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Supreme Court Slams Prop. 8, Jump-Starting Gay Weddings in California

July 1st, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on June 26 in favor of marriage equality have ushered in a new era for same-sex couples in California, with many couples rushing to get married.

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History Made with First Buddhist Same-Sex Wedding

August 16th, 2012

For the first time ever, a Buddhist same-sex wedding ceremony was performed in Taiwan, marking an important milestone in the journey toward legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Asia.

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Alabama Pastor Blames Great Flood on Gay Marriage

August 2nd, 2012

Ministers say the darnedest things. In a sermon to his congregation at Knollwood Church in Mobile, Alabama, Pastor Aaron Fruh declared that God caused the Great Flood because we practice gay marriage.

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Washington State Secures Votes for Gay Marriage

January 25th, 2012

On 23 January, at a packed Senate committee hearing in the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, the Legislature legalized same-sex marriage across the state.

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Conan O’Brien Officiates Gay Wedding On-Air……

November 8th, 2011

Conan O'Brien may be better known for the occasional good-humored gay joke he cracks for his audience, but the ULC Monastery's newest celebrity minister has proved to be a true supporter of social justice cause.

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Conan O’Brien Ordained by Universal Life Church Monastery

October 28th, 2011

As New York Magazine's Vulture blog has just announced, Conan O’Brien, will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of his Late Night TBS talk show, by officiating the same-sex marriage of a longtime staffer.

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Reply from President Obama

October 20th, 2009

We received a response from the Whitehouse to a letter we sent back in June. Here's what he said: "Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I appreciate your perspective. Every American deserves equal protection..."

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Iowa Gay Marriage Ban

September 3rd, 2007

On August 31st, Judge Robert Hansen struck down Iowa's gay marriage ban on grounds that it was unconstitutional, in a ruling that he then stayed less than two hours later.

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