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Republicans Say I Do

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | A group of at least 75 prominent Republicans have signed on to an amicus brief supporting the two plaintiff couples who will challenge California’s Proposition 8 before the Supreme Court in oral arguments on March 26. The New York Times reports that the list includes two members of Congress –– New York’s [...]

February 27, 20133 CommentsRead More

Lessons from the Fight Against Interracial Marriage Bans

Lessons from the Fight Against Interracial Marriage Bans

BY DUNCAN OSBORNE | When Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it gave the federal government tools that were used to force schools, businesses, and state and local governments to stop discriminating on the basis of race. “The CRA of 1964 created or identified substantive rights in some sections, and created a vehicle [...]

December 19, 2012No CommentRead More

It’s Official: Corey versus Yetta in Race to Succeed Quinn

It’s Official: Corey versus Yetta in Race to Succeed Quinn

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | Seven months after Corey Johnson, the chair of Community Board 4 in Chelsea, officially announced his aim to succeed Speaker Christine Quinn in the City Council’s District 3 seat, Yetta Kurland stepped up to say she too would contest the seat in 2013. The December 10 City Hall press conference at [...]

December 12, 201217 CommentsRead More

Nathan Schaefer’s Agenda

Nathan Schaefer’s Agenda

BY PAUL SCHINDLER | Eighteen months after New York joined an elite group of states that have legalized marriage equality and less than 30 days after what he called “a very exciting election,” Nathan Schaefer faces a path that in critical respects is largely uncharted as he assumes the leadership of the Empire State Pride [...]

December 5, 20122 CommentsRead More