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Tag Archives: same sex couples
Same-sex marriage breaks color barrier
Jet, the 51-year-old lifestyle magazine targeting the African-American community has long featured a weddings section called Jet Love, and in the Dec. 10 print edition, it features for the first time a gay couple, as reported by The Advocate. Among the photos of tuxedo-and-gown-clad duos shoving cake in each others’ faces and tossing bouquets is the happy (and handsome) couple of Ravi Perry and and Paris Prince, who were wed in Worcester, Mass.
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Tagged Ellen DeGeneres, Jet Love, Jet magazine, marriage equality, Paris Prince, Ravi Perry, same sex couples
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Conservative Jews angry that same-sex couples are equal — to each other
In June, the Conservative Jewish movement approved same-sex weddings. Now that the ceremonies are commonly being performed in Conservative synagogues, heterosexual couples are complaining — that same-sex marriages are more equal than opposite sex marriages, according to the NY Post. Continue reading
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Tagged conservative judaism, jewish wedding, marriage equality, same sex couples
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Hours after being vetoed in N.J., same-sex marriage advances in Maryland
LISA KEEN | Keen News Service The Maryland House of Delegates passed a marriage equality bill Friday evening with a bare minimum of 71 votes to 67. But it did so under the threat of a referendum, and it did … Continue reading
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BE MY VALENTINE | Paula Blackmon, right, chief of staff for Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, accepts a bag containing more than 400 Valentine’s Day cards addressed to Rawlings from Daniel Cates, left, North Texas regional coordinator for GetEQUAL. Cates delivered the … Continue reading
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Tagged chief of staff, community members, dallas mayor, Dallas Voice, Instant Tea, marriage licenses, mayor mike, pledge, rawlings, regional coordinator, s valentine, same sex couples, same-sex marriage, special delivery, taffet, valentine s day, valentine s day cards
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WATCH: Activists across Texas stage marriage equality demonstrations on Valentine’s Day
Three activists were arrested in Austin, and Mayor Annise Parker declared Freedom to Marry Day in Houston. Continue reading
Valentine’s Day spotlight: Longtime local gay couple shares secrets to lasting love
Mark Hefner, left, and Gregory Motsch will celebrate their 25th anniversary on Oct. 31, 2012. Continue reading
Dallas County Clerk John Warren says he won’t issue any same-sex marriage licenses tomorrow
In Friday’s Voice we mentioned that same-sex couples will be requesting marriage licenses at the Dallas County Clerk’s Office on Tuesday in a Valentine’s Day demonstration organized by GetEQUAL TX and other groups Continue reading
WATCH: Wash. Gov. Chris Gregoire signs marriage bill, predicts voters will defeat referendum
Gov. Christine Gregoire signed marriage equality into law in Washington state at a ceremony that began at 11:30 a.m. Pacific time. Same-sex couples will not be able to marry there yet. Continue reading
Rawlings won’t budge on marriage pledge
Dallas mayor says decision not to sign document puts him in position to advocate for LGBT equality among religious conservatives JOHN WRIGHT | Senior Editor wright@dallasvoice.com Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said this week that he has no plans to sign a … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, dallas mayor, Dallas Voice, dallasvoice, equality, george harris, jack evans, jan 28, last saturday, legalizing same sex marriage, lgbt community, mayor mike, mayor's, national group, pledge, rawlings, religious conservatives, same sex couples, same-sex marriage, vivienne
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With friends like Mike, who needs enemies?
As Rawlings continues to dig in his heels on marriage pledge, Prop 8 ruling serves as reminder of the impact one mayor can have With all the jubilation this week surrounding the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision … Continue reading →