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Equality news round-up: Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) supports marriage equality, and more
June 18, 2012
By Scottie Thomaston
- Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) has announced his support of marriage equality.
- An update on marriage equality in New Zealand:
Legalising of gay marriage doomed unless Abbott allows conscious vote
- Yesterday was the march in NYC against “stop and frisk”; civil rights and LGBT rights groups participated, as we’ve written about before.
- Here’s an update on fund raising for Washington state’s marriage equality ballot initiative.
- At Jack Balkin’s legal blog, a guest poster asks who will defend the Illinois law preventing gays and lesbians from marrying, in the new lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal and the ACLU.
- The father of Jeff Zarrillo, a plaintiff in Perry v. Brown, the Prop 8 case, wrote a piece on Father’s Day in the New York Times.
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Seth from Maryland | June 18, 2012 at 12:15 pm
Marriage Equality Leads by 20 Points in New Maine Poll:
A new WBUR Maine poll by the MassInc polling group shows a nearly 20 point lead in favor of a ballot measure that would legalize same-sex marriage there
55% in favor
36% oppose
9% dont know/ refused http://www.towleroad.com/2012/06/marriage-equalit…
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Sagesse | June 18, 2012 at 12:25 pm
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fiona64 | June 18, 2012 at 12:33 pm
More on NOM's dirty tricks: http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/hold-noms-ro…
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Michelle Evans | June 18, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Wonderful numbers. Would be a great year indeed if they actually reflected what the voters do in November. Would be a first, to say the least.
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Straight Dave | June 18, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Scottie-
It's actually Australia marriage that's being considered, even though it is being reported in a NZ newspaper.
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Straight4Equality | June 18, 2012 at 1:08 pm
The headline "Legalising of gay marriage doomed unless Abbott allows conscious vote" makes me wonder if they are planning an unconscious vote!
The article correctly says "conscience" but the headline writer erred.
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Stefan in CA | June 18, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Although positive news, I'd take it for what it really is, just another optimistic poll. Keep up the good fight and never underestimate NOM or their affiliates. Too often in the past has an actual vote made minced meat of what polls have otherwise suggested. It's going to get nasty as November draws nearer.
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AnonyGrl | June 18, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Perhaps we should make sure no one hits them over the head before the vote!
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Gregory in SLC | June 18, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Another article stating pm against…but will allow a conscious vote
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/same…
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will vote against gay marriage but has allowed Labor MPs a conscience vote. Number crunchers estimate about 36 of the 70 Labor MPs will vote for same-sex marriage while 10 to 15 are undecided and the rest will vote against.
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arjay1951 | June 18, 2012 at 3:13 pm
As I think will be noticed from anyone checking the link, the vote is about Australian equall marriage, not NZ. The report is in a NZ newspaper
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Sammy | June 18, 2012 at 3:28 pm
But these polls provide more to be optimistic about than others. It seems that in most past votes the undecided break entirely against equality, and those in favour usually lose a few points, but if that stays true here that would still provide for a win!
BUT things are going to get more intense towards the election so we will need to stay alert and stop the lies from influencing voters!
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Scott Wooledge | June 18, 2012 at 3:40 pm
Wow. Baucus? Did not see that one coming.
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Stefan | June 18, 2012 at 3:55 pm
I know right?! He's one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate so that really says something!
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Misken | June 18, 2012 at 5:33 pm
That father's day op-ed in the New York Times by Jeff's dad was beautiful. It was extremely touching, brought tears to my eyes.
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bythesea | June 18, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Yep, and that makes it an exciting (and unexpected to me) development.
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bythesea | June 18, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Scottie, I think you're great,but you really should start reading and, when needed, reacting to the comments on your posts.
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Stefan | June 18, 2012 at 11:37 pm
Let's hope he signs on as a co-sponsor of the Respect For Marriage Act.
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Str8Grandmother | June 19, 2012 at 5:37 am
Thanks Fiona. In that excellent and accurate article by Scott Rose he alerts us to the new website for the FAKE research that falsely claims that gays make bad parents.
Box Turtle broke this story and has a lot of good articles on it. Just use their search feature for "Regnerus"
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RightthingtodoTX | June 19, 2012 at 9:37 am
So 34 then?
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Mark G. | June 19, 2012 at 11:46 am
<img src=http://www.mobilediscount.info/ikea/svi.jpg> Yep, heard a lot of positive things going on in Austrailia and New Zealand.<img src=http://www.mobilediscount.info/xbox/scl.jpg>
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Deeelaaach | June 20, 2012 at 1:20 am
I'll feel more comfortable when those numbers are more like 65% for marriage equality.
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