All posts tagged "marriage equality"
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Sen. Claire McCaskill announces support for same-sex marriage
Sen. Claire McCaskill quietly announced her support for same-sex marriage in a post published on her Tumblr page Sunday evening. Invoking the Bible, the Missouri...
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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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R.I. gay-marriage bill gaining momentum as opposition referendum falters
Advocates of marriage equality in Rhode Island see their cause as gaining steam, while an alleged “compromise” bill calling for a statewide referendum is losing...
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With momentum on their side, young conservatives rally for marriage equality
With one week to go before scheduled Supreme Court arguments in two landmark marriage-equality cases, the next generation of conservatives are letting it be known...
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Hillary Clinton: “I support marriage for lesbian and gay couples”
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed same-sex marriage today in a video released by the Human Rights Campaign. “LGBT Americans are our colleagues, our...
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RNC chair praises Portman as GOP report calls for gay inclusion
In an expansive “autopsy” of the GOP, the Republican National Committee released a report today providing a path forward for the party, one that includes...
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At CPAC, conservatives wrestle with gay inclusion and the GOP’s future
The conservative movement’s attempt to grapple with gay rights was on full display during the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference as leaders...
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Rhode Island Senate committee to consider gay marriage, referendum bills next Thursday
The Rhode Island State Senate’s Judiciary Committee announced yesterday that it will hear two bills March 21: one that would grant marriage equality in the...
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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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Obama cannot imagine Supreme Court upholding gay marriage bans
President Barack Obama elaborated further on his administration’s decision to file a brief in the Proposition 8 case, telling George Stephanopoulos of ABC News in an...
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Colorado Legislature passes civil unions bill
The Colorado House of Representatives voted 39-26 today to approve legislation that would permit civil unions for same-sex couples, all but assuring gay couples in...
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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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Pro-gay panel coming to CPAC despite GOProud ban
While GOProud remains banned from the annual Conservative Political Action Conference organized by the American Conservative Union (ACU), that won’t stop one sponsor of CPAC...
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House Republicans try again to ban same-sex weddings on military bases
A handful of Republicans on Capitol Hill are again attempting to write discrimination into U.S. military code with a bill introduced in the House of...
