Quote of the Week:
“When a judge has to resort to ‘intuition and experience’ rather than legal precedent and fact, you know you’re in deep trouble.”
Matt Foreman, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Gay People's Chronicle, July 14, 2006
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Federal Marriage Amendment Vote
- House rejects gay marriage ban
Washington Blade, July 20, 2006
- Lobbying intense as House takes up anti-gay amendment
365Gay.com, July 17, 2006
- No surprise: House defeats marriage amendment
Bay Area Reporter on the Web, July 20, 2006
NY State Same-Sex Marriage Decision
- Thousands rally in Village after marriage setback
The Villager, July 18, 2006
- New York top court uses accidental babies to justify denying vows to same-sex couples
Gay People's Chronicle, July 14, 2006
Transgender
- Transmissions: The tipping point
pridesource.com, July 20, 2006
Picked up from Between the Lines News
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Discrimination
- In Nebraska and Tennessee, more setbacks to gay rights
New York Times (AP), July 15, 2006
Also covered in the Gasden Times (Tennessee)
- Gay groups say domestic partnerships must be preserved
Bay Area Reporter on the Web, July 20, 2006
- Gay marriage amendment allowed on Nov. 7 ballot
Daily Times Maryville, TN (AP), July 18, 2006
Also covered by Knoxnews.com (Tennessee)
Other Highlights
- Delray council backs benefits for same-sex couples
PalmBeachPost.com, July 19, 2006
- Task Force urges registration for LGBT conference
Out in Charleston, July 17, 2006
- Ballot box battle: Black leaders seek gay support to reauthorize Voting Rights Act
SouthernVoice.com, July 21, 2006
Also picked up by civilrights.org
- Googling the Feds: Make the Federal bureaucracy searchable and transparent
Los Angeles Times, July 21, 2006
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