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US Gay-Marriage Ban Under Assault, But Still Potent

Apr 10th 2011 – 10:41AM
AP

AP

NEW YORK -- These are frustrating, tantalizing days for many of the same-sex couples who seized the chance to marry in recent years. The law that prohibits federal recognition of their unions in under assault in the courts. The Obama administration has repudiated it and taken piecemeal steps to weaken its...

Zach Wahls' Iowa Speech for Gay Marriage Goes Viral [VIDEO]

By Steven HofferFeb 2nd 2011 – 3:05PM

The Iowa House of Representatives approved a resolution on Tuesday that proposes a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in the state. Hundreds of people packed the Iowa State House to debate the issue -- known as House Joint Resolution 6 -- which passed by a 62-37 vote. One of the individuals who spoke was...

Prop. 8 Arguments [LIVE VIDEO]

By Steven HofferDec 6th 2010 – 1:24PM

(Dec. 6) -- A three-judge panel representing San Francisco's 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing oral arguments on the California state ban on same-sex marriage today. California voters approved Proposition 8, a state constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and a woman, in the 2008 elections. The...

Televised Gay Marriage Hearing Draws Wide Audience

Dec 6th 2010 – 1:14PM
Jeff Chiu, AP

Jeff Chiu, AP

SAN FRANCISCO (Dec. 6) -- The legal fight over California's gay marriage ban went before a federal appeals court Monday in a hearing that reached a nationwide TV audience anxious for a final decision on whether the measure violates the U.S. Constitution. The hearing before a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court...

After a Dissent, Mormon Leaders Reaffirm Stance Against Gay Marriage

By Paul WachterOct 4th 2010 – 9:10AM

(Oct. 4) -- Last month, a senior leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints apologized for the Mormon church's involvement in California's campaign in favor of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that outlaws gay marriage. "On the morning of Sunday, September 19, about ninety members of the Oakland,...

Background on Gay Marriage Ban

Same-sex marriage (also known as gay marriage) is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or gender identity.

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