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Felix, once again, here you are spouting such anger it is hard to imagine you host a loving home. But I will try. So, about the money issue: yes, there are benefits to being married. For income tax filing and for employment benefits, specifically medical insurance, being part of a married couple brings a benefit most gay couples cannot enjoy. As an employer I do contribute to such...1 week, 1 day ago
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Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled Wednesday that California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This is a major victory for gay-rights advocates, following a 5-month wait for Justice Walker to release his 136-page detailed rejection of Prop 8. Walker argued, “"Banning gay marriage is fundamentally unconstitutional, and...
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Gay rights groups are upset over a survey the Pentagon took of its troops asking how they feel about gays being allowed to serve openly in the military. The 103-question query is being called "biased" for, among other things, using the term “homosexual,” and asking how a service person would feel about being assigned a gay roommate. According to the...
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President Obama delivered remarks at a LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people) Pride Month event in the East Room on Tuesday. Vice President Biden also attended. Currently, Obama continues his 2008 campaign agenda to expand federal rights and benefits for gays and lesbians, this time in the form of the Family and Medical Leave Act. On Wednesday, the Labor Department...
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According to the Gay America blog, a new compromise to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy for gay soldiers is being discussed in Congress. Senator Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and 192 law makers co-sponsored the legislation to repeal the...
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At times in our lives we have defining moments that change us. As a parent of a gay child, this was definitely one of those moments. Before we were labeled “diverse”, we were pretty much the average American family. We were middle class. We raised our children with family values that any parent would be proud of. We took them to church. We spent time with them at their schools. We...
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