Category Archives: Marriage Equality
IOWA: Haters Step Up Campaign To Oust Pro-Marriage Supreme Court Judges
With the assistance of NOM and Republican politicians, the campaign to oust Iowa’s pro-equality Supreme Court justices is now in full swing. “We need to vote them off the bench to send a message across Iowa that we, the people, still have the power,” s… Continue reading
CBS Poll: 75% Support Gays In Military
Scroll down the below just-released CBS poll for questions about DADT and same-sex marriage. Other topics on the poll: immigration, Obama, Palin, and the economy.CBSNewsPoll Obama 082610 Subscribe to Joe.My.God. Continue reading
WYOMING: Gay Couple Challenges Ban On Same-Sex Marriage
A young gay couple has filed a federal court challenge to the constitutionality of Wyoming’s ban on same-sex marriage. So far, they are representing themselves. The lawsuit, filed Aug. 13 by David Shupe-Roderick, 25, and Ryan W. Dupree, 21, is the fir… Continue reading
PhoboQuotable – Wally Leimgruber
I don’t judge any person because they don’t participate in the same heterosexual lifestyle as my wife and me. But when you tell me that homosexual marriage is a normal thing, it’s like telling me the Earth is flat. I took an oath to uphold the Constitu… Continue reading
Ten Key Moments In Marriage Equality
The National Law Journal has published its top ten key moments in the fight for marriage equality. Here are three excerpts.1972The U.S. Supreme Court dismisses Baker v. Nelson, an appeal of a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that found limiting marriag… Continue reading
CALIFORNIA: Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado Attacks SF Mayor Gavin Newsom
In one of the longest and strangest attack ads we’ve seen yet, California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado goes after his 2010 opponent, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.Subscribe to Joe.My.God. Continue reading
California Legislature Approves Joint Resolution Calling For Repeal Of DOMA
Via press release from Equality California: Today, the California State Senate approved a joint resolution, AJR 19, calling on the U.S. Congress and President Obama to immediately repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which explicitly forbids the … Continue reading
Why Marriage Matters
Even with all the medical directives, powers of attorney, and other documents drawn up that the right wing of our nation would have you believe grant the same rights of marriage to same-sex couples, the prejudice of bigots and cranks … Continue reading
Liz Taylor: 9, Most Gays: 0
So while a ridiculous woman like Elizabeth Taylor can get married again and again and again, the vast majority of LGBT people in the world can’t get even get married once! Liz: show some wisdom and realize that marriage just … Continue reading
Prop 8 Trial Wrap-up
If you’ve been following the proceedings of Perry v Schwarzenegger, the trial of the constitutionality of Proposition 8, then you know that the past 12 court days have been full of high emotional content and scientific fact. From the opening … Continue reading