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  • Supreme Court to hear case on releasing referendum petition signatures

    04/25/2010 10:24:26 AM PDT · by SmithL · 12 replies · 609+ views
    Sacramento Bee ^ | 4/25/10 | LES BLUMENTHAL - McClatchy Newspapers
    WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a Washington state case in which religious conservatives fear retaliation from gay rights groups if the names of the 138,000 people who signed ballot petitions to overturn a same-sex domestic partnership law are released. State officials say the Washington Public Disclosure Act, approved by voters nearly 40 years ago, requires the release of signatures on initiative and referenda petitions. Until now, no one had ever challenged their release. Though Referendum 71 is at the heart of the legal dispute, the issues are far broader, including how open the state's...
  • Obama Vows Unqualified Support For Gay-Rights Agenda ["Never" Had A Stronger White House Ally]

    10/10/2009 10:35:56 PM PDT · by Steelfish · 16 replies · 1,329+ views
    McClatchy Newspapers ^ | October 10th 2009
    Obama Vows Unqualified Support For Gay-Rights Agenda Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama vowed his unwavering support for the full gay rights agenda Saturday night, saying that he'll push Congress to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military. He also said that he'll work to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage as solely between a man and a woman, to guarantee that gay and lesbian couples get the same benefits as straight couples, and to ban anti-gay discrimination in the workplace. "There are still laws to change and hearts to...
  • Concert canceled after gays' protest (Columbus)

    09/12/2009 12:40:35 PM PDT · by buccaneer81 · 11 replies · 1,453+ views
    The Columbus Dispatch ^ | September 12, 2009 | Kevin Joy
    Concert canceled after gays' protest Saturday, September 12, 2009 3:25 AM By Kevin Joy THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The Lifestyle Communities Pavilion has canceled an Oct. 3 show featuring reggae singer Buju Banton after protests by advocates for Columbus' gay community. Taking issue with some content in the singer's music, several groups -- including Equality Ohio and Stonewall Democrats of Ohio -- circulated an e-mail yesterday urging people to voice their disapproval and shut down the show. "The targeted audience for his message and the proximity to the OSU campus neighborhood creates a tangible threat to the safety and well-being …...