lifelong union of a man and a woman."
		The nation's Roman Catholic bishops will debate a document today that opposes same-sex unions and exhorts state governments to recognize only marriages between men and women.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20031111-114855-2977r.htm (977 words)

	Episcopal pastor rebukes diocese - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics
		The pastor of a Capitol Hill Episcopal parish has challenged the Diocese of Washington with a resolution rebuking same-sex "marriage," and a debate scheduled in his church was canceled yesterday after documents were stolen and trashed.
		Logan is seeking a resolution by the parish denouncing the Washington diocese´s stance on same-sex ?marriages.?
		Logan and All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase were hosts to a panel discussion at Calvary about same-sex unions and Scripture, attended by 181 persons.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040301-124429-4845r.htm (837 words)

	Latest News from Representative Toby Nixon
		There are a number of recent incidents around Washington state and the country regarding the marriage of persons of the same sex where executive and judicial officers who have sworn to uphold the law are acting in defiance of the law and are encouraging even further executive, judicial and social disregard of the law.
		Thus federal law grants authority to the individual states to either grant or deny recognition of same sex marriages that are recognized as valid in another state.
		Furthermore, Washington courts have consistently held that marriages not recognized under Washington law will not be upheld in this state, even if they are considered valid in other states.
	www.tobynixon.com /news2004.htm (9099 words)

	Gay Marriage News
		Gay rights advocates said they were heartened after both candidates for governor of New Jersey stated they would oppose a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, but a day after those declarations, their campaigns declined to specify what either man would do if the state Supreme Court allows such unions.
		Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, making the country the only one in the world to have a specific constitutional reference outlawing gay marriage.
		Gay marriage, HIV/AIDS, isolationism, loneliness and faith are all matters local and national black gay and lesbian leaders have cited as areas they wish to target at the first leaders summit sponsored by the National Black Justice Coalition, a Washington, D.C.-based African-American gay civil rights organization.
	www.gaymarriagenews.com (9099 words)

	Washington Blade Online
		Though some conservative politicians decry same-sex marriages as opening the door to polygamy, polygamy is actually the time-tested method of sexual bonding, anthropologists said.
		The Nuer of Sudan, as well as other African societies, institutionalized female same-sex marriages to preserve the lineage of one womanâs family.
		Bushâs model of marriage â” the heterosexual nuclear family â” actually evolved during the Industrial Revolution, as transient populations, mass education, the womenâs rights movement and the creation of leisure time tested marriageâs tradition, according to Lancaster.
	www.washblade.com /2004/4-16/news/national/antrho.cfm (1258 words)

	"Defense Of Marriage Act" 5/96 H.R. 3396 Summary/Analysis
		First, it provides that no State shall be required to give effect to a law of any other State with respect to a same-sex "marriage." Second, it defines the words "marriage" and "spouse" for purposes of Federal law.
		The DOMA definition of marriage is derived most immediately from a Washington state case from 1974, Singer v.
		The second substantive section of the bill amends the U.S. Code to make explicit what has been understood under federal law for over 200 years; that a marriage is the legal union of a man and a woman as husband and wife, and a spouse is a husband or wife of the opposite sex.
	www.lectlaw.com /files/leg23.htm (1258 words)

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