Massachusetts Weighs a Deal on Marriages Between Gays

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Gays Elsewhere Eye Marriage
Massachusetts Style

Gays Elsewhere Eye Marriage
Massachusetts Style 05/14/2004 04:39 PM
When Massachusetts becomes the first state to legalize same-sex marriages on Monday, many out-of-state couples plan to head there.

Wedding Bells for Gays in Massachusetts
Monday

Wedding Bells for Gays in Massachusetts
Monday 05/16/2004 09:23 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 16 2004 1:46PM GMT

New kinds of marriages in Massachusetts

New kinds of marriages in Massachusetts 01/07/2004 04:19 PM

Our home state of Massachusetts has been in the news recently for a positive decision on gay marriages.  It would seem that the next natural step would be state recognition of other types of alternative unions.Apparently we don't think heterosexuality is worthy of special legal treatment anymore.  Why should duality be favored then over plurality?  Why can't a voluntarily polygamous family or polyandrous family apply for a marriage license?  The cultural and cross-cultural precedent for polygamy is certainly much stronger than for gay marriage.

My friend Richard and I were flying to Bradley Field in Connecticut today (excellent airplane museum) and it occurred to us that this could solve America's health insurance problem.  Consider 50 uninsured people.  They could all get married in one big union.  One of the 50 could take a job with really good health benefits, e.g., for the government.  The other 49 would then get spousal health benefits.

Wedding Bells for Gays in Massachusetts
Monday (Reuters)

Wedding Bells for Gays in Massachusetts
Monday (Reuters) 05/16/2004 07:56 AM
Reuters - Same-sex couples will legally exchange vows on Monday when Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to allow gay marriage, an election-year milestone likely to fuel legal and political battles nationwide.

Massachusetts Begins Allowing Gays to
Wed (Los Angeles Times)

Massachusetts Begins Allowing Gays to
Wed (Los Angeles Times) 05/17/2004 06:09 AM
Los Angeles Times - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As more than 1,000 supporters cheered outside City Hall, Marcia Hams and Susan Shepherd raised their right hands at 12:08 this morning and became the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Hours Away from Legal Gay
Marriages

Massachusetts Hours Away from Legal Gay
Marriages 05/16/2004 07:32 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 16 2004 10:44PM GMT

Massachusetts Seeks to Halt Some Gay
Marriages

Massachusetts Seeks to Halt Some Gay
Marriages 05/21/2004 09:54 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 22 2004 2:02AM GMT

Massachusetts Governor Warns on Gay
Marriages (Reuters)

Massachusetts Governor Warns on Gay
Marriages (Reuters) 04/29/2004 04:24 PM
Reuters - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney warned other states across the nation on Thursday that unless they give him permission, he will not allow gay couples from out of state to be married here starting next month.

Massachusetts Weighing Deal on Gay
Unions

Massachusetts Weighing Deal on Gay
Unions 02/10/2004 11:52 PM
Lawmakers proposed an amendment that would define marriage as a heterosexual institution but allow same-sex couples to join in civil unions.

Guest Blog: Brad Jensen weighs in with
his ideas about how to deal with
Microsoft

Guest Blog: Brad Jensen weighs in with
his ideas about how to deal with
Microsoft 03/25/2005 11:04 AM
About Mar 25 2005 2:59PM GMT

Microsoft and Massachusetts Plaintiffs
Settle Massachusetts Class Action
Lawsuit

Microsoft and Massachusetts Plaintiffs
Settle Massachusetts Class Action
Lawsuit 06/29/2004 08:21 PM
The law firms of Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP, Gilman and Pastor LLP, and Mager White & Goldstein LLP, and William A. Stibel, counsel for a proposed class of Massachusetts consumers, and Microsoft Corp. jointly announced today that a settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging that Microsoft Corp. violated Massachusetts’ consumer protection and unfair competition laws.

Gays versus God?

Gays versus God? 04/12/2004 08:39 AM
MillionForChrist.com? Gays versus God? Looks like there's a race between people who support Christ and people who support same-sex marriages. They're both looking for a million signatures. Conincidence? Any bets on who's gonna win?

Florida gays in marriage lawsuit

Florida gays in marriage lawsuit 04/15/2004 11:37 PM
Six same-sex couples in the US state seek to overturn a ban on gay marriage.

New Rules on Sperm Donations by Gays

New Rules on Sperm Donations by Gays 05/20/2004 01:08 AM
Men who acknowledge having had homosexual sex within the previous five years will not be allowed to make anonymous sperm donations under the new F.D.A. rules.

Gays Mobilize Against Meth Addiction
(AP)

Gays Mobilize Against Meth Addiction
(AP) 04/03/2005 08:06 PM
AP - It's a Friday evening, traditional kickoff time for the party scene in New York's gay community, but the 75 men packed into a small room at a gay health center aren't in a partying mood. Through a humbling 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, they are battling to kick their addiction to methamphetamine, and in doing so escape an epidemic that is roiling urban gay communities nationwide with disease, despair, embarrassment and anger.

Senate OKs law to protect gays, lesbians

Senate OKs law to protect gays, lesbians 06/15/2004 07:34 PM

Hundreds of gays wed in San Francisco
(Reuters)

Hundreds of gays wed in San Francisco
(Reuters) 02/14/2004 01:11 AM
Reuters - A judge has refused to stop hundreds of gay couples from getting married at San Francisco's City Hall in defiance of California state law, thus guaranteeing that the weddings will continue into the Valentine's Day weekend.

god’s intention that you should
kill gays and then lie about it

god’s intention that you should
kill gays and then lie about it 09/19/2004 06:28 AM
television program: .. Mr. Swaggart said

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WHATEVER: A Quick Note to About-To-Be
Married Gays and Lesbians

WHATEVER: A Quick Note to About-To-Be
Married Gays and Lesbians 05/17/2004 04:32 AM
Wedding Advice .. words

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Hundreds of Gays Rush to Wed in San
Francisco (Reuters)

Hundreds of Gays Rush to Wed in San
Francisco (Reuters) 02/13/2004 10:33 PM
Reuters - A judge on Friday refused to stop hundreds of gay couples from getting married at San Francisco's City Hall in defiance of California state law, thus guaranteeing that the weddings would continue into the Valentine's Day weekend.

Gays Get Marriage-License Forms in Mass.
(AP)

Gays Get Marriage-License Forms in Mass.
(AP) 05/17/2004 12:08 AM
AP - City clerks began handing out marriage-license applications to gay couples just after midnight Monday, making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to legalize same-sex unions and the United States just one of four countries in the world where homosexuals can legally wed.

GOP Gays Find Allies (Los Angeles Times)

GOP Gays Find Allies (Los Angeles Times) 08/30/2004 05:00 AM
Los Angeles Times - NEW YORK — A handful of prominent Republicans declared solidarity Sunday with gay GOP activists on the eve of a party convention poised to take a forceful stance against same-sex marriage.

Study: Internet users no more likely to
have unprotected sex than other gays

Study: Internet users no more likely to
have unprotected sex than other gays 12/31/2003 06:10 AM
The Advocate Dec 31 2003 5:07AM ET

"WHATEVER: A Quick Note to About-To-Be
Married Gays and Lesbia..."

"WHATEVER: A Quick Note to About-To-Be
Married Gays and Lesbia..." 05/18/2004 02:44 AM

Tenn. County's Vote to Ban Gays
Protested (AP)

Tenn. County's Vote to Ban Gays
Protested (AP) 05/08/2004 08:20 PM
AP - More than 400 people turned out Saturday for a Rhea County Gay Day celebration prompted by the county commission's vote to ban homosexuals and have them arrested for "crimes against nature."

Ruling Leaves Gays Unsure of Benefits
(AP)

Ruling Leaves Gays Unsure of Benefits
(AP) 08/14/2004 08:12 AM
AP - With their same-sex marriages yanked away by the California Supreme Court, many gay and lesbian couples were left wondering Friday what will happen to the benefits they briefly received, such as family insurance discounts and medical coverage.

Tenn. County's Vote to Ban Gays
Protested (AP)

Tenn. County's Vote to Ban Gays
Protested (AP) 05/09/2004 03:28 AM

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S.F. gays await courtroom clashes
(USATODAY.com)

S.F. gays await courtroom clashes
(USATODAY.com) 02/17/2004 08:52 AM
USATODAY.com - This city's gay-marriage spree continued Monday despite holiday rain squalls while both sides of the polarized debate marshaled their arguments for a court confrontation Tuesday.

For Young Gays on the Streets, Survival
Comes Before Pride

For Young Gays on the Streets, Survival
Comes Before Pride 06/27/2004 11:41 AM
As thousands celebrate the birth of the modern gay rights movement on Sunday, a growing legion of disowned gays struggle to survive on the New York streets.

Methodists Meet Under Cloud of Schism
Over Gays

Methodists Meet Under Cloud of Schism
Over Gays 04/27/2004 01:15 PM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 27 2004 5:17PM GMT

BoiFromTroy:McGreevy: Gays Unfit for
Office

BoiFromTroy:McGreevy: Gays Unfit for
Office 08/12/2004 10:28 PM
McGreevy: Gays Unfit for Office .. thoughts on McGreevey: .. Boi From Troy

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Thanks to a semicolon, gays and lesbians
keep marrying in San Francisco

Thanks to a semicolon, gays and lesbians
keep marrying in San Francisco 02/18/2004 12:08 PM
Thanks to a semicolon, gays and lesbians keep marrying in San Francisco .. delayed court ruling on San Francisco gay marriages .. semicolon

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"Gay Marriages"

"Gay Marriages" 05/20/2004 02:30 AM

San Francisco Selling Its List of
Married Gays (Reuters)

San Francisco Selling Its List of
Married Gays (Reuters) 04/13/2004 11:19 AM
Reuters - San Francisco, which ignited a passionate nationwide debate by allowing thousands of gays to marry earlier this year, is selling its list of the newlyweds, the mayor says.

San Francisco Defies State Law in
Marrying Gays (Reuters)

San Francisco Defies State Law in
Marrying Gays (Reuters) 02/12/2004 10:17 PM
Reuters - San Francisco officials married a steady stream of gay and lesbian couples on Thursday in a "first-in-the-nation" move that defies state law recently passed by voters calling marriage a union of man and woman.

U.S. Gays Start Final Steps Toward Legal
Marriage

U.S. Gays Start Final Steps Toward Legal
Marriage 05/17/2004 01:40 AM
Reuters via Wired News May 17 2004 4:51AM GMT

"Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors
Refuse To Treat Gays"

"Michigan Preparing To Let Doctors
Refuse To Treat Gays" 04/23/2004 02:43 AM

Acceptance of Gays Rises Among New
Generation (Los Angeles Times)

Acceptance of Gays Rises Among New
Generation (Los Angeles Times) 04/11/2004 05:35 AM
Los Angeles Times - Gays and lesbians have experienced a dramatic rise in acceptance over the last two decades, according to a Los Angeles Times poll.

Gays Vow to Press Marriage Fight
Nationwide (Reuters)

Gays Vow to Press Marriage Fight
Nationwide (Reuters) 05/18/2004 01:28 PM
Reuters - Gay rights advocates vowed on Tuesday to press for full marriage rights for same-sex couples across the nation even as conservatives campaigned to undo the legal gay unions that just began in Massachusetts.
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