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Speeches and Debates
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VIDEO: Audience boos Brownback's proposal to ban gay marriages
At the Fox News GOP presidential debate tonight, correspondent Carl
Cameron asked a New Hampshire woman whether she wanted gay and lesbian
marriages banned. Her answer — "Absolutely not" — received cheers from
the audience. When Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) then said he believes the
nation should have a constitutional amendment banning gay peoples'
marriages, the audience loudly booed.
VIDEO: Dems continue to overanalyze a very simple matter
All in all, a conversation on our issues is always a good thing, as
our message is the one that is right. Here's just hoping that as this
campaign season rolls along, our potential civil rights "heroes" will
realize that did, in fact, learn to walk years ago, therefore making
these baby steps that they're taking towards full equality both silly
and unnecessary.
VIDEO: NC pastor asks why religion is being used to deny marriage to
gays and lesbians
Rev. Reggie Longcrier, pastor of Exodus Missionary Outreach Church in
Hickory, NC, submitted a question on marriage equality for the CNN's
YouTube Presidential debate. It's a powerful, short and simple video.
PODCAST: Professor Barbara Cox discusses the Loving decision on
California Western School of Law's podcast Law in 10
Professor Barbara Cox joins Law in 10 on the 40th anniversary of the
U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Virginia's law (Loving v.
Virginia) prohibiting interracial couples from marrying. She talks
about the significance of this decision and what we can all learn from
it today.
PODCAST: MA Governor Patrick presents the case for marriage equality
On his official website, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
presented the case for why state legislators ought to vote down the
proposed constitutional amendment aimed at taking away same-sex
couples's freedom to marry.
VIDEO: Supreme Court oral arguments on same sex marriage case
Monday, May 14, when Senior Attorney Ben Klein appears before the
Connecticut Supreme Court in Kerrigan & Mock v. Connecticut Dept. of
Public Health. The case challenges Connecticut's exclusion of lesbian
and gay couples from full marriage equality. After two and a half
years, the eight plaintiff couples in the case finally have their day
in court.
PODCAST: Minnesota Public Radio hosts marriage debate
Richard Mohr, a professor of philosophy at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign and author of a number of books on gay rights,
most recently, "The Long Arc of Justice: Lesbian and Gay Marriage,
Equality and Rights," squared off with Dwight Duncan, a professor at
Southern New England School of Law in Massachusetts, who got his
degree at the Vatican. Mohr does a great job of articulating what
marriage is really about. Broadcast: Midday, 05/08/2007, 12:00 p.m.
Rep. Toni Walker speaks movingly on justice at CT Judiciary Committee hearings on marriage equality
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PODCAST: Next Steps towards Marriage Equality
Last Thursday GLAD attorney Ben Klein discussed GLAD's lawsuit for
equal marriage in Connecticut on a conference call. GLAD filed briefs
at the Connecticut Supreme Court just before Thanksgiving and they
expect oral arguments in the spring. You can also listen to Ben's
analysis by accessing the audio file on their website.
VIDEO: Oral arguments in MD
Video archive of oral arguments in the case of Frank Conaway et al. v.
Gitanjali Deane et al. in the Court of Appeals of Maryland regarding
the question: Does Maryland law prohibit the marriage of two persons
of the same gender?
BLOG: State Auditor Elect regrets discriminatory marriage amendment
vote
Rebecca Otto, Minnesota's next State Auditor, told the CityPages last
week that she regretted her vote for an anti-gay marriage amendment as
a member of the Minnesota House in 2004.
VIDEO: NJ Supreme Court marriage equality case oral arguments
The video archive of the Supreme Court's oral arguments in New
Jersey's marriage equality case from February 15, 2006.
VIDEO: "Marriage Training Institute"
VIDEO: "Marriage Training Institute" at NGLTF's Creating Change
Conference Non-gay leaders share key lessons learned in their work to
engage constituents in the fight for the freedom to marry. Panel held
at Freedom to Marry's "Marriage Training Institute" in Oakland, CA,
11/10/05, at the Creating Change Conference, a program of the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Think Progress
September 5, 2007
At the Fox News GOP presidential debate tonight, correspondent Carl Cameron asked a New Hampshire woman whether she wanted gay and lesbian marriages banned. Her answer — "Absolutely not" — received cheers from the audience. When Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) then said he believes the nation should have a constitutional amendment banning gay peoples' marriages, the audience loudly booed.
Pam's House Blend
July 17, 2007
Rev. Reggie Longcrier, pastor of Exodus Missionary Outreach Church in Hickory, NC, submitted a question on marriage equality for the CNN's YouTube Presidential debate. It's a powerful, short and simple video.
Rep. Toni Walker speaks movingly on justice at CT Judiciary Committee hearings on marriage equality
CT Blogger
March 27, 2007
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Supreme Court Argument Webcasts
February 15, 2006
The video archive of the Supreme Court's oral arguments in New
Jersey's marriage equality case from February 15, 2006.
