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Wash. House committee advances gay marriage bill Seattle Post Intelligencer (AP) — A House committee on Monday approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, setting the stage for final passage this week. The House Judiciary committee advanced the measure on a 7-5 vote after a public hearing. Gay marriage legislation clears House Judiciary CommitteeThe Seattle Times Gay Marriage Gets Bump In WashingtonNeon Tommy Gay Marriage Bill Clears Washington House PanelOn Top Magazine The New Civil Rights Movement -Northwest Cable News all 96 news articles »

Opponents of same-sex marriage used passages from the Bible and tales of the barnyard in a Monday morning hearing, seeking to derail a marriage equality bill heavily favored to pass in the state House of Representatives. “I’ll put it in farmer’s terms: When you put two bulls in a pen, you don’t get a calf,” Kennon Forester, a farmer from Royal City in Eastern Washington, told a House Judiciary ...

PinkNews.co.uk

Gay marriage: Appeals court to decide fate of Prop. 8 on Tuesday Los Angeles Times A federal appeals court is expected to rule Tuesday on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that banned gay marriage in California. Regardless of how a three-judge panel of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decides the case ... California gay wedding ban ruling due Tuesday in Proposition 8 caseSan Jose Mercury News Prop 8: California gay marriage ban nears rulingPolitico US court to rule Tuesday on California gay marriageReuters Pasadena Star-News -OzarksFirst.com -North Country Public Radio all 215 news articles »

Los Angeles Times

California gay wedding ban ruling due Tuesday in Proposition 8 case San Jose Mercury News By Howard Mintz A federal appeals court on Tuesday will decide the legality of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. In a brief announcement released Monday morning, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said it planned to release the ... US court to rule Tuesday on California gay marriageReuters Faith-based tolerance on gay marriageLos Angeles Times STATE SUPREME COURT RULES FOR THE PEOPLERecord-Searchlight (blog) all 14 news articles »

Bible, barnyard used by same sex marriage foes Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Opponents of same-sex marriage used passages from the Bible and tales of the barnyard in a Monday morning hearing, seeking to derail a marriage equality bill heavily favored to pass in the state House of Representatives. “I'll put it in farmer's terms: ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Archbishop sent racist emails after gay marriage claims Telegraph.co.uk The Archbishop of York has been sent racist abuse after he declared his opposition to the legalisation of gay marriage. Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, speaking in Jamaica last month. By Martin Beckford Dr John Sentamu, the highest-ranking ... Archbishop of York gets racist emails over gay marriage viewsBBC News Archbishop of York receives racist emails over gay marriage criticismPink Paper Archbishop John Sentamu receives racist emails after saying ministers should ...Daily Mail The Christian Institute all 189 news articles »

The appeal targets a court ruling that ordered a birth certificate listing both members of a same-sex marriage as the legal parents of a 2-year-old girl.

As same-sex marriage debates mount in six states, voters will likely decide whether or not to redefine marriage in their states through November referendums– and pro-family groups couldn't be happier about it.

The New Civil Rights Movement

Gay marriage legislation clears House Judiciary Committee The Seattle Times Senate Bill 6239 is expected to go to a House floor vote Wednesday, for final passage. House supporters say they have more than enough votes to approve the measure. Gov. Chris Gregoire supports the bill as well. The measure passed the Senate last week. House committee to hear gay marriage billSeattle Post Intelligencer Washington House To Consider Gay Marriage Bill MondayOn Top Magazine Washington Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes Committee, Moves To Full HouseThe New Civil Rights Movement Northwest Cable News -HeraldNet all 92 news articles »

AFP	Goldman Sachs CEO backs gay marriage AFP NEW YORK — Top Goldman Sachs executive Lloyd Blankfein has made a rare foray into one of America's most controversial political debates, releasing an advertisement backing same-sex marriage Monday. "America's corporations learned long ago that ...