Albania plans to Legalize Gay Marriages

July 30, 2009

Albania’s governing Democrats have proposed a law allowing same-sex civil weddings in the small, predominantly Muslim country.

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Gay Marriage: What Would King Do?

July 16, 2009

The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference has been speaking out in support of gay marriage. If you expect one of the country’s oldest equal rights organizations to stand behind one of its chapter presidentsm though, you’d be wrong.

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http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003167460


Bill Clinton now supports gay marriage.

July 14, 2009

Guess who now favors same sex marriage? The godfather of the “Defense of Marriage Act”, Bill Clinton.

BC was speaking at the liberal Campus Progress National Conference when he was asked if he personally supported same-sex marriage. Said Bill: “Yeah.” “I personally support people doing what they want to do,” Clinton said. “I think it’s wrong for someone to stop someone else from doing that [same-sex marriage].”

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=43570


Civil rights group threatens to fire local leader for gay marriage endorsement

July 11, 2009

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has targeted the Rev. Eric P. Lee, president of the Los Angeles chapter, for his outspoken advocacy.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a civil rights group partly founded by Martin Luther King Jr., has threatened to fire the president of its Los Angeles chapter because he supports same-sex marriage.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sclc11-2009jul11,0,1372647.story


Pennsylvania Senators introduce Marriage Equality Bill

July 10, 2009

(Harrisburg) Pennsylvania Senator Jim Ferlo has joined in supporting SB 935, the first bill in Pennsylvania to allow gay marriage. The bill, created by Senator Daylin Leach, now has three Pennsylvania senators backing it.

http://www.365gay.com/news/pennsylvania-senators-introduce-marriage-equality-bill/