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Below are some initial excerpts from the speech (with more to come later): “…it cannot be argued that marriage between people of the same sex is un-American or threatens the rights of others. On the contrary it seems to me that to denying two consenting adults of the same sex the right to form a lawful union that is protected and respected by the state denies them two of the most basic national rights affirmed in the preamble of our declaration of independence – liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-simmons/dear-governor-paterson-an_b_188307.html "You have recently done this in showing support for the legalization of gay marriage. History will show you are right and will we support you on this issue." - Russell Simmons

The Colbert Coalition's Anti-Gay Marriage Ad (VIDEO)

Stop the bullying

YouTube - Gov. Paterson announces gay marriage bill

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor David Paterson will introduce legislation on Thursday to make gay marriage legal, but the move faces an uncertain vote in the state's Senate.If the bill passes, New York would follow Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Iowa in legalizing gay marriage."The timing was always right," said Paterson, a Democrat -- who ordered all New York state agencies a year ago to recognize out-of-state gay marriages. "It's just who is willing to take that step, and I am."

Charlie Justice uses Justice for ALL slogan as he announces campaign. How inclusive will he be? State Senator Charlie Justice today announced his candidacy for Florida’s 10th Congressional District.

YouTube - Merciless {Gay Slurs} Bullying Leads to Child's Suicide CNN's Anderson Cooper Reports: On April 6, 2007 - Sirdeaner Walker came home, walked up the stairs to the second floor of her home, and saw her son suspended from a support beam in the stairwell, ...

Recent same-sex marriage victories don’t include the right to sponsor your spouse for a green card, leaving binational gay couples wondering where exactly home is. Gay Lovers in Exile - The Daily Beast

Millions Become Invisible Today Anti-Gay Tax Laws Cost Everyone

Kevin Burns: Can a little-known gay South Florida mayor be our next U.S. senator? | The Political Wh April 13, 2009 at 9:41 am by Mitch

YouTube - Cast of NOMs anti-gay commercial get eaten by cat Fun with green-screens-April 9, 2009 – 3:45 pm So, we figured since NOM’s (National Organization for Marriage) was silly enough to put their casting call videos where people could find them, we might as well play with their green-screens. Here’s our first effort:

The other man indicted and awaiting trial for the murder of Ryan Skipper, William David Brown, Jr., was expected to plead guilty of first degree murder with a life sentence this Monday morning at the Bartow Court House. That plea agreement has apparently been withdrawn.

Rachel Maddow & Behind the Scenes of Anti-Gay Marriage Video Worth seeing since the anti-Marriage Equality folks are trying to get all the videos of their auditions off the internet.

The National Organization for Marriage recently released a new fear mongering (if not over-blown and dramatic) ad against same sex marriage full of lies and propaganda. This is one clever fellow's response. YouTube - Response to the Lies told in "NOM - Gathering Storm" ad

YouTube - NOM - Gathering Storm

By Just One Vote Or By a Landslide, the Result is the Same | Right Wing Watch In my last post, I wondered why it was taking the Right so long to weigh in on the Vermont marriage vote, speculating that they were having a hard time trying to work out talking points now that they couldn't blame it on "activist judges." Well, some responses are starting to roll and guess what?

Editorial - Vermont Equality - NYTimes.com April 8, 2009EditorialVermont Equality A lot has happened since 2000, the year Vermont led the country in becoming the first state to adopt civil unions for same-sex couples. Among other things, Vermont came to see that civil unions are an inadequate substitute for marriage. Creating a separate legal structure to confer some benefits on gay couples falls short of granting true equality.

Susan Stanton voted Lake Worth City Manager |West Palm Beach news, Newschannel 5 | WPTV.com click above for news story Iowa, Vermont, D.C. and Lake Worth. Wow, what a few days. I’m not going to get into the rest, but I did sit in on the vote to place Susan Stanton as Lake Worth’s new City Manager. Stratton called, asked if I could run down for an interview and I ran.

Vermont legalizes gay marriage | burlingtonfreepress.com | The Burlington Free Press MONTPELIER — Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to do so with a legislature’s vote. The Legislature voted Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to marry. The vote was 23-5 to override in the state Senate and 100-49 to override in the House. Under Vermont law, two-thirds of each chamber had to vote for override.