by Karen Kahn Is marriage equality subject to the seven-year itch? Are we losing interest in it? From all the evidence, it looks to me that, in Massachusetts at least, our commitment to marriage equality remains strong. In fact, in our home state, marriage of same-sex couples has become so ordinary that when you hear [...]

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Pat Gozemba The story of Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer has intrigued me since I came across their marriage announcement in the New York Times. On Nov. 12, 2010 on this blog I posted a short video of them. Check it out in the Nov. 12, 2010 blog below. A $363,000 Tax Bill to Widow [...]

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Pat Gozemba Honolulu, February 19, 2011 Julian Bond of the NAACP and Coretta Scott King have long been our allies. Important to remember this when some Black folks speak out against LGBT people and use the Bible and their social experience to continue to oppress us. Story from Baltimore Sun As a civil right activist, [...]

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by Pat Gozemba Testimony that I submitted to the Hawai’i House Judiciary Committee for its Feb. 8, 2011 hearing: Civil Unions in Hawai’i Understanding the Massachusetts Experience To: Members of the House and Senate, Hawai’i State Legislature, considering civil unions legislation (SB 232, SB 231, HB 1244, and HB 1453) From: Patricia A. Gozemba, co-author [...]

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The love story of Edie and Thea is well worth warching in this ACLU film

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A lot of folks are supporting us with their “It Gets Better” videos. I like listening to someone like Ellen who has really been through the mill.

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President Obama joined the It Gets Better Campaign to stop bullying of LGBT Youth

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George Takei, someone who understands discrimination, takes on the homophobic school board member in Arkansas forced to resign for encouraging gay bullying.

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This is a reprise of an earlier laugh about Prop 8 from the summer. We’re getting close to the trial date in December . . .

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