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Perry v. Schwarzenegger Federal Trial news resources January is a slow month for queer news in PDX, but there is a lot happening on the national level, with the Perry v. Schwarzenegger federal trial going down which may set the stage for queer rights and queer activism for the next, oh, decade at least, if not more, and providing a touchpoint for gay marriage in the US. Kristin Perry (left [...] In a strange twist of circumstances, a heterosexual couple interested in obtaining a civil union in the UK has been barred from doing so. The reason? Civil unions are only for gay people. Heteros can only be “married” and only by a member of a church.The couple is supported by Peter Thatchell, one of the UK’s most prominent gay rights activists. No civil union for straight pair Image courtesy of [...] One of the 3 cover designs for Ellen Degeneres' appearance on Oprah magazine, and the silliest Today Ellen Degeneres appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show with new wife Portia De Rossi for their first televised interview as a married couple. Largely a fun and promotional show celebrating Ellen’s appearance alongside the daytime star on the cover of O: The Oprah Magazine, the duo were a pleasure to watch, and a [...] Evan Wolfson – Executive Direction Freedom to Marry Starting today Basic Rights Oregon begins a big Marriage Matters to Me campaign with events in Portland, Bend and Eugene. All three will feature Evan Wolfson, founder and Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, a national gay and non-gay partnership working to win marriage equality across the country. In 2004 TIME magazine named Wolfson one of the “100 most influential people in [...] Another take on the disturbing brief that was issued by the US Department of Justice in support of DOMA. It compares same-sex marriage to ” marriages between cousins or an uncle and a niece” and that as a result, they do not have to be recognized. Rachel Maddow commented on this in her show, and you can watch it here. Like Obama – Don't support the DOMA. Equality for queer people NOW Well… Backto reality. The comedown is here, personal and political, small scale and large scale. While we are still dealing with the shambles left behind of a fantastic Pride, we are also hearing about gay bashings of queer/trans people here in our fair city and community. And now this- it seems that the Obama administration may be “rethinking” (i.e breaking [...] As a queer person, and as an immigrant into what is widely known as the “toughest country to get in to” in the world, I am constantly reminded of the inequality people face in this country who are involved in binational same-sex couples.I don’t have a Green Card, I am not allowed to work, I receive no government support, I am constant danger of my visa being revoked. [...] For an event that had no formal organization backing it, not much advance notice, the turn out was pretty good. Mostly, it felt good to stand up and fight back. I took pictures, but my camera cord is in a different state, so here are Just Out’s image and words: Prop 8 Rally/Marty Davis The evening of May 26 saw a crowd of 150-200 gather at Portland’s Salmon Creek Springs. They [...] Same-sex marriage demonstrators wait in front of San Francisco City Hall for the California State Supreme Court to rule on the legality of a voter-approved ban on same-sex unions, Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) In a rather odd twist to the Proposition 8 decision, the California’s Supreme Court decided to uphold the ban on gay marriage, but recognize the 18,000 marriages that took place before [...] If the Prez can do it, than so can director of local LGBTQ organization Basic Rights Oregon…that is, address the nation on YouTube. Director Jean Frazzini takes to the inter-tubes to talk about Oregon’s path to marriage. Like Today Basic Rights Oregon issued a press release on the updates made to our domestic partnership law passed in the Oregon House. It creates a streamlined process for name changes, clears up confusion between the languages of domestic partnerships in Oregon and civil unions or marriages elsewhere and preserves a long-standing state practice related to taxation on employer-provided partner health care. You can read BRO’s entire statement below: Like Miss California Carrie Prejean. Image from FOXnews. According to news sources worldwide, Carrie Prejean, the runner up in the Miss America pageant and reigning Miss California, lost her shot at the title due to her “one man, one woman” stance on marriage, the reports state. According to the BBC, The runner-up at the Miss USA beauty pageant says her outspoken opposition to gay marriage cost her first place in the [...] |
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