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George W. Bush: champion of "gay rights".(Insider Report)(Brief Article)
"By supporting civil unions for gay couples--which, practically speaking, is the cutting-edge issue in the battle for equality--President Bush has become a leading advocate for gay rights," insisted Bush administration official Abner Mason in the December 21 issue of The Advocate, the leading "gay rights" journal. President Bush's support "has made it a lot easier for others to recognize civil unions, especially political leaders in [socially conservative] red states. If gays accept Bush's support and find ways to work with him, the 2004 election will mark a turning point in America's acceptance of gay relationships."
Mason is executive director of the AIDS Responsibility Project and chairman of the International Subcommittee for the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. In his Advocate op-ed column, Mason also touted Mr. Bush's "support for the reauthorization of the Ryan White Act, which provides ...
- CUBA: PROPOSED GAY-RIGHTS LAW WOULD LEGALIZE CIVIL UNIONS.
- News wire article from: Interpress Service June 18, 2007 700+ words
...relatively small group of countries that recognize the rights of homosexual couples. In Latin America and the Caribbean, laws on gay rights have only been approved in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Draft laws are under consideration in Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile...
- Winning the struggle: what works. (Books).(Equality Practice: Civil Unions and...
- Magazine article from: The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide Frank, Nathaniel July 1, 2002 700+ words
Equality Practice: Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights by William Eskridge Routledge...acceptance. But when the gay rights movement stepped into...in Equality Practice: Civil Unions and the Future of Gay Rights, "may be an idea whose...
- Bill sets up gay rights fight.(Legislature)(The legislation would allow civil...
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) April 14, 2005 700+ words
...protections to gays and lesbians and allow civil unions between same-sex couples. The proposal...unions. Brown and other supporters of civil unions have been waiting for the court ruling...rules, he was in support of legalizing civil unions because, "It's the right thing to...
- Gay rights group embraces Clark; Ex-general supports civil unions.(NATION)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times September 19, 2003 700+ words
...raised a Southern Baptist, also came out in support of "gay civil unions" and doesn't "believe gays to be inherently sinful...under civilian control," says Mr. Smith. He supports civil unions but opposes civil "marriage" for homosexual couples...
- Legal problems raised when civil unions sour; Recognition outside Vermont new...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times August 6, 2002 700+ words
...Vermont who have obtained civil unions in the state, and it...said, "so the plan of gay rights activists is to challenge...state by using these civil unions." David Buckel, senior...and New Jersey. Since civil unions became legal in Vermont...
- Gay-rights group won't pursue initiative.(Ballot Measures)(Basic Rights Oregon...
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) October 8, 2005 700+ words
...Oregon's leading gay-rights group is stepping...that would allow civil unions for same-sex...of advancing a gay-rights agenda. During...legislation legalizing civil unions and barring discrimination...legislative approval for civil ...
- Wary of past abuses, Argentine capital approves gay rights; Starting Friday,...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor July 14, 2003 700+ words
...Argentina's capital voted 29-10 to allow civil unions for same-sex couples, becoming the...Still, not everyone here is in favor of Civil Unions Law No. 1004. A poll conducted on...causing many gay Catholics to equate civil unions with the holy sacrament of matrimony...
- Gay-rights advocates march on delegate's home; Demonstrators protest new state...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times June 27, 2004 700+ words
...activists yesterday marched through this historic downtown and past the home of a Virginia legislator to protest a law that bans civil unions. The law, sponsored by Delegate Robert G. Marshall and set to take effective July 1, amends Virginia's Affirmation...