Gay Rights

Gay rights covers many topics, including marriage, benefits, tolerance, and religion. The issues surrounding gay rights invokes strong viewpoints from people on all sides of the debate. Some of the concerns deal with the line between "hate speech," "hate crimes, " and "freedom of speech."

Politicians on many sides of the issue continue to debate whether or not these matters should be settled at the national level, or if they should be handled by the individual states who continue to run their own ballot measures, initiate legislation, and hash out these arguments in court. Citizens on all sides of the debate feel as though they are fighting for the survival of an ideal society and the future of a nation.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Gay Rights”

• Gay marriage bill fails in New Jersey Senate

  
  PinkNews.co.uk — Authority: 692
  A bill which would legalise gay marriage in New Jersey failed in the state Senate yesterday. It was defeated by 20-14 votes.
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• How Chris Messina Got a Job at Google

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 165
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• N.J. Senate makes New Jersey even worse for gays, blocks gay marriage

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 156
  NO you heathens will have to get civil unions instead source Related posts: Here’s a photo of a bunch of sad gay marriage supporters in Maine Gay marriage goes to the California Supreme Court Gay marriage continues its New England revolution in NH
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• Uganda, Gays and the American Right

  
  Three Wise Men — Authority: 130
  Nick Baumann at Mother Jones links to a few others and makes his own good point about the new Ugandan law that calls for executing gays: Part of what I was trying to get at in my post is that one reason conservative writers might be reluctant to make detailed arguments against the Ugandan law is that doing so ...
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• Ugandan President Opposes Death Penalty Provision in Anti-Gay Legislation

  
  Blog Out - Just Out Newspaper — Authority: 142
  Uganda gay, lesbian, bi and trans community may not face the death penalty should they be convicted of homosexual acts, now that President Yoweri Museveni has come out saying he opposed the provision in the legislation. But gay rights advocates are still quick to point out that this opposition does not make the bill ...
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• New Jersey Senate Defeats Gay Marriage

  
  Messenger and Advocate — Authority: 103
  The New York Times reports that the New Jersey Senate defeated the gay marriage bill today.  It is good to see this issue come before legislatures where it is better suited than the courts.  It is even better when the voters themselves get to express their views, since it is such an important issues that ...
  14 hours ago

• New Jersey Senate Defeats Gay Marriage Measure

  
  the time of my life — Authority: 138
  The New Jersey Senate Thursday voted against a gay marriage measure. After an afternoon of public debate, the state lawmakers, by a 20-14 margin, defeated the marriage bill, an act that in all likelihood will closet any discussion of legalizing same sex marriage in the state for years. New Jersey has a civil union ...
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• Uganda and "Kill the Gays"

  
  MoJo Blog Posts: kevin drum — Authority: 145
  Flickr/ eye2eye ( Creative Commons ). Over at Digbys place, tristero highlights this section of my post on Ugandas proposed "Kill the Gays" law: ...its been hard for [Andrew] Sullivan to find examples of the National Review or the Weekly Standard or the American Conservative or Commentary denouncing ...
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• Levy: Privatize marriage

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 528
  Robert Levy , who was behind the case that led to the landmark ruling for Second Amendnent in 2008 , writes explains the moral and constitutional case for gay marriag e: For most of Western history, marriage was a matter of private contract between the betrothed parties and perhaps their families. Following that ...
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• Gays, Uganda and "The Man"

  
  NeoMugwump — Authority: 430
  Ive been causally following the whole issue of the anti-gay bill being considered in Uganda. Ive seen how bloggers have asked American evangelicals to denounce the law and upon hearing that some evangelicals have been to the East African nation comparing gays to the worse of humanity there has been a swirl of ...
  17 hours ago

• Ugandan Op-Ed Piece Confronts International Donor Blackmail if “Kill the Gays” Bill Passes

  
  Blog Out - Just Out Newspaper — Authority: 142
  In an opinion piece published on allAfrica.com today, writer Andrew M. Mwenda addresses a chasm in the quandary between the passing of the anti-gay legislation being proposed in Uganda’s parliament, and the proposed cutting off of international donations to Uganda.Mwenda writes: “Those hostile to homosexuals argue ...
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• Uganda: President Urges Removal of Death Penalty Provision from Anti Gay Bill

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 147
  Gay Ugandans likely wont face the death penalty after the president said he opposed the provision in proposed legislation, but an international gay rights group said Thursday even a watered-down bill would be repressive. President Yoweri Museveni has told colleagues he believes the bill is too harsh and has encouraged ...
  21 hours ago

• New South Wales government upholds gay adoption ban

  
  PinkNews.co.uk — Authority: 692
  The Australian state of New South Wales has opted to continue a ban on gay couples adopting. Although a parliamentary inquiry had recommended that changing the law would be in the best interests of children, the state government said there was not enough evidence of support for it.
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• Will Obama Make Gay Rights a New Year’s Resolution?

  
  The New Gay — Authority: 144
  TNG is proud to welcome J. Clarence to the fam as a regular contributor! Check out his new column “Beyond The Margins” every other Thursday at 9am! With 2010 just a few days old, many within the gay community are looking towards the administration to deliver on its campaign promises in the upcoming year, after ...
  23 hours ago

• Big turnout for Fish and Game Advisory elections(AK)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 178
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Environmentalists and hunting advocates fought Tuesday night for control of the Anchorage Fish and Game Advisory Committee. Its one of the most influential in the state and offers advice to the Board of Fisheries on local issues, but the vote could polarize the committee. The last time the public ...
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• #Gay Relationships: 13LoveStories.com - Steven & Glenn - "He Is My Spouse"

  
  GAYTWOGETHER — Authority: 141
  "He is not my boyfriend, thats what you call someone when youre under thirty. He is not my partner, because partners tend to agree on things. He is my spouse." The UCLA Art | Global Health Center presents an important and timely photography and video project entitled 13 Love Stories, directed by Gideon Mendel. The ...
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• #Gay Marriage - News Headlines

  
  GAYTWOGETHER — Authority: 141
  
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• My computer

  
  Pundit Kitchen: Lol News and Lol Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden and more — Authority: 591
  My computer is homosexual??!! Well, I’m not gonna allow it to sit on MY lap anymore. (A gay rights protest with an ironic sense of humor – Boston, Massachusetts) Watch out for that flag! Picture by: dunno source Caption by: mikebrow via Advanced Lol Builder » Recaption This! » View All Captions
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• thinking thursday.

  
  37days — Authority: 122
  Every Thursday, a few links that follow the wanderings of my brain. And a link to the recently named Actor of the Decade. mind :: my brain and yours The spirit of cell phones may be wiping away cultural differences. Music can do incredible things for patients with dementia. ...
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• Australia: *Almost* paradise.

  
  break the illusion — Authority: 130
  Australia is a country with beautiful beaches, tropical weather and friendly people. You might even call it paradise.And so long as you aren’t gay, you may be right.Being the ignorant... Click the title to read the full post.
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