<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Gay Marriage</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/specials/gaymarriage?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><description>Gay Marriage</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[District Man Admits Killing Mayor's Aide]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7219-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7219-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A neighbor charged with killing longtime civil rights activist Wanda R. Alston plead guilty to second-degree murder Thursday, admitting to an addiction to crack cocaine.]]></description><author> Henri E. Cauvin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[District Warned on Gay Marriage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6007-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6007-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The mayor acknowledges that the city could jeopardize its budget agenda and domestic partner benefits if it mishandles the issue.]]></description><author> Spencer S. Hsu and Lori Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Married D.C. Gay Couples Can File Jointly]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2461-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2461-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The unexpected move places new pressure on Mayor Anthony A. Williams to decide whether gay unions will be recognized in Washington.]]></description><author> Spencer S. Hsu and Lori Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oregon Supreme Court Voids Same-Sex Marriage Licenses]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55056-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55056-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday nullified nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year ago by Portland's Multnomah County, saying a county cannot go against state matrimonial law.]]></description><author> William McCall</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conn. Backs Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51518-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51518-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Connecticut's House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would make the state the second to establish civil unions for same-sex couples, and the first to do so without being directed by a court.]]></description><author> Jonathan Finer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay Rights, Through a Father's Eyes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47825-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47825-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cassi Niemann didn't know exactly what legislative district her father represented or the precise jargon to describe what he was doing in Annapolis last week.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Approves Bills Extending Rights to Gay People]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34478-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34478-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Maryland lawmakers yesterday approved a pair of bills offering new rights and protections to  gay men and women, advancing an agenda pushed by the last Democratic governor and bolstering the state's liberal reputation on social issues.]]></description><author> John Wagner and Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connecticut Closer to Approving Civil Unions]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22026-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22026-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ HARTFORD, Conn.  --  Connecticut could become the second state in the nation to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples  --  and the first to do so without being prompted by a court order.]]></description><author> Jonathan Finer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slain D.C. Official Continues to Unite]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50168-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50168-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Wanda Alston is remembered as a gale-force personality who stormed through D.C., bringing people together and inspiring them to fight for social justice.]]></description><author> Lori Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calif. 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Judge Rules for Gay Marriages]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63852-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63852-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Comparing bans on same-sex marriage to once-common laws against interracial marriage, a trial court judge in Manhattan ruled Friday that same-sex couples have a right to wed under the state constitution.]]></description><author> Michelle Garcia and Alan Cooperman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay Father Appeals Custody Ruling]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58880-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58880-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A gay Montgomery County father is trying to overturn a court order that forced his partner to move out of their shared house as a condition for retaining custody of his son.]]></description><author> Jennifer Lenhart</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Upsets Some Supporters]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19167-2005Jan18.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19167-2005Jan18.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush came under fire from some social conservatives Tuesday for saying he will not aggressively lobby the Senate to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage during his second term.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei and Michael A. Fletcher</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay Rights Groups Map Common Agenda]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14261-2005Jan16.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14261-2005Jan16.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The November elections seemed to spell trouble for the gay equal rights movement, what with 11 new state laws banning same-sex marriages and wins for social conservatives in Congress.]]></description><author> Evelyn Nieves</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Churches Take Steps on Issue Of Marriage Between Gays]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7709-2005Jan13.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7709-2005Jan13.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ U.S. Episcopal bishops expressed regret yesterday for having consecrated the group's first openly gay bishop but said they need  more time to respond to a call that they halt such ordinations and stop blessing same-sex marriages.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stage Set for Battle Over Gay Marriage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7836-2005Jan13.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7836-2005Jan13.html?nav=rss_politics/specials/gaymarriage</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:18:04 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Gay rights activists said Thursday that they are prepared for a protracted struggle against a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ban same-sex marriage.]]></description><author> Chris L. 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