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Gorilla Salad posted:They could at least have gone for something a bit more tasteful. 'On the court and out of the closet' maybe? Things to know about journalists: The sports guys are never the brightest when it comes to these things.
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Philadelphia's city council passed a first-of-its-kind GLBT equality bill on April 25, which would not only give a tax-credit incentive to businesses that offered employee health plans that would include same-sex partners and children, but it would also include a substantial amount of landmark benefits for the transgender community as well. The bill will now head to the mayor's office for signature.
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Gorilla Salad posted:They could at least have gone for something a bit more tasteful. 'On the court and out of the closet' maybe? That's...not more tasteful? I mean that's a really dumb headline, the article is about the gay athlete as a concept, don't give it some dumb title. It's hardly distasteful it's just an example of 'oh, haha it kinda looks funny at first glance'.
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Rhode Island's House Judiciary Committee just advanced the gay marriage bill, making Thursday's full House vote the last stop before Rhode Island is the 10th state to legalize marriage equality.
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Local media in Ohio is poo poo (are trans issues off-topic?):quote:Oddly dressed body found in Olmsted Township pond identified
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staticman posted:Local media in Ohio is poo poo (are trans issues off-topic?): That is a pretty loving weird thing to be found dead in, regardless of gender. Edit: The "its" pronoun is rather crass, though. Ballz fucked around with this message at 00:56 on May 1, 2013 |
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I think referring to a body as "it" is pretty standard.
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staticman posted:Local media in Ohio is poo poo (are trans issues off-topic?): It was oddly reassuring when the vast majority of comments I saw under the article were rightfully taking the author of that shitshow of an article to task.
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Governor Chafee @LincolnChafee posted:All are welcome to attend Thursday's planned #MarriageEquality signing ceremony. 5:45 PM, South Steps of the State House @RIUnited #RI4m
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Ho Chi Mint posted:I think referring to a body as "it" is pretty standard. Yeah, it's just the way they worded that sentence associated "it" with person instead of body. Bad writing and editing, and more sensitivity to the issues may have helped catch it before publishing.
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Harik posted:Yeah, it's just the way they worded that sentence associated "it" with person instead of body. No it doesn't  But yes, it really could have been written better.
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Minnesotans United has a new ad. It is very  .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9_emVsryYE
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Ballz posted:That is a pretty loving weird thing to be found dead in, regardless of gender. The article posted:Acoff had identified himself as a woman to to RTA officials, according to records. Yeah, "its" is kinda crappy. It may or may not have been intentional, but they could have reworded the sentence to "Cleveland detectives told them they had a missing person matching the body's description." Clearer, and no possibility of insult. fade5 fucked around with this message at 02:48 on May 1, 2013 |
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fade5 posted:Yeah, "its" is kinda crappy. It may or may not have been intentional, but they could have reworded the sentence to "Cleveland detectives told them they had a missing person matching the body's description." Clearer, and no possibility of insult. Interesting to note that the URL refers to an 'oddly_dressed_man' while the headline describes an 'oddly dressed body'. I assume that was changed fairly early on. The outfit isn't that odd, presumably the multiple bras were meant to provide a bust. It's a pretty cold way to describe a rather horrific murder though.  Edit: Another article about the murder on the same site carries a notice that it was edited to bring it in line with AP guidelines regarding transgender people. Kegluneq fucked around with this message at 06:21 on May 1, 2013 |
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Day one of civil unions in Colorado. My Facebook feed had been great today, in a sincerely good way!
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Loving Life Partner posted:Day one of civil unions in Colorado. My Facebook feed had been great today, in a sincerely good way! Meanwhile NPR in Michigan ran a story about gay rights in the state featuring a representative trotting out the "making discrimination against gays illegal discriminates against Christians" argument. I'm getting really sick and tired of hearing that argument. I wish I were in position to actively discriminate against Christians - oh wait that's covered by Michigan's civil rights law.
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staticman posted:Local media in Ohio is poo poo (are trans issues off-topic?): Things that aren't about marriage equality are not on-topic.
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I go to Episcopal Church (and they don't mind my atheism) and the pastor, who is very active with MN United, says the Marriage Bill in the senate is within 2-3 votes of passage. It could end up being a situation similar to that of the senate tax bill, which failed by 2 votes initially and had to be revoted after the DFL bosses put the screws to the dissenters.
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Delaware Senate hearing is going on now.quote:HB75 contains a special provision that allows a Clerk of the Peace to defer action to a deputy if they disagree with a marriage.
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:Delaware Senate hearing is going on now. Sorry, husband has red hair. Can't let that continue.
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rypakal posted:Sorry, husband has red hair. Can't let that continue. Don't worry, Delaware almost certainly prohibits discrimination based on ethnic background so he's legally protected.
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:Delaware Senate hearing is going on now. Even though we (Netherlands) legalized gay marriage twelve years ago, we are still having this discussion. City officials can still refuse to perform a marriage between people of the same sex if they feel it's icky, as long as they have at least one non-homophobic colleague who is willing to do their job for them. richardfun fucked around with this message at 22:30 on May 1, 2013 |
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Audio stream of the thrilling Senate testimony! Quicktime required. My favorite argument is that marriage has something like supremacy and the government does not have the power to regulate it.
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The bill passed and is off to the full Senate.
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richardfun posted:Even though we (Netherlands) legalized gay marriage twelve years ago, we are still having this discussion. City officials can still refuse to perform a marriage between people of the same sex if they feel it's icky, as long as they have at least one non-homophobic colleague who is willing to do their job for them. Hell, we have some douche in Walla Walla who wants to bring back segregation, for gays. Only without the clause that it's only ok if someone else there can help them. quote:A staffer in state senator Mike Hewitt's office reportedly told Seattleite Jay Castro that "gay people can just grow their own food" if a bill Hewitt (R-Walla Walla) is cosponsoring passes. The bill would allow businesses to refuse service to some customers (read: gay people!) if their refusal is due to "sincerely held religious beliefs," and Castro was inquiring what rural gays should do if the only grocery store for miles won't sell them food. After a few follow-up calls from The Stranger, the first couple of which ended in the staffer—who refused to identify himself—hanging up on us, he offered "apologies for a poorly handled call," said that "half" of Castro's account was accurate (but wouldn't say which half), and said that "patience was lost, mistakes were made, and that's it." Hewitt has yet to return calls for comment. http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020894067_gaycommentxml.html
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effectual posted:Hell, we have some douche in Walla Walla who wants to bring back segregation, for gays. Only without the clause that it's only ok if someone else there can help them. Jesus Christ 
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This is reminding me of those pharmacists who want to deny people birth control pills because of their religious beliefs.
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Is "not wanting another person's religion shoved down my throat" a deeply held belief?
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Is "not wanting another person's religion shoved down my throat" a deeply held belief? No that's anti-Christian bigotry.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Is "not wanting another person's religion shoved down my throat" a deeply held belief? Religion is like a penis. Lots of people have one, but not everybody. If you have one, and are proud of it, that's great. Just don't go whipping it out in public and waving it around. Don't even THINK about shoving it down someone else's throat.
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The formalities are done. Rhode Island is the 10th state to legalize marriage equality in the United States. The governor plans to sign the bill immediately, and the law takes effect August 1. To make it all extra perfect, House speaker Gordon Fox will be presiding and carrying out the wedding as RI Rep. Frank Ferri will re-marry his husband Tony that day. (For anybody who's wondering, the final vote tally was 56-15. The first vote tally? 51-19.)
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Sweeney Tom posted:(For anybody who's wondering, the final vote tally was 56-15. The first vote tally? 51-19.) I had forgotten the first vote tally. That's awesome that they actually managed to get *more* votes the second time around. I do wonder, though, if these state-by-state victories will ultimately lead SCOTUS to decide marriage is a state issue and let it continue to happen incrementally. Though it seems if they're going to strike down DOMA, that would make the issue more complicated (you get federal benefits in the state you're married in, but if you move to another state that has no marriage recognition for same-sex couples, you lose everything).
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katium posted:I had forgotten the first vote tally. That's awesome that they actually managed to get *more* votes the second time around.
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katium posted:I had forgotten the first vote tally. That's awesome that they actually managed to get *more* votes the second time around. Every victory this year only helps the cause because it shows consistent momentum and public support. We're not going to hit 34 states like Loving or 37 states like Lawrence any time soon. 13 states with 9 legislative and electoral victories in 7 months is the strongest way to convince SCOTUS that they aren't moving too fast by overruling laws in 74% of the country.
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Governor Chafee just signed it. 16 years ago, marriage equality legislation was first introduced to Rhode Island. Today, it's finally been legalized.
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Sweeney Tom posted:Governor Chafee just signed it. 16 years ago, marriage equality legislation was first introduced to Rhode Island. Today, it's finally been legalized. Now we got the whole new england set. It's gonna look so nice on the shelf 
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I had the pleasure of listening to Bishop Gene Robinson speak in Des Moines last night. He's a very charming and charismatic man. You may remember him as the first openly gay and partnered man to be a consecrated bishop in a major denomination. During his remarks he said "We inside the beltway, where I'm living half-time now, we pay attention to what's going on in Iowa." Iowa has been a leader in the Midwest for marriage equality, but also a leader in crazy drama surrounding marriage equality. The Supreme Court of Iowa hasn't been cowed into submission by attempts to have its members thrown out at the polls or their pay cut through the legislature. Today Justice Wiggins, Who the GOP failed to kick off the bench issued a ruling for the Iowa Supreme Court continuing to uphold the rights of same-gender couples in Iowa. Iowa Supreme Court Rules On Same-Sex Parents Birth Certificates It blows my mind that after the Supreme Court's ruling that same-gender couples must be accorded equal protection under the Iowa Constitution people are still trying to find ways to avoid honoring it. The pain of not having your name on your own child's birth certificate is something I can't even imagine. Fortunately there are amazing legislators, judges, lawyers and lobbyists working hard every day to secure and expand LGBT rights in the state.
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Delaware's full Senate votes on their marriage equality bill Tuesday. 9 Senators are on the record being for the bill, 7 are against, and 5 are undecided.
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Althair posted:Today Justice Wiggins, Who the GOP failed to kick off the bench issued a ruling for the Iowa Supreme Court continuing to uphold the rights of same-gender couples in Iowa. While I think it's great he's stayed constant, what I like is that decision was 6-0. Which means all of the judges that got sacked in a hissy fit over gay equality...were replaced by judges who are upholding those rulings.
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The openly gay mayor of Siglosheim, France had been mailed bullets this very week in yet another death threat against Marriage Equality.quote:Speitel, who is gay himself, said he was “shocked” by the incident and described the act as “odious”. The threat comes after Speitel gave a recent interview to the local newspaper Derniers Nouvelles d’Alsace in which he talked about the probability he would marry his partner and the prospect of them adopting children. He also slammed the homophobic incidents that have taken place in France over recent months, that have been blamed on the poisonous atmosphere created by some of the more extreme opponents of gay marriage. Along with the bullets, Speitel, a practicing Catholic, was sent a copy of his newspaper interview, which contained scrawled handwritten homophobic insults. This is the latest in the French right's vicious campaigns against pro-gay politicians. The head of the French Assembly was mailed gun powder last month, and two socialist legislators were sent letters containing threats to murder them and their families (Oooh you'll LOVE my, (ah-ah-ah) Christian Love!). According to the article, a poll came out today showing that 67% of the French public want the savagery to stop because "France is ready to move on." 
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