U.S. Marriage Mission Accomplished!

Week of June 29, 2015

The Supreme Court rings wedding bells across the U.S.A.! Our comprehensive coverage of the historic ruling on marriage equality includes comments by lead plaintiff Jim Obergefell, President Barack Obama, trailblazing attorneys Evan Wolfson and Mary Bonauto, and many others.

And in NewsWrap: New Jersey "conversion" crooks are found guilty of consumer fraud, a "no promo homo" bill advances in Kyrgyzstan, civil partners seek civil marriage rights in Northern Ireland, and anxious Aussies plan to celebrate a straight couple's threatened anti-equality protest divorce, reported this week by Wenzel Jones and Chrisanne Eastwood (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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NewsWrap for the week ending June 27, 2015

SUMMARY

Victory! - The U.S. Supreme Court opens civil marriage to same-gender couples nationwide …

Guilty! - a New Jersey jury unanimously decides that practitioners of so-called “conversion therapy” are committing consumer fraud …

Backwards! - a “no promo homo” bill worse than Russia’s is one reading away from becoming law in Kyrgyzstan …

Forward! - two same-gender couples sue for marriage rights in Northern Ireland …

Self-Destruct! - about 200,000 people cheer the impending protest divorce of an Australian “Christian” couple if marriage equality arrives …

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Marriage Momentum: Alabama to Ireland!

 Week of February 16, 2015
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The "Segregation Forever" state's Chief Justice Roy Moore stands in the wedding chapel doors (coverage of this week's chaos in Alabama by Comedy Central and MSNBC, plus words from a minister arrested for "attempted marrying").

Out Irish Senator Katherine Zappone urges a "yes" vote on marriage equality in the upcoming May referendum.

Queer Life and Literature Commentator Janet Mason reviews marriage equality fact and fiction in Redeeming the Dream (by David Boies and Ted Olson) and All I Love and Know (by Judith Frank).

Grammy-winning single Sam Smith and his Lonely quadruplets visit Ellen.

And in NewsWrap: disinterest defeats a homophobic Slovakian referendum, a Tokyo district pushes a partnership plan, there's no cure for a fake disease in New Jersey, and more news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Natalie Peoples (produced by Steve Pride, written by Greg Gordon).

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NewsWrap for the week ending September 13, 2014

SUMMARY

Hateful Contagion - Gambia lawmakers approve a draconian Uganda-like anti-LGBT law, while seven men arrested in Cairo for appearing in a viral video that allegedly shows Egypt's first gay wedding ceremony "test negative" for homosexuality …

Deal With the Sultan - the Australian Football League "reassesses" its major sponsorship deal with Royal Brunei Airlines in view of the pending laws in the tiny Southeast Asian country that call for gay people to be stoned to death …

Supreme Suspense - all eyes will be on the U.S. Supreme Court on September 29th when justices meet behind closed doors to consider hearing appeals of marriage equality rulings in Indiana, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Utah, while three other federal appeals courts ponder marriage equality cases in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Idaho, Nevada, and Hawai'i …

Clobbering Quackery - a federal appeals court upholds New Jersey's ban on so-called "reparative therapy" for patients under the age of 18 that claims to turn gay people straight …

Dishonorable Bias - a Republican-controlled panel of the U.S. House of Representatives rejects a bill to provide lesbian and gay military veterans with spousal benefits equal to their heterosexual counterparts, even if they live in states that don't recognize their legal marriages …

Taming the Beast - professional homophobes Mat Staver and Matt Barber of the "Faith and Freedom" radio show use a "heterosexual men are pigs" argument to keep civil marriage exclusively heterosexual ….

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"Out In The Dark" & "A Piece of the Sky"

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Set against the backdrop of one of the most difficult situations in the world, co-writer/director Michael Mayer's new film puts a different face on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Her new CD and upcoming tour prove that Tret Fure's four-decade career as a music industry trailblazer is still on the move.

And in NewsWrap: Christie surrenders to New Jersey marriage equality, Tasmanian equity gets constitutional okay, four neo-Nazis convicted of killing "Chile's Matthew Shepard," Cairo cops raid alleged gay bathhouse, public service puppets "Sheka and Teka" spark controversy in Israel, and more news reported by Michael Allan and Abby Dees (produced by Steve Pride).

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NewsWrap for the week ending October 19, 2013

SUMMARY

Wedding Garden - In U.S. state marriage equality news, the New Jersey Supreme Court green-lights marriage licenses for same-gender couples beginning October 21st …

Awaiting Enchantment - New Mexico's high court is scheduled to hear arguments on October 23rd in a marriage equality case there …

Great Lakes Front - a U.S. District court judge schedules oral arguments for February 2014 in a challenge to Michigan's hetero-only constitutional marriage statute …

Beaver State Breaks Dam - Oregon's chief operating officer orders state agencies to recognize the marriages of same-gender couples conducted in other jurisdictions where they're legal …

Perpetuated in Righteousness - Hawai'i lawmakers begin a special session to consider marriage equality on October 28th …

Prairie Justice - activists are hoping for debate to be held in the coming week on a marriage equality proposal in Illinois …

Fertile Ground for Faithfulness - two Australian constitutional law experts conclude that the state of Tasmania can enact marriage equality without being in conflict with the federal Marriage Act …

On Matthew Shepard's Anniversary - four alleged neo-Nazis are convicted of last year's brutal torture and murder of Chilean student Daniel Zamudio …

Devil Made Them Do It - at least 14 men are arrested for "practicing homosexuality" in a raid of a Cairo "health club" …

Romantic Sparks - speculation rises about the sexual orientation of "Plug" and "Socket," a pair of male puppets that have been promoting the Israel Electric Corporation for more than a decade, after the arrival of a baby puppet in their latest ad ….

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Christie V. Equality & Religious Right Romances Russia

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New Jersey voters are torn between Governor Chris Christie and equality as the incumbent debates marriage equality with his reelection opponent, State Senator Barbara Buono.

U.S. homophobes' praise for Putin's Russia is documented in excerpts from an exclusive MSNBC report by news analyst Rachel Maddow, featuring The Family Leader's Bob Vander Plaats and the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer.

Plus cultural theorist and self-identified mischief-maker Charlie Bauer asks Do I Look GAY?

And in NewsWrap: Cyprus outlaws hate crimes against sexual minorities, Iran nabs dancing "homosexual Satanists", Moldova repeals its "no promo homo" law, Harvey Milk gets a stamp of approval, and more news reported by Natalie Peoples and Wenzel Jones (produced by Wenzel Jones and Steve Pride).

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NewsWrap for the week ending October 12, 2013

SUMMARY

Victory in the Midst of Chaos - Cyprus adds sexual orientation and gender identity to its anti-vilification laws, while Northern Cyprus lawmakers promise repeal of their sodomy statute by year's end …

In Gandhi's Backyard - a first-ever Pride parade is held in Surat, the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat …

Those Gay Devils - Iran's religious militia arrest "a network of homosexuals and Satanists" during a raid of a birthday party in a private meeting hall near the Iraq border …

Out of the Closets and Into the Jails - four protestors of Russia's "no promo homo" law are roughly arrested in Moscow, and at least 67 LGBT activists trying to observe National Coming Out Day are attacked by homophobes and then arrested in St. Petersburg …

Just Like in the Movies - St. Petersburg's Side By Side film festival successfully appeals its conviction and heavy fine for being a "foreign agent," though an appeal by the group leader of his individual conviction and fine under that law is still pending …

Birth Control - the same lawmaker who co-sponsored Russia's "no promo homo" law wants to ban gay men from using surrogate mothers, and parliament is set to debate a bill in February to remove children from the homes of their lesbian or gay parents …

Let's Not and Say We Did - Moldova repeals its version of a "no promo homo" law in its quest for E.U. membership …

Need for Speed - the New Jersey Supreme Court expedites an appeal by GOP Governor Chris Christie of a state judge's order that civil marriage licenses be available to same-gender couples on October 21st after the judge rejects Christie's request for a stay …

Stamp of Approval - following several years of lobbying, the late San Francisco Supervisor and gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk will be smiling at U.S. postage stamp users next year ….

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NewsWrap for the week ending September 28, 2013

SUMMARY

Ring of Allies - Eleven countries and the European Union reaffirm their support for LGBT rights during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York …

Worlds Apart - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh uses his address to the General Assembly to call gays & lesbians one of the three "biggest threats to human existence," Cameroon's Ambassador to the U.N. office in Geneva suggests that brutally-tortured and murdered gay activist Eric Lembembe had it coming, while Bangladesh also rejects a recommendation by the U.N. Human Rights Council to abolish its colonial-era sodomy law …

Slip-knotted Loophole - a family court judge in Costa Rica refuses to allow a gay couple to register as married even though legislators "accidentally" removed gender references in the country's marriage laws in July …

Second Place Not Good Enough - a Superior Court judge in New Jersey orders civil marriage opened to same-gender couples in the U.S. state on October 21st, though Republican Governor Chris Christie vows to appeal …

Old Friends - Republican former President George H.W. Bush officially witnesses the civil marriage of a lesbian couplenhn in Kennebunkport, Maine …

Credit Where It Isn't Due - notoriously rights-resistant ExxonMobil announces that the giant oil conglomerate will extend spousal benefits to the same-gender partners of its legally married gay and lesbian workers – but only because the U.S. Labor Department requires it …

Spaghetti Opera - CEO Guido Barilla gets his global pasta company in hot water by telling an Italian radio audience that their advertising will never feature a gay couple because "we like the traditional family," and "if gays don't like it they can buy another brand" …

Too Easily Satisfied - Amnesty International joins a chorus of global human rights groups criticizing the International Olympic Committee for being "completely satisfied" with Russian assurances that its "no promo homo" law won't put LGBT athletes or visitors to Sochi in harms way …

Frontlines - ten LGBT activists are arrested outside Russia's Olympic headquarters in Moscow for protesting the "no promo homo" statute …

Shades of Gray - prosecutors in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk assure a local citizen that a rainbow-colored lamppost does not violate the law ….

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NewsWrap for the week ending August 24, 2013

SUMMARY

Winning Weddings - New Zealand becomes the fourteenth country in the world to begin legally marrying same-gender couples …

Countdown Crescendo - Australians push for equality ahead of their September 7th national elections …

Will It Grow As It Goes? - officials in two counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico issue marriage licenses to lesbian and gay couples, which has Republican lawmakers howling …

Independently for Virtuous Liberty - an official in Montgomery County defies Pennsylvania's specific law banning them to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, as oral arguments are set to begin in an ACLU lawsuit challenging the law …

Weeding the Garden State - New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie signs a second-in-the-nation bill to ban so-called "reparative therapy" for minors, becoming the second-in-the-nation state to be sued by the rightwing Liberty Counsel for enacting it, joining California, which was the first …

California Class Conflict - the Golden State now braces for an effort to challenge a recently-passed bill requiring equal access for transgender students to programs and facilities in public schools …

Baby Unbestimmt - Germany becomes the first country in the world to allow alternatives to "male" or "female" on the birth certificates of intersex babies …

Welcome to Jail - topping this week's Russia/Olympics confluence, the International Olympic Committee appears satisfied with Russian government reassurances that "everyone will be welcome at the Games in Sochi," although the same statement reaffirms that the recently enacted law criminalizing "the promotion of non-traditional sexual relationships" will be enforced against competitors and fans alike, as Russian President Vladimir Putin issues an ostensibly "antiterrorism" edict banning "gatherings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets" in Sochi during the Olympics …

She Has A Point - a Swedish high jumper's rainbow-colored nails turn red with love ….

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