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Newsletter #36, October, 2009

COME OUT 10-11-09 FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY

by Davina Kotulski, Ph.D.

COME OUT:

Please join us on October 11 for Marriage Equality Bridge Marches in San Diego and San Francisco or the Equality Across American march in Washington, DC.Marriage equality is a global human rights issue!

www.marriageequality org for more information

Exciting things are happening on Planet Earth for Marriage Equality.

Marriage equality advocates across the globe are speaking out against “separate and unequal” treatment for same-sex couples. Equal Love Australia held a rally last month for full marriage equality. Same-sex couples can access civil unions, but Equal Love Australia knows that civil unions=second-class citizenship. Check out their websites for some fantastic marriage equality commercials.

www.equallove.info

Marriage Equality Ireland is also advocating for the extension of full marriage rights, and not limited partnerships. Borrowing from MTV’s “Permission” Video they created a “Sinead’s Hand” video in support of marriage equality. It’s a great video!

http://www.marriagequality.ie/action/sineadshand/

In Italy, same-sex couples filed a lawsuit in Venice noting that the laws were gender neutral. While many Italian cities have domestic partner type registries, the country itself offers no recognition to same-sex couples.

Stay tuned, a handful of other countries are about to upgrade to marriage.