In his new bookĀ A More Perfect Union, Carson tackled the issue of altering laws to allow same-sex couples to marry.
“Laws and regulations should be designed to address normal situations while providing special mechanisms for the creation of exceptions in abnormal situations,” Carson writes, according to PinkNews. “Changing the law governing the normal situation in order to accommodate the abnormal situation is like requiring that car seats be designed to accommodate conjoined twins as well as anatomically normal children.
“The more sensible thing would be to require car seats to accommodate typical children and design special car seats for atypical children as needed,” he continues. “This principle can be applied to a host of situations in our nation.Ā For example, most people are heterosexual, and changing the definition of marriage to suit those outside that definition is unnecessarily complicated.ā
TJ Helmstetter, Democratic National Committee spokesperson, took Carson’s unusual stance to attack both him and the Republican field for their outdated views on marriage equality.
“Today, Ben Carson has released a great summary of the entire Republican fieldās talking points. Thanks Ben Carson!” Helmstetter stated. “Our childrenās freedom is threatened by abortion. Immigrant families should be deported. Gays shouldnāt be allowed to marry.
“Weāve heard it all before from the Republican field, and now weāre reading it in Ben Carsonās book,” he continued. “Carson, Trump, Bush, Fiorina, Rubio and the others — itās no coincidence that they agree on so much.Ā They would shut down the government to defund Planned Parenthood, and theyād all take our country backwards.”
Carson currently polls second for the Republican nomination, behind the ever buoyant Donald Trump.
Police in York, Pennsylvania, have arrested 22-year-old Devin Harbaugh on charges of aggravated assault and strangulation. He is accused of choking a drag performer outside Gift Horse Brewing Company on August 22 in an attack that allegedly targeted three people for their perceived sexual orientation and gender expression.
According to police affidavits, Harbaugh and the victim -- identified as drag performer Sible Sible Stackhouse, known to friends as Vayne Disharoon -- were both at Gift Horse that night when an altercation broke out between their friend groups.
In March 2022, Justine Lindsay made history as the NFLās first openly transgender cheerleader. Three seasons later, the Carolina Panthers TopCat is stepping away from the squad to pursue pageantry and community outreach.
In a statement to Outsports, Lindsay said she wanted to grow beyond the sidelines, striving to be ārecognized not just as an NFL cheerleader, but as someone making a positive impact, especially during these uncertain times.ā
The announcement marks a reversal, as some news outlets had previously reported she would return for the 2025ā2026 season.
Christina Aguilera has partnered with Grindr as part of the promotion for her upcoming headlining set at San Franciscoās Portola Music Festival on September 20. According to a September 15 announcement from the LGBTQ app, Aguilera -- dubbed Grindr's new āwingwomanā -- will lend her voice as a notification alert, letting users know theyāve got a message from a potential match.
From September 15 to 22, Grindr will swap its iconic ābloopā notification for the opening notes of Aguileraās 1999 No. 1 hit āCome On Over Baby (All I Want Is You),ā promoting her Portola performance in the process.
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