A proposal to allow gay weddings in Minnesota survived several moves by Senate Republicans Wednesday to block it, an early signal the measure likely has enough votes to pass on the floor.
Both on the Senate floor and in a Rules Committee meeting, Democrats who control the chamber defeated a series of Republican motions to postpone its progress. Republicans said they were simply seeking more information about whether it would cost tax money to allow gay couples to marry — in court costs, state employee benefits and other areas.
Many Catholics hoped the cardinals would pick a new pope who would champion same-sex marriage and other social issues. Now, some feel Pope Francis just isn't that person.
The effort to repeal Illinois's outdated HIV principal reporting law took a major step forward this afternoon when the Illinois House of Representatives voted 61-55-1 in support of Representative La Shawn Ford's HB 61, which repeals the principal notification sections of Illinois' Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act. The bill next moves to the Senate.
Familia (family) is at the center of the intersection of faith, sexuality and culture, according to Lisbeth Melendez Rivera, national coordinator for the A La Familia Program.
Honorees include Plaintiffs in birth certificate case, Representative Abdul-Samad, University of Northern Iowa students, and One Iowa Public Education Advisor
