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:Eric Ethington (Author) | March 29, 2011
Indiana – The Senate just finished voting this afternoon to create a constitutional amendment which bans not only same sex marriage, but also civil unions and anything else which could possibly be misconstrued as being “similar to marriage.” Vote passed 40-10. After several months of debate, the State Senate has finally sided with bigotry and [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 19, 2011
Iowa – It’s Prop 8 all over again folks. After the State Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage in 2009, Republicans have been calling for blood. Now the official bill has been introduced which would not only repeal gay marriage, but also ban civil unions or partnerships. Apparently, while no Democrats have supported the proposed [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 9, 2011
Utah – The Beehive State’s new Junior Senator, Mike Lee, isn’t wasting any time drawing battle lines and making sure he’s recognized as far right wing. Following yesterday’s harrowing shooting of Congresswoman Giffords and 19 others, Lee went on CNN and seems to blame the LGBT community. CNN’s Candy Crowley asked whether political rhetoric like [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 6, 2011
Rhode Island – State Representative Arthur Handy says that he will introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage today. He already has 27 co-sponsors and says he hopes this can be moved through the legislature quickly. This comes almost immediately after Governor Lincoln Chafee’s inauguration speech, in which he called for this law to be [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 9, 2010
Australia – The race is on! The Australian states of Tasmania and Victoria are in a race to become the first to allow gay marriage. This has got to be the coolest thing I’ve written about since Prop 8 was struck down. Absolutely love it. With more and more Australian Federal MP’s voicing their full [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 1, 2010
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced that they intend to be the first airline to host an in-flight same-sex marriage. To make sure no one beats them to the punch, they’ve launched a contest to find the perfect couple. The only catch is that the marriage MUST take place in Swedish airspace in order for it to [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | August 11, 2010
Costa Rica – A proposed marriage referendum which would have put same-sex marriages up for a majority vote in the small country has been ruled unconstitutional by their Supreme Court. Pay attention to the last line of the quote!! The Supreme Court in Costa Rica ruled (today) that a referendum scheduled for December 1st which would [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | August 5, 2010
6 months ago Mexico City legalized same-sex marriage. Now in an 8-2 vote the country’s Supreme Court has upheld that law, and added a few other bonuses in as well! The justices have voted 8-2 to uphold the law against challenges filed by federal prosecutors, who argued it violates the constitutional principle of protection of [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | June 15, 2010
Iceland – The quiet island has now become the most recent country to say ‘Yes!’ to marriage equality. In a unanimous vote by the country’s legislature, it once again proved that really… it doesn’t matter what your sexual orientation is, people are people and deserve all rights. In a vote which met no political resistance, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | May 13, 2010
Portugal – The Pope spoke at a rally today in front of half a million people, among other things he condemned Portugal’s recent passage of same sex marriage, calling it “Insidious and Dangerous.” The country’s parliament passed a bill in January legalizing gay marriage, although it’s still sitting on Prime Minister Jose Socrates’ desk waiting [...]
"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.