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BREAKING: JUSTICE KENNEDY WILL RECUSE HIMSELF FROM SUPREME COURT VOTE ON GAY MARRIAGE

May 23, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Citing a major conflict of interest, Justice Anthony Kennedy said today that he will be recusing himself from further deliberations and the eventual vote by the Supreme Court as it prepares to issue a landmark decision on gay marriage in the United States.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on several cases brought before it to settle once and for all the issue of whether or not the ban on gay marriage is constitutional. Some 37 U.S. states already allow gay marriage.

Kennedy made the announcement after hearing the news that Ireland has become the first country in the world to allow gay marriage through the people’s vote. The Irish referendum concluded with an overwhelming majority voting to legalize same-sex marriage in this Catholic European country.

Kennedy, a Catholic, is of Irish descent. Given the overwhelming historic vote by his fellow Irish, he considers it a major conflict of interest for him.

So for any decision to strike or uphold the federal ban on gay marriage in the U.S., the Supreme Court justices must vote 5-3, considering Kennedy’s decision to abstain. A split decision (4-4) effectively upholds the ruling of the lower court, handing victory to four states defending their gay marriage ban before the high court: Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky.

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HOW TO GET A LICENSE IN STATES THAT BAN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, ACCORDING TO MILEY CYRUS

May 6, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

DALLAS, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles) – Same-sex marriage is now legal in 37 states. So what can a gay couple do to get a marriage license in a state like Texas? Singer Miley Cryrus has the answer.

Cyrus has managed to raise lots of eyebrows when she went public about her sexuality. She does not have any gender identity. Short of calling herself genderqueer, Cyrus said “I kind of wanted to be nothing. I don’t relate to what people would say defines a girl or a boy.”

In other words, ‘decline to state.’

In California and other states, any voter who does not identify with either the Republican or Democratic Party can mark the box, “decline to state’ in the voter registration form.

“You can do the same when filling out the marriage license application,” Cyrus said. Where it asks for the name of the groom or the bride, Cyrus’ advice is to just cross it out, write your name and add ‘decline to state’ beside it.

“By doing so, the state cannot discriminate against you since technically, your marriage is gender neutral and will not be in violation of any ban against same-sex marriage,” she added.

So if you are a gay couple wanting to get married in one of the 13 non-equality states, you don’t have to wait for the any ruling on same-sex marriage cases now pending with the U.S. Supreme Court.

You can get married now!

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LGBT COMMUNITY’S NEW BATTLE CRY: ‘DIVORCE EQUALITY NOW’

February 8, 2015 Pol Pinoy 2 Comments

O'Donnel, right, and second wife Michele Rounds — O’Donnell, right, and second wife Michele Rounds

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – The soon-to-leave The View host Rosie O’Donnell was a poster child (or adult) for marriage equality, having married her spouse Kelli Carpenter at San Francisco’s City Hall in 2004.

That marriage didn’t last long. In 2012, she married another girlfriend, Michelle Rounds.

O’Donnel, 52, has confirmed that she and Rounds have been living apart for at least three months and have finally decided to divorce.

The problem is, while same-sex marriage is now allowed in 36 U.S. states, same-sex divorce has yet to be legalized.

Many same-sex couples who are married or in civil unions or registered domestic partnerships may not be able to get divorced. All states have some residency requirement for divorce: at least one spouse must be a resident of a state that recognizes their union in order to dissolve it. Same-sex couples who live in states that do not recognize their relationships may not be able to divorce.

Because of the increasing number of married gay couples deciding to part ways, LGBT organizations and advocacy groups are now scrambling to advocate for state legislation that would legalize same-sex divorce.

Same-sex divorce may be the next big battle in the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to rule this year on what could be a federally-mandated gay marriage in the next few months.

In San Francisco’s gay Castro Street last night, members of Equality California blocked entrances to the Muni station, shouting: “What do we want? Divorce Equality! Whe do we want it? Now!”