Equality On Trial

Equality news round-up: ballot initiative fights heat up, and more

October 8, 2012

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By Scottie Thomaston

- Binational same-sex couples need more.

- BusinessWeek discusses marriage equality on the ballot in November in Washington, Maryland, and Maine.

- Roy Moore, who’s running for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court told a Tea Party crowd that same sex marriage will lead to “the ultimate destruction of our country.” Rep. Patricia Todd (D-Birmingham), who is a lesbian, said his comments were “almost laughable.”

- Anti-gay marriage campaigners in Maine have launched their ads.

- GOP candidate for senate in Connecticut now supports repeal of DOMA. The Democratic candidate also supports repeal.

- Here’s a look at Prop 8 at the Supreme Court.

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