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NATIONAL
he Rev. Troy D Perry, founder and moder-
ator of the predominantly gay Metropolitan
Community Churches, announced July 24 his
plan to challenge the U.S. courts to recognize
his same-sex marriage.
The first openly gay member of the Los
Angeles Human Relations Commission, he wed
his partner of 18 years, Phillip Ray De Rlieck,
July 16 in Toronto, Ontario. They are the first
Southern California couple to he married under
a new Canadian law legalizing same-sex unions.
Now that he has returned to the States, Perry
plans to call on U.S. courts to recognize his mar-
riage. U.S. courts have traditionally recognized
marriages that are valid where they are per-
formed— a concept called "lex loci contractus.”
The federal government has historically rec-
ognized marriages performed under Canadian
law as legally valid in the United States. Accord-
ing to Perry, a decision not to recognize same-sex
Canadian marriages might violate interna
tional treaty law and the equal pro
tection clause of the Constitution’s
14th Amendment.
"We are not seeking special treat
ment,’’ he said. “We seek equal treat
ment. That is the only gay agenda—
equality for everyone under the law. To
not recognize my marriage and the mar
riages of thousands of other same-sex
couples would he discrimination—and
we will not stand for that any longer.”
adults in the United States. Working with local
and national organizations such as Marriage
Equality California and Marriage Equality USA,
activists plan a twopronged offensive:
• Campaigning to get people from all walks of
life— public officials, religious figures and other
community leaders— to sign public commitments
opposing the Federal Marriage Amendment,
• Launching a proactive, pro-equal marriage
campaign of local educational events, protests of
anti-gay officials and other activities culminat-
ing in a nationwide day of rallies on Valentine’s
Day 2004.
“Using the Internet the way we did with the
successful Stop Dr. Laura campaign, we will use
the DontAmend.com Web site to keep people
informed of the latest developments in the strug-
gle and as a clearinghouse for local activities
around the country," co-founder Robin Tyler said,
j “More than that, we will work to mobilize our
community and allies in the
national day of action to push
hack the anti-gay constitutional
amendment and push on for
equal marriage rights for all
consenting adults.”
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to a separate “Celebrations” section on a sepa plunging morale of U.S. trixips in Iraq. The
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rate day from straight couples.
“We are encouraged by The Washington Post's tion condem ned July 21 all attem pts to dis-
decision to print Deh and Joyce’s announcement
credit journalists by using homophobia and
in the weddings section,” said Glennda Testone,
nationalism.
C L A A D regional media
director. “Our hope is that the
Post will take this opportunity
to also reconsider their policy
of printing other legally recog
nized same-sex civil unions
and domestic partnerships
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July 18 a broad plan to
capitalize on the recent U.S.
Supreme Court victory in
Lawrence vs. Texas, organize
to stop the anti-gay marriage
constitutional am endm ent
and push for full, equal mar Robin Tyler is the brains behind DontAmend.com, which is
riage rights for all consenting planning a nationwide day of rallies on Valentine s Day 2004
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