Same Sex Marriage Information Center
This page contains a variety of resources concerning the issue of same sex or gay marriage.
CURRENT NEWS
Australia bans same sex marriage - CTV 5/27/04
Califonia Supremes hearing gay marriage challenge CBN.com 5/24/04
Same sex marriage legal in MA - USA Today 5/17/04
Federal court of appeals asked to stay same sex marriage - Boston Herald Tribune 5/14/04
SSM opponents appeal in federal court - Washington Times 5/13/04
Mass Supreme Court rejects appeal - NBC-10 Providence 5/8/04
New York delays court action on same sex marriage - The Journal 5/7/04
Oregon official sorry about gay marriage licensing process - Guardian 5/7/04
Seattle rally for marriage - Seattle Times 5/2/04
Legislators ask court to reverse decision - Boston Channel.com 4/28/04
Gays from out of state cannot marry in MASS - Capital News - 4/25/04
Missouri passes gay marriage ban - Springfield News Leader 4/23/04
CA Assembly passes same sex marriage bill - Sacramento Bee 4/21/04
Oregon stops new marriages; but recognizes already issued licenses - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 4/21/04
Polyamorists want legal recognition too - SFGATE.Com 4/20/04
New York court allows same sex parents to adopt - Findlaw 4/19/04
Gov. Romney tries to halt same sex marriage - Guardian 4/15/04
Spain to legalize same sex marriage - aljazeera.net 4/15/04
Out of state gay couples will get marriage licenses in Provincetown - Cape Cod News 4/13/04
New poll shows majority against same-sex marriage - cbs5.com 4/10/04
Maine recognizes lesbian partner as "de facto parent" - Portland Press Herald 4/7/04
ACLU to sue New York over gay marriage - WNBC 4/7/04
50 state summary of same sex marriage laws - Stateline.org 4/4/04
Catholics march against gay marriage in SF - Phillyburbs.com 4/3/04
ACLU sues Washington state over gay marriage ban - Seattle Times 4/1/04
Georgia passes gay marriage ban - Longview News-Journal 4/1/04
Current news on gay marriage - Up to the minute news from Google
Gay Marriage FAQs - Slate 2/29/04
President Bush supports Federal Marriage Amendment - Text of speech 2/24/04
Same Sex Marriage Information Center News Archives: FEB - MAR, 2004
POLLS
Pollingreport.com - Starting place for polling information about gay marriage; comprehensive site
National poll - AP 4/10/04
Connecticut Poll - WFSB.com 4/7/04
Minnesota Poll - Duluth News Tribune 4/7/04
Ohio Poll - Mansfield News Journal 4/5/04
Minnesota Poll - Star Tribune 4/5/04
Connecticut poll - Newsday.com 3/21/04
Bush approval ratings on many issues, including same sex marraige - AmericanProgress.org 3/16/04
Pew Forum Poll on homosexuality and religion - Pewforum.com 2003
Oregon poll - KOIN.com 3/8/04
Florida Poll - Miami Herald 3/8/04
COURT CASES:
Summary of evidence from Alliance Defense Fund in Lewis v. Alfaro - ADF 3/5/04
Goodridge et al vs. Department of Public Health - Massachusetts decision requiring the state to recognize same sex marriage (11/2003)
Dissenting opinions in advisory opinion following Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health - Dissenting advisory opinions in MA same sex marriage case
Lawrence v. Texas - US Supreme Court decision striking down the nation's sodomy laws (2003)
Stanhardt v. State of Arizona - Arizona decision upholding ban on gay marriage (10/8/2003)
Baker v. State of Vermont - Vermont Supreme Court opinion requiring Vermont to create civil unions (12/20/99)
Brause v. State of Alaska - Alaska Superior Court Ruling in favor of issuing a marriage license to a gay couple (2/27/98)
Baker v. Nelson - Minnesota Court Case that rejected the race=sexual orientation link (1971)
Are gay and straight unions equivalent? - Testimony for California trial concerning same sex marriage 3/1/04
STATE & FEDERAL LAWS:
Roll Call of MA votes on gay marriage amendment - Beacon Hill Roll Call 4/6/04
State laws concerning same sex marriage - HRC - Human Rights Campaign data
State laws concerning same sex marriage - FRC - Family Research Council data
The legal benefits of marriage - over 1000 of them
Ohio's Defense of Marriage Act - Text of 2004 law
Vermont's Civil Union Law - From the Vermont Office of the Secretary of State
Federal Defense of Marriage Act - Text of 1996 DOMA law
WEB SITES
Family Research Council Marriage Protection Page
Human Rights Campaign Marriage Center
MarriageDebate.com - Maggie Gallagher's Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
Alliance for Marriage - Information concerning the Federal Marriage Amendment with text and analysis
Pew Forum website - Excellent state by state analysis
Gay marriage in the Netherlands
Article8.org wants to impeach Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court - Website of the article8 coalition to impeach MA judges
OPINIONS AND COMMENTARY
From Bill Hobbib - Boston Globe 2/10/2004
Namecalling Undermines Search for Truth in Gay Marriage Debate - David Blakeslee and various signators in the Oregonian
Civil Unions: Would a Marriage by any Other Name Be the Same? - by Rob Moll - Christianitytoday.com 3/8/04
Speaking Out: Why Gay Marriage Would Be Harmful - by Robert Benne and Gerald McDermott - Christianitytoday.com 3/8/04
Kids and gay marriage (supposed news story, placed here because of the selective nature of those interviewed) - Katherine Corcoran - San Jose Mercury News 3/8/04
Is Andrew Sullivan right about gay marriage? - by Amy Ridenour
Orthodox Jewish perspective - by David Benkof
Why religious views are important - by David Benkof
Article by Stanley Kurtz concerning polyamory - Weekly Standard magazine 8/4-11/03
Thoughtful commentary from a conservative perspective - Townhall.com
Warren Throckmorton's articles concerning same sex marriage
OTHER RELATED LINKS
Article from Australia regarding same sex parenting issue - Very balanced treatment of the issue from the Sydney Morning Herald, May 7, 2003
Denmark's Registered Partnership Law - Exact wording of the Danish law allowing gay registered partnerships
Same sex marriage around the world - Newsday.com 3/8/04
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom's letter directing the issuance of same sex marriage licenses
Steven Nock's Affadavit in the Ontario Canada Same Sex Marriage case - Affidavit concerning same sex parenting studies March, 2001
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