Metro Weekly

All posts tagged "gay marriage"

  • Mitt Romney makes his view crystal clear on gay marriage (as though he needed to)

    “No, actually, I think at the time the Constitution was written it was pretty clear that marriage is between a man and a woman. And...

  • Gansler Warns of Ballot-Box Fight

    Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler told supporters of marriage equality that he believes same-sex marriage will be passed by Maryland's General Assembly and signed into...

  • Stunted Growth

      In the past week, LGBT advocates, activists and analysts have found...

  • Dolan's Last Ditch

    New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan firmly supports your right to do as he says.  That’s the gist of his June 14 blog post decrying ''this...

  • Marrying Matters

    From coast to coast, this week has been understood to have high stakes for those seeking marriage equality – but an unexpected ruling from an...

  • Warm Welcome

    Thank you, Ms. Perkins. You don't know me, but you sort of made my day. What you do know is that my husband and I...

  • Hope Roller Coaster

    Generally, I look for proof of the imminence of April Fools' Day in friendly pranks at the office, goofy headlines and news parodies. That's where...

  • Marriage Convenience

    Mayor Gray may have taken time out March 3 at the Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ to mark the one-year anniversary of marriage equality...

  • No Maryland Marriage Vote

    Movement on a bill that would have brought marriage equality to Maryland, while also specifically protecting the rights of religious institutions to handle issues of...

  • Cause Célèbre!

    ''We were just thrilled about decision that gay marriage would be legal,'' says Judy Gilbert Levey, co-president of the Foundry Gallery. ''We...

  • Indecent Practices

    On May 20, Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were sentenced to 14 years hard labor in Malawi for ''unnatural offences'' and ''indecent practices between males.''...

  • Transformational Tie

    It's funny, and often fascinating, how so much can change in such a short time -- and yet change so little. When our family arrived...

  • Husbands and Wives

    For some, the notion of a mass wedding might conjure discomforting images right out the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. But that's not the...

  • Historic Day in D.C.

    At 6 a.m. this morning, March 3, Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend arrived at the Carl Moultrie Courthouse where, nearly three hours later, they would...

  • Celebrating Victory

    It's in my nature to urge caution when it comes to celebrating our political successes. Long experience has taught us that defeat is sometimes snatched...