All Posts Tagged With: "Civil Unions"
Parish Does the Right Thing
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 [...]
Civil Unions Bill Signing Tonight!
The signing ceremony for the civil unions bill is tonight at the Queen Theater.
11May2011 | Unstable Isotope | 22 comments | Continued
UPDATE: Civil Unions Bill Passes!
You have to go to the General Assembly webpage to hear it.
14Apr2011 | cassandra_m | 52 comments | Continued
God Hates Civil Unions
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.
13Apr2011 | Unstable Isotope | 15 comments | Continued
*UPDATED* Delaware Senate Passes Civil Unions Bill
The civil unions bill passed the Delaware Senate 13-6-2.
7Apr2011 | Unstable Isotope | 14 comments | Continued
Civil Unions Bill Passes First Test
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.
31Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 4 comments | Continued
Equality Delaware Poll: Delaware Favors Civil Unions By Large Margin
Equality Delaware released a poll showing that Delaware voters support civil unions by a 2:1 margin – 62% support, 31% opposed.
17Mar2011 | Unstable Isotope | 18 comments | Continued
SB 27 Update: How You Can Save Civil Unions
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 [...]
25Mar2009 | xstryker | 23 comments | Continued
TAKE ACTION NOW: Kill Bill SB 27 (Anti-Civil Unions)
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 just the [...]
Marriage Equality and Civil Unions
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 Rhode Island are currently debating [...]
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