It has to seen as another, albeit very important, step in a journey where it is not about the big victories but more about gathering people to walk with us and support us as we walk towards the much bigger goal of marriage equality for all across the country.

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More than 20 gay couples attempted to apply for marriage licenses; all were denied. As a result a gay man and lesbian woman applied and were approved for a marriage license. The group then moved outside where the members formed their human barrier.
Spokesperson for the group Spring Super held a press conference in the park adjacent to the bureau stating, “New York City is home to the Stonewall Riots and in that tradition we are here to say that equality doesn’t arrive through the ballot box. The bankrupt strategy of putting all efforts into electing so-called ‘friendly’ officials has failed. We must shift to building a grassroots, national movement that demands full equality by any means necessary. Today, through our symbolic marriage applications, rally and civil disobedience, that message was quite clear.”

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Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy whenever I see any part of our community gain rights and acceptance. But I hesitate whenever I’m asked to participate in an event or a promotion that only benefits marriage. Why? Because we T’s have already been thrown under the bus at least once by the rest of the community and we’re a little weary of it. The phrase “don’t worry, we’ll come back for you” is a little worn out, especially here in NY where typically we have lobbied for three pieces of legislation; marriage, GENDA and Dignity For All Students, but after 15 years GENDA just barely made it through the Assembly.

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Please contact the four Democrats who attempted to force a vote to ban gay marriage. Get the contact info at: Queers United!

Attorney General Patrick Lynch and General Treasurer Frank Caprio, the Democrats, and Chafee have been invited to make their promise public at a Statehouse rally scheduled for March 3, said Kathy Kushnir, executive director of Marriage Equality Rhode Island.

Kushnir said Republican candidate John Robitaille has not returned her calls, although Robitaille said he was never contacted by Kushnir’s group. He opposes gay marriage but would consider supporting a domestic partnership system for gay couples.

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In Virginia, Delegate David Englin, D-Alexandria, wants the Old Dominion State to repeal its constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages.

But on Capitol Hill, Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, introduced legislation last week that would allow District of Columbia residents to vote on whether to overturn same-sex marriage.

Englin said the Virginia amendment, which 57 percent of voters approved in 2006, is unfair to gay and lesbian couples. This is the third time he has attempted to get the amendment repealed.

To repeal that amendment, Englin is sponsoring House Joint Resolution 55.

“If we are to take our founding values seriously, where we say that every human being deserves equal treatment under the law, then we cannot enshrine in the Constitution a policy that boils down to nothing but bigotry,” Englin told The Gainesville Times, in an article published online on Feb. 8.

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The Judiciary Committee also votes Tuesday whether to support a constitutional amendment banning gay unions. Gay marriage opponents know their chance of success is slim, but they want to keep the issue before voters in hopes Republicans will regain control of the Statehouse from Democrats in November and succeed then in repealing the law.

The House next acts on the recommendations.

New Hampshire became the fifth state to legalize gay marriage on January 1, 2010.

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Many gay politicians in San Francisco and lawyers who have had dealings with Walker say the 65-year-old jurist, appointed to the bench by President George H.W. Bush in 1989, has never taken pains to disguise – or advertise – his orientation.

They also don’t believe it will influence how he rules on the case he’s now hearing – whether Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure approved by state voters to ban same-sex marriage, unconstitutionally discriminates against gays and lesbians.

“There is nothing about Walker as a judge to indicate that his sexual orientation, other than being an interesting factor, will in any way bias his view,” said Kate Kendell, head of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is supporting the lawsuit to overturn Prop. 8.

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The facts are straightforward. Not even 10 percent of the American population is gay, but more than 50% of all marriages end in divorce. And this was happening years before gays came out in significant numbers, let alone demanded the right to marry. In fact, the only men who seem to still want to get married in America are gays. While they are petitioning the Supreme Court to tie the knot, the straight guys are breaking into a rash and running to the hills every time their live-in girlfriends of five years push for a ring on their finger.

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