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Uniting Our Families

Uniting Our Families

Sen. Patrick Leahy released a powerful statement this week addressing the harms inflicted on gay and lesbian couples by...

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Governors, Mayors Send Letter to Senators Supporting DOMA Repeal
Photo of the Day: VT Governor with HRC Members at Pride

Photo of the Day: VT Governor with HRC Members at Pride

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently was the first Vermont Governor to walk in the Burlington Pride Parade. The...

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Swearing-In An Ally in Vermont

Swearing-In An Ally in Vermont

Last week I was in Montpelier, Vermont to see my friend Peter Shumlin sworn-in as Governor. He is an American hero to...

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Supreme Court Again Declines to Consider Miller V. Jenkins Case

Supreme Court Again Declines to Consider Miller V. Jenkins Case

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to consider -for the fifth time - a case regarding the custody of a...

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Pride for our Green Mountain Heroes

Pride for our Green Mountain Heroes

One of the unsung heroes of the marriage equality movement in our country is Vermonter Steve Kimbell. For years he worked...

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Marriage Equality Advocate Beth Robinson named “Vermonter of the Year.”
I LOVERMONT!

I LOVERMONT!

Gay and Lesbian couples in Vermont will be able to legally marry in the Green Mountain state effective today. It was only...

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Sen. Leahy Supports DOMA Repeal

Sen. Leahy Supports DOMA Repeal

According to Vermont Public Radio, Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, supports federal...

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The Rising Tide of Marriage Equality

The Rising Tide of Marriage Equality

Today’s vote by the Maine state Senate in favor of marriage equality is another exciting step forward in what has become a...

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Frank Rich takes on the anti-gay marriage crusaders

Frank Rich takes on the anti-gay marriage crusaders

New York Times columnist Frank Rich wrote a doozy of an article on Saturday that lampoons (or, harpoons, perhaps...) the...

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