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Nov
6
In the wake of Tuesday’s passage of a gay rights ordinance in Kalamazoo, a state representative today introduced a plan to overturn Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Speaker Pro Tempore Pam Byrnes, D-Lyndon Township, introduced a resolution to amend the state constitution to allow same-sex marriage. Voters instituted the ban in 2004, when they approved Proposal 2.
Kalamazoo voters approved by a wide margin a city ordinance that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Kalamazoo is the 16th Michigan city to pass such a measure.
Nov
5
Members of several Utah gay and lesbian advocacy groups asked LDS Church leaders to open a dialogue with its gay members but stay out of politics Wednesday — a day after Maine voters rejected a same-sex marriage referendum and one year after the monumental passage of California’s Proposition 8.
“They’re worried we’ll force our lifestyle on them, when they’re forcing theirs on us,” LGBT activist Jacob Whipple said during a gathering Wednesday afternoon.
Nov
4
A New York mother said she is fighting for custody of her son with her former partner, a woman who lives as a man, because of a judge’s questionable ruling.
The New York Daily News said Monday the woman and her former partner, identified only by the false names Melanie and Sam, respectively, are mired in a legal custody battle following an October ruling by Brooklyn Justice Esther Morgenstern.
Nov
4
Mainers’ 53-47 vote to reject gay marriage does more than simply slap down a law that just six months ago had made Maine America’s second state to permit same-sex couples to wed. With voters thronging to the polls, the closely watched — and ultimately not very close — vote extended the winning streak of gay marriage opponents nationwide, who have now prevailed in more than 30 straight state elections over whether to allow gays to marry. Just like Californians one year ago, Maine voters insisted on having their own say on an issue that simply will not go away.
Responses:
AP: Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible. Instead, they went home at midnight, dejected and near tears after a failed bid to make Maine the first state to approve same-sex marriage at the ballot box.
Gay Patriot: My biggest fear about the Maine vote is that the President will use it as an excuse not to move forward on issues of concern to the gay community, particularly repeal of Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell.
JaySays: New York Times has called the victory for the Yes On 1 Campaign overturning the rights of taxpaying U.S. citizens.
WTOV: The stars seemed aligned for supporters of gay marriage. They had Maine’s governor, legislative leaders and major newspapers on their side, plus a huge edge in campaign funding. So losing a landmark referendum was a devastating blow, for activists in Maine and nationwide.
Patchwork Nation: After a string of electoral defeats, supporters of gay-marriage rights thought they might have a winner in Maine. The New England state has an ingrained strain of stay-out-of-my-business libertarianism. But 53 percent of voters (according to the tally early Wednesday morning) did not support the law.
Creative Loafing: It was a mixed bag for gay voters last night. The vote to preserve marriage equality came up short in Maine, but great strides were made in local elections — including St. Petersburg’s City Council race.
Nov
4
Illinois Teacher Suspended After Assignment Involving Homosexuality
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Students and former students rallied outside Monday night’s disciplinary hearing at the Southwest School District in Piasa, IL. They were there to support veteran teacher Dan Delong. Delong was suspended after giving a 10th grade honors English class an assignment involving a science magazine article about homosexual behavior among hundreds of animal species. Some parents complained.
The school board suspended the teacher and even called in state child welfare authorities to determine whether the assignment might amount to child abuse.
Nov
3
More than 1,500 people have attended a candlelit vigil against homophobia held in Liverpool city centre following an attack on a trainee police officer.
James Parkes had his skull fractured when he was attacked by up to 20 youths as he left the Superstar Boudoir club with his partner last Sunday.
The vigil was held at the scene of the attack in Stanley Street. Mr Parkes’s partner Tom Downey, who spoke at the event, said the support received had been “unbelievable”.
Nov
3
A SkyWest Airlines baggage agent who married his partner last year after the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex unions says the airline is breaking state law by refusing to give his husband the free fares it provides to heterosexual spouses.
The airline says Gilbert Caldwell’s husband is his “travel companion,” entitled to fly at a discount but not for free, Caldwell said. “I am asking SkyWest to give me the same benefits that they give my married heterosexual co-workers.”
Nov
3
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James T. Conway has emerged in internal Pentagon deliberations as the most outspoken opponent of permitting gay men and women to serve openly in the U.S. military, according to a former senior Pentagon official.
Most of the senior brass hold deep reservations about President Obama’s pledge to end the ban on gays in the military, especially in the middle of two wars that have put extra stress on the military, down to the platoon level, where soldiers and Marines would be expected to bond with openly gay colleagues.
Oct
30
Bernice King Named President of SCLC
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) announced the election of The Reverend Bernice King, the daughter of The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (the organization’s founder), as its eighth president this morning. The Reverend Eric P. Lee, president of the Los Angeles chapter of the SCLC and an outspoken advocate of social justice, was targeted last year by the organization for his advocacy in favor of LGBT marriage equality during California’s Proposition 8 controversy.
With next week’s anniversary of Proposition 8, and the upcoming marriage equality votes in Maine and Washington, Reverend Lee says, “my hope is that Reverend King will follow in the spirit of her father and her mother. We know that her mother, Coretta Scott King, was supportive of LGBT equality, and we believe that Dr. King would have been as well.” Reverend Lee adds, “it’s going to be a tough role for her because, of course, sexism still plagues our society. My hope is that her election is a sign that the SCLC is returning to its sprit of equality for all people. The need for the SCLC is more critical than ever at this time. Our society is facing the challenges of healthcare reform, immigration reform and education reform. Reverend King and the SCLC have the opportunity, and the obligation, to once again ensure justice is provided to all people.”
Reverend Lee is the author of the book, “Marriage Equality: Proposition 8, The California Divide”, and the co-producer of a 90 minute documentary film on the failure of public education for African American and Latino children entitled, “Who Is Accountable?” For additional information about the Reverend Eric P. Lee, please visit: http://cause-pr.com/2009/10/the-reverend-eric-p-lee/