Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Obama treading carefully on gay issues in 2012 bid

New York: President Barack Obama has delivered important political victories for gays but is unlikely to push his support for gay rights much further before the 2012 election in case he alienates independent voters.Gay leaders will likely give Obama high marks at a fundraiser in New York on Thursday for pushing through issues like winning gays the right to serve openly in the military.Yet calls for the White House to back gay marriage and strengthen...

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Federal court upholds gay judge’s ruling on California gay marriage ban

A US federal court has upheld a ruling by a gay judge that California’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.This is the latest round in a long legal battle over the issue.US District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in August 2010 that the ban should be lifted. In the following months, it emerged that he was gay and in a long-term relationship.Opponents of gay marriage complained that as a gay man, he had a conflict of interest. They claimed he planned...

New York ‘close to legalising gay marriage’

New York is reportedly on the brink of marriage equality after another Republican senator said yesterday he would support the move.Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced the legislation in both houses yesterday.With the new support of Sen Roy McDonald, 31 out of 62 Senate members are expected to back it, leaving the bill in need of just one more vote.Another Republican and three Democrats have also said they will back the bill after opposing gay marriage...

Protest held at Northern Ireland ‘gay cure’ conference

Around 50 gay activists held a protest today outside a small ‘gay cure’ conference held in Northern Ireland.The event, held by the Core Issues Group, featured David Pickup, an American speaker who says gay people can be turned straight.The protesters gathered outside Belvoir Church of Ireland earlier today with placards bearing messages such as ‘your cure kills’.Mr Pickup told the BBC: “I don’t cure anybody – The client always determines if there...

French parliament rejects gay marriage bill

The French parliament has rejected a bill designed to give gay couples the right to marry.Today, lawmakers voted by 293 votes to 222 to block the bill, which was not expected to pass.In January, the country’s constitutional court upheld the ban on gay marriage after a challenge from a lesbian couple.Corinne Cestino and Sophie Hasslauer, who have lived together for 15 years and have four children, asked for the right to marry but were turned down...