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What matters now about marriage
Let's be honest: The gay marriage debate is nearly over, and nothing the Supreme Court does when it delivers its opinions on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and on the fate of California's Proposition 8 is likely to change that astonishing fact. A...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights, Family, Social Sciences, Gays and Lesbians
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'The Marriage of Figaro,' right in time with the 21st century
Suffice to say that Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte weren't thinking about Proposition 8 when they composed "The Marriage of Figaro." The 1786 comic opera follows bullying Count Almaviva's efforts to invoke droit du seigneur to sexually conquer...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Family, Starbucks Corp., Zaha Hadid, Pritzker Architecture Prize
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Video Op-Ed: Fighting for gay marriage and immigration reform
The Supreme Court has the fate of same-sex couples in its hands. Will the court stand with equality and rule that marriage, and the benefits that come with it, should be available to all couples regardless of sexuality? Or will it uphold the federal...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Marriage, Minority Groups, Immigration
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Delaware OKs same-sex marriage, showdowns loom in two states
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A year ago, when Vice President Joe Biden revealed in a television interview that he supported same-sex marriage, such unions were legal in six states. Tuesday, the Legislature in Biden’s home state, Delaware, voted to become the 11th such state,...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor, Family, Regional Authority
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California, late to the gay marriage altar
California finds itself in an unaccustomed place these days: behind the curve. Another state, Rhode Island, and two more countries, France and New Zealand, were just added to the steadily growing list of places where same-sex marriage will receive full...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Voting, Family, Elections, U.S. Supreme Court
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He wasn't the marrying kind
From the well-lighted Argentine restaurant — my suggestion via Yelp — to the 70-degree night, all is well on this second date. As Dylan tactfully yanks shrimp from their shells, he tells me about his Japanese father, who strictly regulated all...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Family, Gays and Lesbians, Shrimp
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GOP rejects gay marriage, asks Supreme Court to uphold Prop. 8
Republican leaders unanimously approved a resolution Friday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Proposition 8, the measure under court review that forbids same-sex marriage in California. The Republican National Committee “affirms its...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Tea Party Movement, Mark Kirk, Family, Ron Paul
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California Democrats blast efforts to overhaul schools
SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Academic Progress, Local Elections, Gloria Romero, Family
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Antonin Scalia's anti-gay words are poison; so I confronted him
It seems these days as if everyone is speculating about how Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will approach the two same-sex marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. But I haven't heard anyone wondering which side Antonin Scalia will be on. He has made...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Incest, Judges, Family, U.S. Supreme Court
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Harris and Newsom highlight opposition to Prop. 8
SACRAMENTO -- California’s top prosecutor used her refusal to defend Proposition 8, a voter-passed initiative that bans same-sex marriage in California, as an example of Democratic values as she spoke to party activists on Saturday. “When I...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gavin Newsom, Family, Elections, U.S. Supreme Court
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Republicans pledge to change tone, not positions
With an eye on the White House in 2016, Republicans spent this week in Hollywood mapping a path to a resurgence — determining how to streamline the primary process and close their deficit with Democrats among key voter blocs such as single women and...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Family, Reince Priebus
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Supreme Court begins arguments on Prop. 8 gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Tuesday on whether gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in a California case that could transform the law nationwide. The argument was scheduled to last only one hour, but it...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Court Administration, Judges, Family, Trials
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