MetaFilter posts tagged with marriageequality

and there are no citizen initiatives in NY to overturn it

gerryblog — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:14:06 -0800

News is breaking that the New York Senate will pass marriage equality legislation today, despite media reports that the legislative push was "stalled" from as late as last week. (The State Assembly repassed the same bill shortly after midnight last night to facilitate the Senate's vote today.) This has all happened largely under the radar—though Markos "Daily Kos" Moulitsas was apparently in the know, hinting at this "big news" in his Twitter feed on Monday night. Today he writes: "So by the end of the week, gay marriage should be legal in New York. And there are no citizen initiatives in NY to overturn it."

maine ways

lalex — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:20:24 -0800

Maine Ways (SLYT)

Obama's Got Milk

digaman — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:18:30 -0800

On August 12, President Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- the nation's highest civilian honor -- to the late gay-rights pioneer Harvey Milk. Lesbian tennis star Billy Jean King and Teddy Kennedy will also be honored that day. Previous recipients include Martin Luther King, Aung San Suu Kyi, Colin Powell (twice), Muhammad Ali, Mother Theresa, Elie Wiesel, Vint Cerf, George Tenet (Bush fail), Irving Kristol (WTF?) Dick Cheney, Walter Cronkite, Julia Child, and Lucille Ball. Now about that DOMA thing...

Let Your Fag Flag Fly

anotherpanacea — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:25:18 -0800

Studio 360's Gay Flag Makeover delivered this wonderful Equal Marriage flag: it only includes stars for the states that treat gays and lesbians like full-fledged human beings.

RIP Mildred Loving

Morrigan — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:42:08 -0800

Mildred Loving of Loving v. Virginia (1967) has passed away.

Justly Married

Dreama — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:09:27 -0800

Justly Married Derek Powazek shares a series of images of same-gender couples who were married in San Francisco over the last week, and sells one stark image in poster form to raise funds for DontAmend.com, an organization committed to fighting the radical right's efforts to add an anti-gay marriage/union amendment to the U.S. Constitution.