Saying 'I do' to gay marriage - Abbotsford Times


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Saying 'I do' to gay marriage
Abbotsford Times
By Roxanne Hooper, The Times May 24, 2012 U .S. President Barack Obama's surprise backing of samesex marriage got mixed reviews around the world recently, and I've got to wonder if that will hurt him in the polls. Contrary to some naysayers, ...
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Gay US couple to marry in Orillia - The Barrie Advance

Gay US couple to marry in Orillia
The Barrie Advance
“The churches run politics in this state, but also across the US” The United Church of Canada maintains an open policy toward same-sex marriage, though individual congregations are left to decide wedding policy. Members of St. Paul's United Church ...

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Festival, parade celebrate strides GLBTTQ community has made over last quarter ... - Winnipeg Free Press

Festival, parade celebrate strides GLBTTQ community has made over last quarter ...
Winnipeg Free Press
Their unsuccessful fight to have the province recognize their union was the first legal case in Canada to challenge the exclusion of same-sex couples from civil marriage. The pair helped organize a national gay conference in Winnipeg in 1974, ...

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Northstar's Same-Sex Wedding and Comic Books' Uncomfortable History With Gay ... - Grantland (blog)

Northstar's Same-Sex Wedding and Comic Books' Uncomfortable History With Gay ...
Grantland (blog)
that their first openly gay superhero, Northstar, would marry his boyfriend in an upcoming issue, because bigfooting the competition in the news cycle makes striking a blow for human rights that much sweeter. Here's why this is a big deal, ...

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Minnesota same-sex marriage fight re-energized -- on both sides - CNN

Minnesota same-sex marriage fight re-energized -- on both sides
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And in six months, voters there and across the state will decide whether to amend the state's constitution to ban same-sex marriage. It is one of four states where voters will cast ballots on the issue, along with Washington, Maine and Maryland.

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John Baird to champion religious freedom in US speech - CBC.ca


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John Baird to champion religious freedom in US speech
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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird will be the main speaker at a Washington, DC, event celebrating religious freedom Thursday night to promote Canada's planned Office of Religious Freedom. But the event sponsor's hardline stance on same-sex marriage ...

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Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent - The Associated Press


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Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent
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Several countries, including Canada, Spain and Argentina, allow same-sex marriage, but far more countries ban it and dozens even prohibit consensual same-sex relations. Gay-rights groups hope Obama's views will inspire more change.
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