Metro Weekly

All posts tagged "marriage"

  • Calling All Priests

    Some times one simply has to say, ''Enough.'' For Phil Attey, that time came in the aftermath of the recent decision by Maine voters to...

  • Courting Inequality

    As expected, the faction fighting against marriage equality in the District, led by Bishop Harry Jackson of the Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., filed...

  • Opinion: Should a Publicly-Funded Charity Serve the Public?

    If you receive public funds, should you have to serve the public? That is the question the Catholic Church is now asking itself. It seeks...

  • Anti-Gay Effort Rejected

    The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics (BOEE) on Tuesday rejected a proposed voter initiative that sought to define marriage as ''only between a man...

  • DC responds to Maine voters repeal of gay marriage

    Washington, DC’s gay marriage supporters protest the rollback of same-sex marriages in Maine on November 3. This hastily organized protest features speaker Michael Crawford of...

  • Leading By Example

    Before wrapping up his Nov. 2 testimony in favor of the marriage-equality bill the City Council is considering, Andrew Hertzberg got down on one knee...

  • Testy and Tearful

    Tears, laughter, applause and praise to Jesus Christ filled the walls of the D.C. City Council Chambers Monday afternoon -- and far into the evening...

  • Elections, Ethics and Arguments

    There were two fronts in the fight for marriage equality Monday, and strategists sent their forces where they would likely have the most impact. Where...

  • Convocation to Council

    Fresh from his flight home from Germany, where he was part of the final yet unsuccessful push to secure Washington's Gay Games bid for 2014,...

  • Nickles Hits Initiative

    In a letter dated Oct. 5, D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles has advised that a proposed ballot initiative to vote on defining marriage in the...

  • Gay ex-husband of ”Little Britain” star posts suicide note on Facebook

    ”Kevin McGee believes death is much better than life.” Last communication from Kevin McGee, a TV producer who was legally separated from Matt Lucas 2008....

  • Catania Debuts Marriage-Equality Bill

    As promised, Councilmember David Catania (I-At large) today introduced the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, seeking to bring marriage equality...

  • Time To Act

    I am a great proponent of making the case for marriage equality. As the battle in D.C. heated up this past spring and summer, I...

  • NOM's New HQ

    If you missed the ''Gathering Storm'' ads on TV, there's still a good chance you caught the parody on YouTube. Whichever version you may have...

  • Cruel Countdown

    One way to look at bi-national couples, couples of differing nationalities, is as a booming business. Enter ''mail order brides'' into nearly any search engine...