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Same-Sex Marriage

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    UPDATED: St. Louis' LGBT Crowd Reacts to Obama's Support for Same-Sex Marriage

    Updated Friday at 9 a.m. with reactions from Joan Lipkin and Nancy Novak. In the wake of President Barack Obama's historic endorsement of gay marriage, here's what some locals in the LGBT community had to say: Joan Lipkin, playwright and artistic director of That Uppity Theatre CompanyI am cautiousl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Obama Endorses Same-Sex Marriage, Internet Responds with a Quickness

    Well that was fast. President Obama officially came out in support of same-sex marriage today, immediately touching off shouting and gnashing of teeth and cheers and whatnot nationwide. People are gettin' emotional out there. Almost immediately, Tumblr leaped into the breach with the crowd-sourced s ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2011

    When the Reverend Katy Hawker headed to the altar, her church came, too

    Well that was fast. President Obama officially came out in support of same-sex marriage today, immediately touching off shouting and gnashing of teeth and cheers and whatnot nationwide. People are gettin' emotional out there. Almost immediately, Tumblr leaped into the breach with the crowd-sourced s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    LGBT Protections, Domestic Partnership Registry on the Books in Olivette

    ​Last night, Olivette city council passed two measures that solidify the suburb as a welcoming place for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.The Vital Voice reports that the council unanimously passed bills 2672 and 2677. The bills create a domestic partnership registry and criminaliz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    St. Louis Mayor Wants Missouri to Allow Civil Unions

    Slay in a No Hate promo.​Francis Slay used his blog yesterday to call on state legislators to pass a law allowing gay couples in Missouri to commit to civil unions. The St. Louis Mayor writes that Illinois' recently enacted law allowing civil unions has made him realize the need for such a law in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Same-Sex Couples Snap Up Civil Union Licenses In U. City

    Already today, three U. City couples have formalized their domestic partnerships at City Hall.​Margaret Johnson laughed on the phone this morning with Daily RFT as she discussed her newly granted civil union license. Johnson and her partner arrived at the clerk's office in University City ten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Bible Thumpers Grow Up

    Today's comment comes in response to a post about how a Catholic diocese in Illinois is choosing to end its adoption and foster care program out of concern that it could be required to place children with gay parents now that Illinois allows homosexuals to commit to civil unions. Reader SMDrPepper c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Akin's Letter Helps Halt Same-Sex Civil Unions on Navy Bases

    You should have stuck to your guns, Rear Admiral Tidd!​The Navy has reversed course on its momentous decision to allow same-sex civil unions to be performed by chaplains on bases. And it's thanks in part to Missouri's own U.S. representatives Todd Akin and Vicky Hartlzer, plus 61 of their colleagu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    University City to Recognize Same-Sex Relationships

    Domestic partners in U. City can have their cake and eat it too!​University City last night became the first of St. Louis County's 91 municipalities to recognize domestic partnerships. In a 6-1 vote, University City council members put into law a measure that allows same-sex partners certain privi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Todd Akin Outraged With Plan for Navy Chaplains to Oversee Gay Weddings

    The Navy is "Akin" for a fight, says congressman.​Missouri Congressman Todd Akin (R - Town & Country) released a letter yesterday he sent to the Secretary of the Navy, demanding that the Navy abolish plans to allow its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages. The Navy is considering the issue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Keep Government Out of Religion

    Today's comment comes in response to a post today on Congressmen Todd Akin's (R - Town & Country) attempt to stop Navy chaplains from performing same-sex marriages now that the miltary's Don't Ask Don't Tell has been repealed. Reader "the REAL kitty" responds: one minute, Conservatives are all a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Homophobic Activist Converts, Admits Same-Sex Civil Marriage Should Be a Universal Right

    This man has changed his mind.​Remember when the Summer of Marriage tour stopped in St. Louis back in August?(To refresh your memory: the National Organization for Marriage, a homophobic group espousing "traditional" values, came to town to rally against same-sex marriage. People in support of sam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    "America's Finest News Source" Weighs in On Iowa Same-Sex Marriage

    theonion.comDavenport descends into post-gay hell, as imagined by The Onion.​Our neighbors in Iowa have enjoyed the right to same-sex marriage since 2009, but it hasn't been without controversy. This November, for instance, three state Supreme Court justices who helped strike down the state's proh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    What Does Gay Marriage and the Economy Have In Common?

    Ministers, justices of the peace, cake bakers, license clerks: A few folks who could see job growth.​In a move heralded by same-sex couples across the nation, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder informed Congress yesterday that the Obama administration would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Same-Sex Unions Now Law of the Land of Lincoln

    ​As expected, Illinois governor Pat Quinn yesterday signed off on a bill legalizing civil unions in that state.Two month ago, the measure passed in both houses."We believe in civil rights, and we believe in civil unions," Quinn said at a signing ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center. "We believe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Phyllis Schlafly: The Problem With Gays? "They Are Trying to Make Us Respect Them"

    Phyllis Schlafly​We here at Daily RFT were reading a somewhat wonkish wire story this weekend about gay marriage when we came across the following bombshell from St. Louisan Phyllis Schlafly, president of the Eagle Forum. Schalfly, as quoted in the article, believes that the national dialogue abou ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2010

    Readers argue whether gays deserve the right to divorce

    Phyllis Schlafly​We here at Daily RFT were reading a somewhat wonkish wire story this weekend about gay marriage when we came across the following bombshell from St. Louisan Phyllis Schlafly, president of the Eagle Forum. Schalfly, as quoted in the article, believes that the national dialogue abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Wondering About Illinois Civil Unions?

    ​Got questions about the recently-passed bill allowing civil unions for same-sex (and opposite-sex) couples in Illinois? Sure you do.So head on over to Bellville, Illinois, on Thursday to hear some experts speak and answer any questions you may have about the unions, which will be available to fol ... More >>

  • News

    December 2, 2010

    Same-sex couples in St. Louis can get married in Iowa. They just can't ever get divorced.

    ​Got questions about the recently-passed bill allowing civil unions for same-sex (and opposite-sex) couples in Illinois? Sure you do.So head on over to Bellville, Illinois, on Thursday to hear some experts speak and answer any questions you may have about the unions, which will be available to fol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Illinois Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions

    ​Today in Illinois, both houses of the state legislature approved a bill granting civil unions to same-sex couples. Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign the bill into law, as he said he would support the unions while campaigning.The bill says that a civil union, expressly stated as between "two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Iowa Judges Booted for Supporting Same-Sex Marriage

    ​Three Iowa Supreme Court judges yesterday lost their seats in the wake of a concerted effort by out-of-state anti-LGBT activists who opposed the Court's unanimous 2009 decision allowing marriage for same-sex couples in that state.Since 1962, Iowa Supreme Court justices, who are appointed, have fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    This Land Was Made for You and Me...But Not for Gay Marriage Haters

    Peter, Paul and Mary...and no gay marriage foes​Gay marriage foes the National Organization for Marriage, who made a stop in St. Louis in early August, got a friendly little note from Peter Yarrow, the surviving member of the 60's folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary.In the note, addressed to NOM execut ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2010

    Melissa Etheridge

    8 p.m. Thursday, August 12. Roberts Orpheum Theater, 416 North Ninth Street.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Gay Marriage Supporters Outnumber Foes, Big Time

    Photo: Melissa MeinzerThe Rev. Kimberly Banks-Brown stands for marriage equality​ Same-sex marriage supporters outnumbered the antis by four-to-one -- even more, by some counts -- at last night's National Organization for Marriage rally and Show Me No Hate counter-action in Clayton. The rallies c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Gay Marriage Foes Pick a Great Time to Visit St. Louis

    Tonight, St. Louis gets a long-scheduled visit from the National Organization for Marriage -- the anti-gay marriage folks behind this much-parodied gem, the famously and hilariously fear-mongering "Gathering Storm" YouTube clip.These people are scared shitless of gays and lesbians marrying each ot ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Love, Marriage and the U.S.Senate

    Tonight, St. Louis gets a long-scheduled visit from the National Organization for Marriage -- the anti-gay marriage folks behind this much-parodied gem, the famously and hilariously fear-mongering "Gathering Storm" YouTube clip.These people are scared shitless of gays and lesbians marrying each ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Mayor Francis Slay Urges LGBT Couples to Come Out and Be Counted in 2010 Census

    MayorSlay.com​The United States census form does not always keep up with the times. On this year's form, for instance, people still have the option to identify themselves as "Negro," a term that all but disappeared in the late 1960s. The Census Bureau defended its decision by claiming that m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Protesters Will Return to Cathedral Basilica Sunday, This Time Without The Police Hassle

    The past four Sundays hundreds of people have gathered in front of the Cathedral Basilica in the Central West End to protest St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson's $10,000 contribution to a political campaign that helped repeal Maine's recently enacted gay marriage law.Last weekend the protesters, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Gay Marriage Proponents to Rally Tonight at City Hall

    Supporters of gay marriage plan to gather this evening at St. Louis City Hall to voice their concern over a California Supreme Court decision today upholding that state's ban on gay marriage. The rally begins at 5:30 p.m. tonight, and follows a similar downtown gathering last November that drew 1,00 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2008

    Prop 8 Leaves Some Missourians in Marital Limbo

    Crowds huddled around the Old Courthouse Saturday afternoon to protest California's recently passed ban on same-sex marriage. More Photos The high temperature was 39 degrees, but when in the middle of a crowd of a couple hundred people, the temperature was warmer, as the audience reacted to the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Prop 8 Protest Set for Saturday at Old Courthouse

    Update: Coverage and photos of the protest: "Prop 8 Leaves Some Missourians in Marital Limbo" A protest against California's Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, is set for noon Saturday on the steps of the Old Courthouse. Show Me No Hate has been set up to inform people about the demonstrat ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2008

    ¡Ask A Mexican! Special Catholic Edition: Who's headed for Hades?

    Update: Coverage and photos of the protest: "Prop 8 Leaves Some Missourians in Marital Limbo" A protest against California's Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, is set for noon Saturday on the steps of the Old Courthouse. Show Me No Hate has been set up to inform people about the demonstrat ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2004

    Farr Out Campaign

    A loose-lipped former train conductor is looking to get his long-shot congressional bid on track

  • Film

    October 13, 2004

    Film Openings

    Week of October 13, 2004

  • Film

    October 13, 2004

    Imperfect Unions

    A new documentary sells gay marriage as the only answer to discrimination

  • News

    July 21, 2004

    Letters

    Week of July 21, 2004

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    This Is Your Brain on Meth

    Unreal catches up with a crystal-meth cooker gone straight, chats with an Andrew W.K.-endorsed candidate and gets local businesses' take on gay marriage; plus we totally freak out about West Nile, and Bill Haas offers something for the ladies

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2004

    A Gay Old Time

    Pride Fest welcomes the GLBT community -- and everyone else, too

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    Gephardt: "I Like Al Sharpton; I Think He'd Be a Great Mayor"

    Unreal chats with Dick's daughter, then comes face-to-face with Playmates, zombies and a 66-year-old powerlifter

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