Topic: Vermont

NY assembly shelves gay marriage vote

New York's state assembly on Tuesday put off a tentatively planned vote on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage, but could revisit the controversial issue next week. They are negotiating," a spokeswoman for the assembly's upper house, the State Senate, told ...

NY assembly postpones gay marriage vote

New York's state assembly on Tuesday put off a tentatively planned vote on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage, but could revisit the controversial issue next week. They are negotiating," a spokeswoman for the assembly's upper house, the State Senate, told ...
More support for civil unions, but majority still opposes gay marriageAn increasing majority of Americans favors allowing same-sex couples to obtain most of the same rights as married straight couples, but only 39 percent support legalization of same-sex marriage, according to a ...

Gay Marriage Begins Tuesday In Vermont

A gay marriage law approved by Vermont lawmakers in April takes effect on Tuesday A gay marriage law approved by Vermont lawmakers in April takes effect on Tuesday, but officials are not expecting a rush to the altar. Vermont is the first ...
Gay weddings begin in Vermont as new law allowing same-sex marriages takes effectAfter 17 years together, Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan couldn't wait another minute to get married. "It feels wonderful," said Slimback, 38, an out-of-work Teamster who is taking Sullivan's last ...
In Vermont, same-sex weddings not the draw that civil unions were when state held a monopolyBed-and-breakfast owner Jeff Connor was hoping for a boom in business once Vermont opened the door for same-sex couples to marry.The law takes effect Tuesday, but he's ...

Australia To Back Gay Unions, Not Marriage

Australia's government has voted in favor of recognizing gay unions but stopped short of endorsing gay marriage Australia's government has voted in favor of recognizing gay and lesbian unions but stopped short of endorsing gay marriage, the AFP reported. Vermont legalized gay ...
Coverage of gay marriage dominates the conversation online but is being roundly ignored by traditional offline media sources Coverage of gay marriage continues to dominate the conversation online but is being roundly ignored by traditional offline media sources, according to newly released ...

New Hampshire assembly approves gay marriage

New Hampshire's legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that would make the northeastern state the sixth in the country to allow same-sex marriage.The lower house passed the bill by a simple majority. The upper house has already passed the same draft law.Governor ...

Gay-marriage bill stalls in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A bill that would have made New Hampshire the sixth state in the United States to authorize gay marriage stalled unexpectedly Wednesday over concessions to religious groups opposed to such unions.The state's House of Representatives objected to ...
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