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Canada celebrates 10 years of gay marriage

Anne and Elaine Vautour, along with Joe Varnell and Kevin Bourassa took part in a group ceremony last Friday, Jan 14th, 2011, to celebrate their tenth year together as Canada’s first same-sex married couples. On January 14th, 2001, the two couples were escorted by police to Riverdale’s Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto, Ontario for their [...]

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Could Maryland be the next state for gay marriage?

It is exciting to know that in my lifetime, I could very well see gay marriage equality hit all 50 states – it may take a few years and a lot of work but it will happen. Maryland stands ready to become the sixth state to recognize same-sex marriages. Proponents of marriage equality say they [...]

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RNC Chair candidates all oppose same-sex marriage

During today’s RNC debate, all four candidates vying to replace current RNC Chairman Michael Steele reiterated their opposition to expanding marriage rights to gay and lesbian people, insisting that marriage can only be defined as a union between one man and one woman. The frontrunners for the position — Steele and Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman [...]