Tag: Civil Unions

Parish Does the Right Thing

Filed in Delaware by on January 5, 2012 1 Comment

We’ve all smacked around Sussex County Clerk of the Peace George Parish for his vehement opposition to both civil unions and marriage equality. But yesterday he did the correct thing and presided over the county’s first same-sex civil union. The ceremony united Milton Town Councilwoman Mary Hudson and her long-time partner Lynn Ekelund. Parish is […]

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Civil Unions Bill Signing Tonight!

Filed in National by on May 11, 2011 22 Comments

The signing ceremony for the civil unions bill is tonight at the Queen Theater.

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UPDATE: Civil Unions Bill Passes!

Filed in Delaware by on April 14, 2011 52 Comments

You have to go to the General Assembly webpage to hear it.

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God Hates Civil Unions

Filed in Delaware by on April 13, 2011 15 Comments

The Rev. Rita Mishoe Paige and The Rev. Christopher A. Bullock had an op-ed in opposition to civil unions in Delaware in the News Journal.

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*UPDATED* Delaware Senate Passes Civil Unions Bill

Filed in National by on April 7, 2011 14 Comments

The civil unions bill passed the Delaware Senate 13-6-2.

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Civil Unions Bill Passes First Test

Filed in Delaware by on March 31, 2011 4 Comments

The Civil Unions bill was voted out of committee yesterday in the Senate. They also heard testimony about how civil unions will lead to grandfathers taking granddaughters to hotels.

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Equality Delaware Poll: Delaware Favors Civil Unions By Large Margin

Filed in Delaware by on March 17, 2011 18 Comments

Equality Delaware released a poll showing that Delaware voters support civil unions by a 2:1 margin – 62% support, 31% opposed.

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SB 27 Update: How You Can Save Civil Unions

Filed in Delaware by on March 25, 2009 23 Comments

Our progressive champion in the Senate, Karen Peterson, has given me some updated info about SB 27, the anti-Civil Unions bill, and what we can do to stop it. For starters, this is a constitutional amendment. Governor Markell cannot veto it. To become constitutional law, it must be passed by a 2/3rds majority of the […]

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TAKE ACTION NOW: Kill Bill SB 27 (Anti-Civil Unions)

Filed in Delaware by on March 24, 2009 20 Comments

A tip from esteemed reader MJ: SB 27 by Venables has a hearing tomorrow at 1:00 PM in his committee(Small Business). This is a DE version of DOMA. It appears that the swing vote is George Bunting. Please contact his office at (302) 744-4286 and tell him to vote against this bill. It’s more than […]

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Marriage Equality and Civil Unions

Filed in Delaware by on November 29, 2008 37 Comments

First, the facts Massachusetts and Connecticut license same-sex marriages. California did until prop. 8 narrowly passed. New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Vermont license Civil Unions. Maine, DC, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Maryland, and California offer gay couples “some” legal protections via Domestic Partnership. New York recognizes same-sex marriages performed legally in other states.’ New York and […]

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