Gay-Marriage Votes Test if Views Have Shifted
By GEOFFREY A. FOWLER. Americans weighed in on gay marriage in four states Tuesday, in a test of whether attitudes have changed on the divisive issue.online.wsj.com
Gay marriage in Spain affirmed by top court, justices reject appeal to knock ...
MADRID - Spain's Constitutional Court upheld the legality of the country's gay marriage law on Tuesday, rejecting an appeal contending that marriage in the Spanish constitution means only the union of a man and woman.www.washingtonpost.com
Minnesota Gay Marriage Ban Amendment Supported By College Students ...
Minnesota voters will decide whether to reiterate the ban on same-sex marriage in the state's constitution on Nov. 6 -- but a group of Northwestern College students is already voicing their opposition in a series of photographs.www.huffingtonpost.com
Iowa votes on justice from '09 gay marriage ruling
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Voters were deciding Tuesday whether to keep Justice David Wiggins on the Iowa Supreme Court or throw him out of office for joining the landmark 2009 decision that legalized gay marriage. Social conservatives angered by that ...www.sfgate.com
France same-sex marriage law losing traction
A plan to legalize same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt children was a liberal cornerstone of Francois Hollande's election manifesto earlier this year.www.sfgate.com
On gay marriage, Jesus would have dissented from church law
While visiting friends in the Baltimore area, I saw Dan Rodricks' column "A priest speaks up for same-sex marriage" (Nov. 4). As a Catholic priest myself, I am dismayed by Archbishop William E. Lori's assertion that "preaching ... requires ...www.baltimoresun.com
Being gay isn't a 'lifestyle choice'
As one who has been following the pros and cons of the gay marriage debate, one fact has gone unmentioned. There is no way to convince a person to be or not be homosexual; it is not a choice but the way one is born.www.baltimoresun.com
Wash. voters to decide on governor, gay marriage
With one day left to return their ballots, Washington state voters are poised to decide on a crowded ticket that includes one of the nation's most competitive governor's races and issues like legalizing gay marriage and the recreational use of marijuana.seattletimes.com
Minneapolis Realtors defend same-sex marriage
Citing its potential to have a detrimental effect on housing markets and economy as a whole. a Minnesota-based Realtor association has taken a public stance against a proposal to amend the state's constitution to recognize only marriages of opposite ...www.inman.com
Gov. Cuomo blasts Rabbi for blaming Hurricane Sandy on gay marriage
Leiter's comments - made last week and detailed in Monday's editions of the Daily News - were delivered in support of Hudson Valley state Senate candidate Neil DiCarlo, a gay marriage opponent who is running on the Conservative Party line in a ...www.nydailynews.com
Catholics oppose French gay marriage bill
Hollande is expected to introduce legislation legalizing same-sex marriages at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, but parliamentary debate initially thought to be a formality has been put off until January amid rising opposition.www.upi.com
For the Dream Act and gay marriage in Maryland
Polls show that religious opponents of gay marriage are often most worried that their congregations could be forced by law to violate their traditions' moral objections to homosxuality.www.washingtonpost.com
French gay marriage plans 'a sham that will smash foundations of society'
President Francois Hollande pledged in his manifesto to legalise gay marriage. While a majority of French people approve the change, support has dropped to 58 per cent according to the latest poll - down five points since last year - while the French ...www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-Gov. Pataki slams rabbi-rousing over same sex marriage
Pataki called on fellow Republican Neil DiCarlo - who is running on the Conservative Party line for a state Senate seat from the Hudson Valley - to denounce the remarks of Rabbi Noson Leiter.www.nydailynews.com
Mainers vote — again — on legalizing gay marriage
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine residents are deciding whether to make their state among the first to legalize gay marriage through a public vote.www.mysanantonio.com
Gay marriage on ballot in 4 states
Gay marriage has been a subtext of the 2012 presidential campaign for the last six months, after President Barack Obama's hand was forced on the issue by his vice president getting "ahead of his skis" on a Sunday morning talk show and declaring his own ...www.politico.com
Humanizing Politics: The Heart, Soul & Face of Gay Marriage
There are some who'll tell you that during this election, at this time in our country, the "social issue" of gay marriage is not important enough to trump issues of foreign policy and the economy. That despite the many human lives impacted by our legal ...www.huffingtonpost.com
School incident used against Maine same-sex marriage
A group opposing Question 1 on Tuesday's ballot is citing an incident at Gorham Middle School last month to make its case in the referendum on legalizing same-sex marriage in Maine. On Saturday, three days before the vote, Protect Marriage Maine issued ...www.kjonline.com
Gay Marriage, Adoption Around The World
France's government is introducing a bill this week that would let homosexual couples marry and adopt children. Such a law would make France the 12th country to legalize gay marriage, and the biggest country - both in population and economy - to do so.www.huffingtonpost.com
In Four States, Gay Marriage is Hotter than the Presidential Race
Gay marriage supporters rally in downtown Portland, Maine, Thursday, Nov. 1,. Gay marriage supporters rally Thursday in downtown Portland, Maine, in a final campaign push before Tuesday's vote on a same-sex marriage referendum. When Casey Pick left ...www.usnews.com
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