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Anti-LGBT activist: ‘How do two guys consummate their marriage? Yuck’
The head of an anti-LGBT rights group shared his disgust over the thought of two gay men consummating their marriage with conservative radio host Janet Mefferd on Thursday. “If you want to just think of how wrong homosexual so-called marriage is just ask yourself: how do two guys consummate their…
Illinois Senate passes marriage equality bill on Valentine’s Day
The Illinois Senate approved legislation on Thursday that would grant same sex couples in the state all the marriage rights and protections currently available to opposite sex couples. The state Senate approved the Religious Freedom and Marriage Equality Act by a 34-21 vote. Illinois Senate President John Cullerton had hoped…
Illinois Senate panel approves marriage equality bill
The state of Illinois moved one step closer to legalizing same sex marriage on Tuesday. The Senate Executive Committee approved the Religious Freedom and Marriage Equality Act by a 9-5 vote, with Republicans opposing the measure. The full state Senate is expected to vote on the bill by next week.…
San Francisco archbishop: Marriage equality ‘is like legalizing male breastfeeding’
A Catholic bishop who was instrumental in creating California’s Proposition 8 says that same sex marriage is a natural impossibility and granting marriage rights for LGBT couples “is like legalizing male breastfeeding.” Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone recently told the Catholic Herald that the “truth is clear” that it “discriminates against no…
Former RNC chairman: Opposing marriage equality discourages family values
Former Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman has called on Republicans in Iowa to embrace marriage equality for same-sex couples. The openly gay Republican strategist said Monday during a public event at the Davis Brown Law Firm that conservatives should support civil marriage because of their own principles. Mehlman launched…
Romney advisor: Republicans ‘largely lost’ the culture wars on marriage equality
The former Iowa advisor for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign said the Republican party should heed the demographic shift on issues like marriage equality. “Frankly, the culture wars are kind of over,” Dave Kochel told WHO-TV on Sunday. “And Republicans largely lost.” Kochel, a longtime GOP strategist in the state, said…
Marriage equality goes into effect in Maine
Steven Bridges and Michael Snell were met with a different kind of wedding reception early Saturday morning. “We didn’t expect all the cameras and everything tonight,” Snell told WCSH-TV and other media outlets gathered at City Hall in Portland, Maine. Snell and Bridges walked across the aisle and into the…
Brad Pitt pledges $100,000 for marriage equality in four states
Hollywood star Brad Pitt is pledging $100,000 to the fight for same-sex marriage in four states where its future is on the ballot on Tuesday, the Human Rights Campaign said Wednesday. In a statement, the HRC said the “Fight Club” and “Moneyball” star — a vocal supporter of marriage equality…
‘Ten Commandments’ Judge Roy Moore: God punishing the U.S. over marriage equality and abortion
The man who is likely to be Alabama’s next chief justice is warning that God will continue to punish America until same sex marriage and abortion are outlawed. Speaking to around 100 anti-abortion supporters at the Stand Up for Religious Freedom rally on Saturday, former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice…
France sets marriage equality draft law date
France on Wednesday named October 31 as the date when a draft law authorising gay marriage will be approved by government ministers, amid mounting opposition to the proposed legislation. More than 1,200 French mayors or deputy mayors have signed a petition opposing the government’s plans, with many of them warning…
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