Read more Civil unions stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1300/civil-unions.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:17:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74400/texas-accidentally-bans-straight-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe geniuses who wrote Texas’ gay marriage ban may have accidentally banned all marriage in the state, according to one Houston lawyer. Subsection B of the ban, a constitutional amendment ratified in 2005, states, “This state…may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.” The intent...http://www.newser.com/story/74400/texas-accidentally-bans-straight-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 7:28:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62026/how-prop-8-could-help-everyone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProposition 8 could turn out to be a win-win for everyone, “if we can stop all the shouting,” writes Douglas Kmiec, a Catholic, pro-Obama Republican law professor. The California Supreme Court’s ruling “is as inconsistent as it is incomplete,” declaring that gay couples must be given equal treatment, and that...http://www.newser.com/story/62026/how-prop-8-could-help-everyone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 12:28:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39651/conn-becomes-3rd-state-to-ok-gay-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConnecticut today became the third state to legalize gay marriage, after Massachusetts and California. In a 4-3 ruling, the state supreme court said civil unions are discriminatory because they violate the equal protection clause of the state constitution, the Hartford Courant reports. Although she disagrees, Gov. Jodi Rell said, "The...http://www.newser.com/story/39651/conn-becomes-3rd-state-to-ok-gay-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Oct 2008 12:27:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24055/obama-wouldnt-give-chiefs-gay-litmus-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,” adding he’d ban workplace...http://www.newser.com/story/24055/obama-wouldnt-give-chiefs-gay-litmus-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Apr 2008 14:51:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15374/nh-rings-in-civil-unions-with-new-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt midnight, New Hampshire became the fourth state to allow same-sex civil unions, and more than 40 couples came from across the state to ring in 2008 with vows under the State House arch, the Concord Monitor reports. Planned as a small ceremony for about 20 couples, the event drew...http://www.newser.com/story/15374/nh-rings-in-civil-unions-with-new-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Jan 2008 14:55:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/3470/elizabeth-edwards-backs-gay-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElizabeth Edwards became the first potential White House resident yesterday to support gay marriage at an event kicking off San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade. Edwards declared she's "completely comfortable" with the idea, even though her husband isn't, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. John Edwards supports civil unions, but opposes gay...http://www.newser.com/story/3470/elizabeth-edwards-backs-gay-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Jun 2007 4:47:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1724/giuliani-wants-it-both-ways-on-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRudy Giuliani is trying to tone down the gay-friendly stance he took as mayor of New York, criticizing New Hampshire's new civil unions bill because it "goes too far" toward gay marriage, which he opposes. As mayor, Giuliani signed a landmark domestic partnerships bill; on the campaign trail, he appears...http://www.newser.com/story/1724/giuliani-wants-it-both-ways-on-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Apr 2007 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1706/new-hampshire-says-we-do-to-gay-unions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew Hampshire is about to become the fourth state to offer civil unions for gays—and one of the first couples in line may be the state’s gay Episcopal bishop and a senior state bureaucrat. “My partner and I look forward to taking full advantage of the new law," said...http://www.newser.com/story/1706/new-hampshire-says-we-do-to-gay-unions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Apr 2007 5:53:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1543/nh-to-ok-civil-unions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the stroke of a pen rather than a protracted legal battle, New Hampshire will become the fourth state to allow same-sex civil unions. Gov. John Lynch, who had not previously taken a position on the issue, said today that he will sign the legislation after the state senate votes...http://www.newser.com/story/1543/nh-to-ok-civil-unions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Apr 2007 11:59:05 CDT