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Marriage Demonstrators Hit the Streets
The sidewalk on both sides of First Street NE was packed with people Tuesday morning as the U.S. Supreme Court heard the first of two...
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NYC Pride Taps Earl Fowlkes
Hear the name Edith Windsor this week and it's hard to think about anything but Windsor v. United States getting its day in the Supreme...
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Sen. Mark Warner announces his support for gay marriage
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) announced Monday afternoon on his Facebook page that he is now a supporter of marriage equality, joining several other senators...
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American Academy of Pediatrics says same-sex marriage good for children
Marriage-equality supporters gained another important ally yesterday when the 83-year-old American Academy of Pediatrics declared its support for same-sex marriage. In a policy statement titled...
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New Mexico same-sex couples sue after being denied marriage licenses
The saga surrounding New Mexico’s ambiguous marriage laws continued today as two same-sex couples filed a lawsuit after they were denied marriage licenses by the Bernalillo...
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Rob Portman becomes first Senate Republican to support same-sex marriage
Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman announced his support for marriage equality shortly after midnight Friday, saying that his reversal on the issue came after his...
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Bill Clinton pens strongest support yet for ending his DOMA law
Former President Bill Clinton took his biggest step yet in distancing himself from the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that bears his signature, writing in...
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REPORT: Obama administration will file brief in Prop. 8 case
The Obama administration will file a brief in the Proposition 8 case before the Supreme Court, NBC News reported Thursday afternoon. “Administration officials say the...
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Where are congressional Democrats on Prop. 8?
The Thursday deadline is rapidly approaching for the Obama administration to file a brief in the Proposition 8 case before the Supreme Court. But while...
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Republicans to argue for constitutional right to same-sex marriage
More than 80 Republicans and conservatives have attached their names to a brief to be filed with the Supreme Court later this week arguing that...
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Fundraising on Fear
''No I honestly don't . Sorry, but I don't,'' proclaimed Diana Medley, the now infamous Indiana special education teacher....
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Virginians Rally for Marriage
It's a bittersweet Valentine's Day for Virginians like Janice Canterbury and Nadia Malley. The Arlington couple of 14 years has weathered a bout with cancer,...
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Obama makes history with call for gay equality in inaugural address
In an inaugural first, President Barack Obama called for full equality for “our gay brothers and sisters” during his second inaugural address. Speaking shortly after...
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Frank Talk
Barney Frank is office-less a few hours after the Jan. 3 swearing-in ceremony for the 113th Congress, having moved out of the large office he...
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Calling on Clinton
There were high expectations for former President Bill Clinton when he walked out onto the blue-carpeted stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.,...
