All posts tagged "national organization for marriage"
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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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Lines Drawn for Supreme Court Showdown
Dueling rallies to be held the week of March 26 are set to highlight the public marriage-equality debate as the nine justices of the U.S....
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The Petty and the Vile
Crossing Twitter with gigantic cultural events can always be counted on to bring out the worst in the already bad. Two Super Bowl tweets were...
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Welcome to Missibama
As we move into the holiday season, imagine a Southern town square with a resplendent Nativity scene on some warm December evening. Nearby, lights shine...
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Sweep of Victories Leave HRC Energized for the Fights Ahead
With the re-election of President Barack Obama, gains in LGBT representation in Congress, and four victories for marriage equality at the ballot box, advocates are...
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NOM Seeks To Capitalize on Brad Pitt’s HRC Donation
Same-sex-marriage opponents are seeking to capitalize on the latest high-profile donation supporting marriage-equality efforts in Maryland, Maine, Washington and Minnesota. In a fundraising email sent...
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Maryland Marriage Effort Counters Anti-Equality TV Campaign
With the ball back in their court, marriage-equality advocates fighting for Question 6, the ballot measure that would allow gay and lesbian couples to obtain...
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Defeat for NOM As Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Campaign Finance Case
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal brought by the National Organization for Marriage in a case regarding Maine’s campaign finance laws....
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Head of PG County NAACP Endorses Question 6 as Pro-Equality Forces Continue African-American Outreach
Bob Ross, president of the Prince George’s County, Md., branch of the NAACP, has filmed a Web ad showing his support for Maryland’s Question 6,...
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Marriage-equality camp makes proactive push against past NOM strategies
As the saying goes, the best defense is a strong offense. The Marylanders for Marriage Equality campaign today issued a memo to media outlets that...
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Dana Milbank Mainstreams Hate
It was only a few days ago that the world of Washington politics and punditry was in its most self-congratulatory mode: Politics was about to...
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National Organization for Marriage, Sen. Diaz Respond to Recent Criticism
The National Organization for Marriage and New York state Sen. Ruben Diaz (D), a prominent opponent of New York’s marriage equality law, have spoken out...
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A gay father on NOM’s anti-family political strategy
“To me the most striking detail was that NOM had budgeted $120,000 for a project to locate children of gay households willing to denounce their parents on...
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Starbucks CEO Dismisses NOM, Says Marriage Equality “Consistent With the Tradition” of Starbucks
On March 21, Starbucks chief executive officer Howard Schultz responded to a recent campaign launched by the National Organization for Marriage urging people to “Dump...
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Marriage Equality in Washington Likely as Bill Clears Senate Vote-Count Hurdle
A week after calling for a public vote on marriage equality, Washington state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen (D) has pledged to support a bill legalizing...
