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Minnesota lawmaker and minister: Marriage equality foes always cite the Bible
Minnesota state Rep. Tim Faust (DFL-District 11B) on Thursday said the Bible was no argument against marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. “Not too long ago, I probably would have voted ‘no’ on this bill, but in the past there have been a couple of things that changed my…
Same sex marriage gains traction around world
While in Tokyo for the city’s first Rainbow Week, Boris Dittrich could not help but notice gay pride marchers with banners demanding marriage equality in the land of the rising sun. “I asked why and they said, ‘Well, we’ve seen what’s happening in other countries and we feel the time…
Illinois GOP chairman claims resignation due to his ‘position on gay marriage’
The Republican Party chairman for the state of Illinois resigned on Tuesday, telling CNN that he’d lost the party’s support after endorsing marriage equality earlier this year. “I’ve been going at it hard for six years, I need to focus on my family, and obviously I had lost the support…
George Takei stars in hilarious video mocking ‘a**hole’ foes of marriage equality
Famous Star Trek alumni George Takei warned that opponents of marriage equality threaten to destroy society in a 1950s-esque public service announcement published Monday. The satirical video profiles Dale, a sick and troubled foe of same-sex marriages. Takei notes the Dale doesn’t care whether a man and woman get married…
Jon Stewart: It takes a brain injury for Republicans to support marriage equality
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned the nation’s current debate over allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed. After taking some time to poke fun at some of the Obamas recent gaffes, Stewart turned his attention to same sex marriage. He noted Democrats frequently…
Red state Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan comes out for marriage equality
Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC), one of the few Democrats who had not previously made statements favoring marriage equality, came out on Wednesday to a local reporter with The News Observer, saying she believes “we should not tell people who they can love or who they can marry.” “I know there…
Anti-LGBT activist: I’ll leave Republicans over ‘skewed’ marriage equality support
Anti-LGBT activist Gary Bauer threatened the Republican party with political defection on Tuesday amid a shifting political tide on marriage equality. “I’m a Republican. Many of you, I’m sure, are Democrats,” said Bauer, president of the religious group American Values. “I’m a Republican. Let me say to my party, if…
Claire McCaskill: Marriage equality ‘is simply the right thing to do for our country’
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) took to the online platform Tumblr to voice her support for marriage equality on Sunday, saying it was getting harder for her to not do so, The Springfield News-Leader reported. “As many of my gay and lesbian friends, colleagues and staff embrace long term committed relationships,…
Pediatricians’ group: Marriage equality is good for kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics announced Thursday that it supports marriage equality for same sex couples. According to the New York Times, the AAP released a policy statement Thursday morning saying that marriage is in the best interests of children living in households headed by same sex parents. “All children…
CPAC attendees condemn Sen. Portman’s endorsement of marriage equality
While some people may have been eager to heap praise on Republican Sen. Rob Portman (OH) for his endorsement of marriage equality this week, many conservatives, including several attendees of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference were not so supportive. Portman gave a press conference on Thursday of last week…
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