|
|
Texas gay couples heading to California for licensed marriages
Summary from United States, from articles in English
|
P (05-15) 12:38 PDT SAN FRANCISCO The California Supreme Court struck a historic but possibly short-lived blow for gay rights Thursday, overturning a state law that allowed only opposite-sex couples to marry. (article 1)
The state Constitution's guarantees of personal privacy and autonomy protect " the right of an individual to establish a legally recognized family with the person of one's choice said Chief Justice Ronald George, who wrote the 121-page majority opinion. (article 1)
P (04-16) 04:00 PDT Providence, R.I. Gay couples had to struggle mightily to win the right to marry or form civil unions. (article 8)
In Rhode Island, for example, the state's top court ruled in December that gays married in Massachusetts can't get divorced here because lawmakers have never defined marriage as anything but a union between a man and woman. (article 8)
Voices within evangelicalism are pushing for a broader agenda, and evidence suggests younger evangelicals are more accepting of gays and lesbians. (article 3)
Anti-gay marriage amendments are on the ballot in only a few states and the issue doesn't play to presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain's strengths. (article 3)
Under the current schedule, county clerks' offices across the state will start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. (article 7)
|
Event tracking:
Story keywords
|
Marriage, sex, gay, couples, court |
Source articles
- State's top court strikes down marriage ban (sfgate.com, 06/01/2008, 1320 words)
- Governor backs same-sex marriage ruling (sfgate.com, 06/01/2008, 599 words)
- Calif. ruling revives gay marriage debate (Washington Post, 06/01/2008, 440 words)
- Justice says gay marriage ruling was one of his toughest (sfgate.com, 06/01/2008, 347 words)
- . . . AND GOV. MEDDLE (NY Post, 06/01/2008, 347 words)
- Texas gay couples heading to California for licensed marriages (dallasnews.com, 06/01/2008, 1069 words)
- Attorney general opposes legal maneuver by conservative groups to block weddings (sfgate.com, 06/01/2008, 514 words)
- Those who wed in Massachusetts have trouble splitting up in their home states (sfgate.com, 06/01/2008, 771 words)
- 1 vote made majority in gay marriage ruling (sfgate.com, 06/01/2008, 885 words)
- Rod Dreher: Retreating to a defensible position on gay marriage (dallasnews.com, 06/01/2008, 930 words)
|
|
blaster@cs.columbia.edu
|
