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October 22, 2009 • Public Forum Letter
My stand on same-sex marriage is a strong Yes! Maybe "back in the day" gay marriage was wrong. But "back in the day" people owned slaves. Does that mean we still should? Full Story
June 25, 2011 • By David Crary The Associated Press
NEW YORK • Many obstacles still lie ahead for supporters of same-sex marriage, and eventually they will need Congress or the Supreme Court to embrace their goal. For the moment, though, they are jubilantly channeling the lyrics of "New York, New York... Full Story
August 5, 2010 • By Paul Elias The Associated Press
San Francisco » The judge who overturned California's gay marriage ban was unrelenting in his repudiation of the measure, saying such laws are mean-spirited and unconstitutional to the core.
It was a harsh yet carefully worded ruling that some experts said would be tough to overturn as the landmark legal debate goes to the appeals court and then possibly to the U.S Full Story
July 2, 2011 • By Chris Hawley And Michael Hill
NEW YORK • As same-sex marriage becomes legal in New York — a world financial capital that often sets the corporate tone for businesses everywhere, and a city with a large gay and lesbian community — companies and individuals are wrestling with the... Full Story
February 17, 2012 • The Salt Lake Tribune
With the governor's signature on Monday, same-sex marriage is now legal in the state of Washington.
Gay marriage is legal in seven other states (New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont). Three more states may follow b... Full Story
May 10, 2012 • The Salt Lake Tribune
President Obama's declaration in favor of gay marriage is right in principle. Americans who promise to live together as a monogamous couple should enjoy the same legal benefits, whether they are heterosexual or homosexual. The Constitution'... Full Story
May 19, 2012 • By Ivan Moreno And Kristen Wyatt Associated Press
DENVER • Minutes after President Barack Obama endorsed gay marriage on May 9, Colorado's Democratic governor choked back tears as he ordered state lawmakers to reconsider a civil-unions measure defeated the day before by Republicans.
In the week... Full Story
June 14, 2012 • By Mike Baker The Associated Press
Olympia, Wash. • Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes.
They have won in blue states and red ones, among the most heavily religious areas and among the least-churched... Full Story
January 1, 2010 • By Jonathan Rauch Special to the Los Angeles Times
For the gay marriage debate, 2009 was transitional instead of transformative, but the year was historic nonetheless. To mangle Churchill, it was not the end, nor even the beginning of the end, but it was at least the beginning of the middle. Full Story
November 25, 2009 • By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press
Mount Laurel, N.J. » The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning Northeast has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine. Full Story
January 1, 2010 • By Jonathan Rauch Special to the Los Angeles Times
For the gay marriage debate, 2009 was transitional instead of transformative, but the year was historic nonetheless. To mangle Churchill, it was not the end, nor even the beginning of the end, but it was at least the beginning of the middle. Full Story
January 1, 2010 • By Jonathan Rauch Special To The Los Angeles Times
For the gay marriage debate, 2009 was transitional instead of transformative, but the year was historic nonetheless. To mangle Churchill, it was not the end, nor even the beginning of the end, but it was at least the beginning of the middle.
This is an issue on which the fundamentals of public opinion change glacially. Full Story
March 11, 2010 • Public Forum Letter
Sen. Bob Bennett and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, those stalwart advocates of local control and of getting the federal government out of local decisions, seem to make an exception when their know-it-all philosophy is endangered by local decisions. Those two have been instrumental trying to overturn the decision by the city council and mayor of Washington, D.C Full Story
August 7, 2010 • By Michael Doyle Mcclatchy Newspapers
Washington » Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy eventually will get his hands on California's gay marriage ban.
That's when the landmark case will really get interesting.
Kennedy's the one to watch, even if his name appears nowhere in a trial judge's 138-page opinion issued Wednesday striking down California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriages. Full Story
May 20, 2008 • Public forum letter
Whether or not the recent court decision in California to uphold gay marriage holds through the November ballot, it remains that beyond all arguments, beyond all constitutional amendments, and beyond all religious figures marshaling their faithful masses to oppose it - there will always be Full Story
July 7, 2008 • Public Forum Letter
I applaud California for legalizing gay marriage. After all, it is merely a legal formality, since many gay couples live the life of married couples and only lack the legal recognition. Full Story
August 17, 2008 • By Timothy Stewart-Winter Special to the Los Angeles Times
At a Democratic presidential forum on gay issues last year, The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart prefaced a question to Sen. Barack Obama this way: "Now, you and I both know that there's a homophobia problem in the black community. Full Story
October 16, 2008 • By JENNIFER DOBNER The Associated Press
Posted: 1:28 PM- A group of Mormons who support gay marriage said Thursday they plan to deliver 300 protest letters and a petition to church headquarters. Full Story
November 15, 2008 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
Posted: 6:13 PM- Activists from both sides of the gay marriage debate will cross paths in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday. Full Story
November 29, 2008 • The Associated Press
MESA, Ariz. -- Supporters of gay marriage were out in force when Mormons lit their massive Christmas displays on the grounds of the Mesa Temple.
They were upset with Mormons' opposition to same-sex marriage and the passage of state constitutional amendments banning gay marriage in Arizona, Full Story
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