& Vanessa Domico, Founder & President of Outcast
Films, on Tonight's Academy Awards, 8P on ABC...:)
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Update: First Gay Marriage Licenses Issued in DC...:)
It's so predictable that days before gay marriage goes into
effect in every state that it becomes the law in this country
the hate-mongers show how threatened they are of marriage
equality. An emergency appeal to stop gay marriage in the
District of Columbia from taking effect was denied by Chief
Justice John Roberts late Tuesday afternoon. Roberts says it
is the practice of the Supreme Court to defer to the rulings of
D.C. courts matters that are of local concern. He also notes
that Congress with its authority to overrule D.C. laws within
30 days has refused to do so. Roberts wrote that "while these
considerations are of course not determinative of the legal
issues, they do weigh against granting petitioners' request for
a stay..."
Last week we spoke to openly gay Congresswoman Tammy
Baldwin in this exclusive audio byte about this issue...
Hear the full interview w/ Congresswoman Baldwin
Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
on LGBT civil rights reality in 2010.....
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