Tag: Civil Unions

PA Candidate Comes Out for Civil Unions

At a rally in York PA, PA candidate for governor, Dan Onorato announced his support for recognition of same-sex couples through civil unions.

Should we seek domestic partnerships and civil unions?

The momentum for full equal rights is building. The questions surround how do we craft the most experiment and effective strategy utilizing actions at the local, regional, state and federal level to keep the momentum moving forward and building until

The Higher Lifetime Costs of Being a Gay Couple

Meaningful article detailing the “cost” of being a gay couple compared to the advantages that straight married couples enjoy. Talk about protecting special rights! I appreciate the change in focus/ perspective of this article: Much of the debate over legalizing

Reply to @NiteStar

On Sunday, I happened to RT (retweet) a post I saw on Twitter, as I often do. For me, Twitter functions in a few ways: I use it to communicate with friends via @posts and d direct mesages. I use

Asking About Marriage

This was posted to Facebook, and decided I would respond here on my blog: I had a conversation with an old friend about equality. My friend is a Christian and he’s someone who was a student at a Christian university

PA Senator Argall Open to Civil Unions for PA

From the linked article below: Though he opposes same-sex marriage, Argall said he’s open to the idea of civil unions and other bills allowing gay or lesbian partners to share benefits such as medical insurance. Same-sex marriage issue on Pa.

Opinion in the Stamford Advocate

I appreciate Yehoshua S. Hecht’s desire to promote families, yet I wonder why his definition of family must be so narrow to ignore the many gay and lesbian families that already exist and are productive elements of our society. His

Marriage opponent regrets past, now supports equality

A friend on Facebook (thanks Jake!) posted this link and I wanted to pass it on in my blog. Facebook | The Bay Area Reporter Online | Online extra: Marriage opponent regrets past, now supports equality. If you appreciate reading