News – Freedom to Marry Week Roundup
Nationwide: Protesters renew fight for gay marriage, CBS News.
Nationwide: Gay couples protest at marriage bureaus across US, Yahoo! News, Lisa Leff and Verena Dobnik.
Nationwide: Gay couples rally for marriage rights, 365gay.com.
Nationwide: Couples turn out for nationwide gay marriage protest, On Top Magazine, Carlos Santoscoy.
Arizona: Tucson, AZ clerk grants marriage license to lesbian couple, Towleroad, Andy Towle. Also: Lesbian couple obtains marriage license locally, Arizona Star, Kim Smith. Also: Arizona lesbian couple get marriage license from clerk–acused of fraud, Queerty, Japhy Grant.
California: Gay marriage license demonstration [in Fresno], KMPH26, Winston Whitehurst.
California: Same-sex marriage supporters rally on 10th anniversary of National Freedom to Marry Day, Santa Cruz Sentinel, J. M. Brown
California: Gay rights ‘lobbyists’ to descend on Capitol, The San Francisco Chronicle, Wyatt Buchanan.
California: San Marcos: Same-sex marriage supporters stage small protest at county office, North County Times, Teri Figueroa.
California: [Los Angeles] Couple renews its vows in support of gay marriage, The Los Angeles Times.
California: Valentine routine has new meaning [in Woodland, CA], Daily Democrat, Lizeth Cazares.
California: Three same-sex couples denied marriage licenses, San Diego Union-Tribune, Craig Gustafson.
Colorado: CU students planning ‘flash mob’ make-out session Friday, Rocky Mountain News, Lance Vaillancourt. I applaud the creativity of this kind of action; I’m also glad some of the actions this week don’t require gay people to be in committed relationships to participate.
Florida: Central Florida couples want freedom to wed, Orlando Sentinel, Jeff Kunerth.
Florida: Same sex couples fight for equal rights [in Ft. Myers, FL], MSNBC.
Idaho: University [of Idaho] raises gay marriage awareness, The Argonaut, Dara Barney.
Illinois: Politics cloud same-sex marriage issue in Illinois, Medill Reports, Dante Mozie.
Illinois: 7 arrested, hundreds protest at Chicago marriage license bureau, Chicago Pride.com, Brett Anthony.
Kentucky: Same-sex couples march for marriage, Lexington Herald-Leader, Brandon Ortiz.
Maine: Gay marriage supporters hand out valentines, WCSH6, Mike Webster.
Michigan: Grand Rapids clergy demonstrate in favor of gay marriage on Calder Plaza today, The Grand Rapids Press, Jeff Cranson.
Minnesota: Freedom to Marry Day, Damn Straight, Abigail Garner. By the way, Garner has written a fantastic book about children of gay parents called Families Like Mine.
Nebraska: Gay couples seek marriage licenses, Omaha World-Herald, Elizabeth Ahlin.
New York: Cornell Students stage Valentine’s kiss-in, The Cornell Daily Sun, Eve Shabto.
New York: Gay marriage ritual, WYNC.org, Brigid Bergin.
New York: A call for same-sex marriage rights, The New York Times, Sewell Chan.
New York: Denied a license again, Gay City News, Paul Schindler.
North Carolina: Gay couples seek marriage equality, NBC29.
North Carolina: Same-sex couples request marriage licenses during rally, The Appalachian, Jillian Swords.
Rhode Island: Activists make case for marriage equality bill, Pawtucket Times, Jim Baron.
Rhode Island: Hundreds rally for same-sex marriage, The Brown Daily Herald, Hannah Moser.
Texas: Lesbian couple exchange vows, protest same-sex marriage laws in Dallas, Dallas Morning News, Joanna Cattanach.
Texas: Group protests same-sex marriage laws in Travis County, KVUE, Jessica Vess.
Texas: San Antonio’s GLBT community protest for marriage, San Antonio Express-News, Craig Kapitan.
Utah: Gay and lesbian couples denied marriage licenses, KUTV.com
Utah: Attempts to marry thwarted, Deseret News, Aaron Falk.
Virginia: Same-sex couples stage protest of marriage law, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Chris I. Young.
Virginia: Marriage equality protest [in Charlottesville, VA], WHSV.com.
Washington (State): WSU students celebrate Freedom to Marry Day, The Daily Evergreen, Trina Jones.
Thanks to Daily Queer News, Joe. My. God., Unite The Fight, Stop Prop 8, Towleroad, Gay News Blog
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