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Same-Sex Marriage Resources

Websites

The Canadian Equal Marriage site –  http://www.samesexmarriage.ca

 Marriage Equality USA –  http://www.marriageequality.org/

 Marriage Equality California (MECA) http://www.marriageequalityca.org/home.php

 The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
  http://www.hrc.org

 The HRC Marriage Center http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Center&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=63&ContentID=15110

 The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry   http://www.clgs.org/

 The CLGS Marriage Project http://www.clgs.org/marriage/index.html

 The United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns (The Coalition) http://www.ucccoalition.org

 The GLBTQ Encyclopedia has a special section on * Marriage, Partnership, Civil Union, and Family  www.glbtq.com

 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation   www.glaad.org

 National Center for Lesbian Rights http://www.nclrights.org
 

Articles

Gay Marriage Nothing New in Catholic Church http://www.unknowncountry.com/news/?id=3606

 Biblical Marriage: A Bad Source For Debate http://www.samesexmarriage.ca/equality/biblical_marriage.htm

 A Statement on Marriage Equality (by the Council of The Coalition) http://www.ucccoalition.org/news/marriage.htm

 An Overview of Federal Rights And Protections Granted To Married Couples

http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Center&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=16954

 Rights and Protections Denied Same-Sex Partners http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Center&CONTENTID=14698&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm

 Religion vs. Sexual Orientation: A Clash of Human Rights? http://www.samesexmarriage.ca/equality/bertha_wilson.htm

 Penny Nixon (MCC-SF) Sermon on Marriage 2/15/04 http://www.mccsf.org/resources/sermons/sermon_040215_Nixon.html

 Statement of Rabbi Michael Namath, Program Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, at a Press Conference Concerning The Federal Marriage Amendment http://www.rac.org/news/030304.html

 Marriage's Lineage A Bit Convoluted
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/25/MNGNG57QMP1.DTL

 FEISTY MAYOR: Newsom calls Bush reaction shameful
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/25/MNGNG57QKQ1.DTL

 Legal Questions – Couples Could Lose Domestic Partner Benefits
Associated Press Newswires 13 Feb 2004 & SF Chronicle 20 Feb 2004 
 

Petitions/Visibility/Advocacy

UCC Coalition Statement on Marriage Equality
http://www.ucccoalition.org/news/marriage.htm

People for the American Way online petition against Constitutional Amendment
http://www.pfaw.org/go/save_our_constitution

HRC "Million for Marriage" petition - http://www.hrc.org/millionformarriage/index.shtml

San Francisco Residents -- Mayor Gavin Newsom - gavin.newsom@sfgov.org

PFAW has organizing tips and resources for a letter-writing event - www.pfaw.org
 

Additions:

http://www.sfgate.com/samesexmarriage/

www.aclu.org/marriageamendment 

http://www.aclu.org/LesbianGayRights/LesbianGayRights.cfm?ID=9977&c=101

http://members.aol.com/DrSwiney/bennett.html 

(How to be True to the Bible and say "Yes" to Same-Sex Unions)

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marr_menu.htm#rel