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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:46:13 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Blog</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2009-11-23T05:14:33Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>NH anti-recognition bill reintroduced</title><category term="Legislation"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2009/1/10/nh-anti-recognition-bill-reintroduced.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2009/1/10/nh-anti-recognition-bill-reintroduced.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2009-01-10T12:30:53Z</published><updated>2009-01-10T12:30:53Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-us-nh.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1231593239650" alt="" /></span></span>Two New Hampshire lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to end their state&#8217;s recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages as civil unions.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>France not recognizing UK civil partnerships</title><category term="News Analysis"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2009/1/9/france-not-recognizing-uk-civil-partnerships.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2009/1/9/france-not-recognizing-uk-civil-partnerships.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2009-01-09T14:49:38Z</published><updated>2009-01-09T14:49:38Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-france.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1231513623166" alt="" /></span></span>France is still refusing to recognize civil partnerships formalized in the United Kingdom, according to an <a href="http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=72272">article</a> posted on <a href="http://www.mondaq.com">Mondaq.com</a>.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>DOMA author calls for repeal of law</title><category term="Legislation"/><category term="News Analysis"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2009/1/5/doma-author-calls-for-repeal-of-law.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2009/1/5/doma-author-calls-for-repeal-of-law.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2009-01-05T19:58:00Z</published><updated>2009-01-05T19:58:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-us.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1231229072020" alt="" /></span></span>Bob Barr, the who drafted the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as a member of Congress, has called for the repeal of the law in an op-ed piece appearing today in the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>La. to apeal adoption ruling</title><category term="Court Decision"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2009/1/1/la-to-apeal-adoption-ruling.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2009/1/1/la-to-apeal-adoption-ruling.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2009-01-01T03:59:00Z</published><updated>2009-01-01T03:59:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-us-la.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1230967479640" alt="" /></span>Louisiana will appeal a federal court ruling that ordered it to list two men on their adoptive son&#8217;s birth certificate, according to the Associated Press.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>N.Y. affirms local recognition order</title><category term="Court Decision"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/12/30/ny-affirms-local-recognition-order.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/12/30/ny-affirms-local-recognition-order.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2008-12-30T19:38:00Z</published><updated>2008-12-30T19:38:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-us-ny.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1230968608062" alt="" /></span></span>On narrow grounds, a New York appellate court has affirmed a county executive&#8217;s order to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages as marrages.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Cyprus gives only limited recognition</title><category term="News Analysis"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/12/19/cyprus-gives-only-limited-recognition.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/12/19/cyprus-gives-only-limited-recognition.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2008-12-19T14:42:00Z</published><updated>2008-12-19T14:42:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left"><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-cyprus.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1231081389781" alt="" /></span></span>The Ombudswoman of Cyprus has criticized that country&#8217;s immigration agency for giving the foreign same-sex spouses of Cypriots only limited recognition, the Cyprus Mail reported.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>N.M. bill includes recognition provision</title><category term="Legislation"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/12/17/nm-bill-includes-recognition-provision.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/12/17/nm-bill-includes-recognition-provision.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2008-12-17T02:53:00Z</published><updated>2008-12-17T02:53:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<strong></strong><p><span class="full-image-float-left"><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-us-nm.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1231039374966" alt="" /></span></span>A &nbsp;domestic partnership bill that has been introduced in the New Mexico Senate incudes a provision that would recognize out-of-state same-sex unions.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Conn. to offer new marriage destination</title><category term="News Analysis"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/10/11/conn-to-offer-new-marriage-destination.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/10/11/conn-to-offer-new-marriage-destination.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2008-10-11T16:44:16Z</published><updated>2008-10-11T16:44:16Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<P><span class=full-image-float-left><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-us-ct.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1223743524437"></span></span>With the Connecticut Supreme Court poised to order its state to allow same-sex couples to marry, couples everywhere will soon have a new place to celebrate a same-sex marriage.</P>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Lots of nonresidents marrying in Cal.</title><category term="News Analysis"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/10/9/lots-of-nonresidents-marrying-in-cal.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/10/9/lots-of-nonresidents-marrying-in-cal.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2008-10-09T19:21:00Z</published><updated>2008-10-09T19:21:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<P><span class=full-image-float-left><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-us-ca.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1223623660484"></span></span></P>
<P>A significant number of nonresident same-sex couples have celebrated marriages in California since same-sex marriage became legal there earlier this year, according to a demographer at a gay-oriented think tank.</P>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>McCain, Obama split on DOMA</title><category term="Legislation"/><category term="News Analysis"/><id>http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/9/28/mccain-obama-split-on-doma.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/blog/2008/9/28/mccain-obama-split-on-doma.html"/><author><name>Stephen Clark</name></author><published>2008-09-28T19:03:00Z</published><updated>2008-09-28T19:03:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<P><span class=full-image-float-left><span><img src="http://www.samesexconflicts.com/storage/images/sm-flags/sm-flag-us.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1223147142437"></span></span></P>
<P>As Election Day draws near, the Associated Press has summarized the positions of U.S. presidential candidates&nbsp;John McCain and Barack Obama on the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which purports to authorize U.S. states to disregard same-sex marriages celebrated in other states.</P>
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