Sentences with phrase «over a marriage equality»

The nature in question in the debate over marriage equality is human nature, and specifically the nature of human sexuality.

At this point there's no real evidence that this chaos erupted over the marriage equality bill.

But these currents do exist, and as a gay male stepping into his first relationship, you will be faced with the challenges of sustaining a relationship in the midst of jaded queens, gay dating apps, circuit parties, open relationships and an evolving political struggle over marriage equality.

As the debate continued over the potential health impact of a plebiscite continued, Casey Kennedy from Queerspace in Victoria advised services dealing with LGBTIQ clients on how to support them during the debate over marriage equality.

Not exact matches

«Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released a new poll yesterday that finds support for marriage equality has jumped 21 percentage points over the last ten years»

While the bishops don't talk about dwindling contributions for political reasons (hey, they're Republicans) we know they are closing churches all over America and don't seem to be willing to finance anti-gay marriage equality votes any more.

I am very proud that my country is the first to pass marriage equality by popular vote a huge turn out with over 60 % saying YES!!

The president's ongoing support of civil unions over full marriage equality has caused consternation among his LGBT supporters — particularly in the wake of a federal judge's ruling last week that overturned California's Prop. 8.

A Cuomo aide hit back, listing accomplishments over his seven years in office, including paid family leave, a $ 15 minimum wage, marriage equality, raising the age of criminal responsibility — and the SAFE Act, which requires universal background checks to buy a gun.

Our state government's most effective moments over the past 15 months were spent undoing past missteps, like battling the MTA tax and finally approving marriage equality.

«Over the past few months I've spoken to a lot of LGB and T people and campaign groups, and it quickly became clear that there is a real desire to address the differences between civil marriage and civil partnerships,» equalities minister Lynne Featherstone said.

A number of court cases and legislative initiatives across the country appear poised, over time, to rule in favor of full marriage equality.»

During his fifteen minutes on the podium, Paterson spoke cheerfully of his adventures fighting for gay marriage in Albany: «We thought it was very important to pass a marriage - equality act in the Assembly,» he said, «so I left my role as acting president of the Senate because there was nothing going on over there that was interesting.»

I understand your concerns over the role of religious protections in the current marriage equality bill.

Gay rights advocates ramped up their demonstrations in support of the bill over the weekend, with roughly 300 demonstrators gathering in Union Square for a «Last Day of Marriage Inequality» action on Sunday, a rally at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park and a «kiss - in» for marriage equality at Herald Square on SMarriage Inequality» action on Sunday, a rally at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park and a «kiss - in» for marriage equality at Herald Square on Smarriage equality at Herald Square on Saturday.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Three gay and lesbian City Council candidates ---- one incumbent and two newcomers ---- are facing organized opposition in the September 10 Democratic primary from a religious right coalition that held rallies against marriage equality over a period of at least seven years.

«He will not walk away from his record of progressive accomplishments over the past four years, including passing the toughest gun laws in the nation, marriage equality, an increase to the minimum wage and funding universal pre-K,» spokeswoman Candice Giove wrote in an email.

Barring marriage equality denies same - sex couples and their families over 1,000 federal and 700 state rights that are afforded to millions of New Yorkers.

The conservative minister and state senator is calling what he thinks is Duane's bluff over having the numbers to pass a marriage - equality bill in Albany.

The people who didn't support them were these four, who are worried about reelection ever since they rebelled from the Democratic caucus over unrelated issues like marriage equality and their dislike for leader Malcolm Smith earlier this year (Monserrate, who's got other problems, later joined the caucus).

In a New York Post op - ed over the weekend, Benjamin argues that the fight for marriage equality for gay residents of the Empire State should not be compared to the civil rights battles waged by African Americans: «The same - sex - marriage movement is not nobly about obtaining a long - denied civil right.

Sampson got an earful from LGBT activists over the weekend at a meeting of the Stonewall Democratic Club pissed at his support for Diaz and at his refusal to pledge to bring the marriage equality bill up for a vote.

Outgoing Governor David Paterson has given up on marriage equality in NY, at least on his watch: Mr. Paterson described his frustrations over the defeat of the legislation, which was one of his top priorities, as he reflected on his legacy during an... Read

While he lauded accomplishments like marriage equality, he blasted Cuomo over the IDC and pointed to lack of progress on the Dream Act, electoral reforms and campaign finance reform.

Antigay New York state senator Ruben Diaz Sr. has called for a boycott of the state's largest Spanish - language newspaper El Diario La Prensa over its recent editorial in support of marriage equality.

Entering the race last week, he was immediately engulfed by controversy over past statements voicing opposition to marriage equality and a woman's unfettered right to choose.

Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Stephen Robertson, in his article «Age of Consent Laws», states: «Narrowly concerned with sexual violence, and with girls, originally, since the 19th century the age of consent has occupied a central place in debates over the nature of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and been drawn into campaigns against prostitution and child marriage, struggles to achieve gender and sexual equality, and the response to teenage pregnancy.»

For artists tackling today's hot topics like immigration, marriage equality and the enduring debates over abortion and gun rights, «This Will Have Been» exhibits crucial evidence of artists» contributions to the struggles of an era as troubled as our own.

US v. Windsor (the DOMA case) is about Congress's power over marriage and about fundamental rights and about equality and about the proper role of the judiciary and about methods of constitutional interpretation.

Over the years, Scarinci Hollenbeck attorneys have been involved in pro bono matters relating to important civil rights issues in New Jersey, such as representing the New Jersey State Bar Association as amicus curiae in the marriage equality litigation (Lewis v. Harris), and defending the Anti-School Bullying Act in a challenge before New Jersey's Council on Local Mandates.