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:Eric Ethington (Author) | August 4, 2010
CA – Following the historical federal trial, Judge Vaughn Walker announced today that Proposition 8 is INVALID! Despite heavy attempts by the bigots and the Mormons, EQUALITY HAS WON THE DAY! A year and a half ago, we watched in horror as for the first time in US history, existing rights were stripped from a [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 18, 2010
Concord NH – Supporters of the state’s new same sex marriage law in New Hampshire came out victorious over opponents who attempted to repeal the human-rights law this week. The NH legislature voted this week on a bill to amend the state constitution and to redefine marriage back as only between a man and a [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 17, 2009
Today, the most prominent, and likely to pass of the Common Ground Initiative Bills was defeated in a motion 8-5, the Fair Workplace and Housing Bill. Testimony was beautiful, Rep. Christine Johnson was (as always), eloquent, funny and moving. Members of the Utah community spoke: from a transgender minister, to a local (straight) business owner, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 27, 2009
Today the Utah Senate Judiciary Interim Committee denied the first of the Common Ground Initiative bills, proposing wrongful death benefits for same-sex couples 4 to 2. The committee, led by such high-public names like Michael Waddoups and Chris Buttars heard extensive argument about the (very familiar) slippery slope that these rights may land the legislature [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.