The Sino-U.S. ‘mature marriage’ (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:01:42 +0000

The old joke about marriage goes something like this: At a social gathering, the long-married wife waxes on about her 30 years of matrimony, and her dutiful husband pipes up, “Yes, the 30 years seem like just 30 minutes!”

Marriage of convenience (International Herald Tribune)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:52:04 +0000

After three often rocky decades, the U.S. and China seem to have settled into a “mature marriage,” bound by mutual respect, mutual interests, and an awareness of the negative consequences of an adversarial relationship.

Diaz Satisfied, Unspecfic on Same-Sex Marriage (The New York Observer)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:52:03 +0000

ALBANY—The Senate Democrats are not answering saying much about sam-sex marriage. read more »

Author of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Says It Should Be Repealed (Gay Wired)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:50:06 +0000

In an Op-Ed appearing in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, former Rep. Bob Barr who drafted the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which effectively prevents the U.S. federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage for any purpose, wrote that the discriminatory law should now be repealed because it is failing to do what it was intended to do.

Ashland church to stop signing marriage licenses (KMTR Eugene)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:48:24 +0000

The clergy at one Ashland church are refusing to sign marriage licenses until same-sex couples can legally tie the knot.

Sean’s strange recipe for marriage (Stuff)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:45:07 +0000

Sir Sean Connery claims the secret to his happy marriage is not being able to speak to his wife.

Marriage of convenience (International Herald Tribune)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:38:04 +0000

Gay-marriage opponents attack Jerry Brown’s argument to void Proposition 8 (Los Angeles Times)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:25:04 +0000

Legal briefs filed Monday say the California attorney general’s theory ‘fails at every level’ and contradicts the judiciary’s role. The state Supreme Court could hear oral arguments as soon as March. Gay-marriage opponents filed legal briefs Monday accusing California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown of having “invented an entirely new theory,” one that “fails at every level,” in his quest to find a …

California gay marriage battle turns to court role (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:24:10 +0000

The legal battle over gay marriage in California turned on Monday to whether the state’s top court could strike down a change in the state constitution that was approved by voters.

Movie icon reveals secret of long marriage (The West Australian)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:24:01 +0000

Sir Sean Connery claims the secret to his happy marriage is not being able to speak to his wife. The former James Bond star has been married to Micheline for over 30 years but cannot converse with he