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Mormons for Marriage Equality ‘taken aback’ by church elder’s criticism of same sex parenting
Mormons for Marriage Equality was surprised to hear Elder Dallin H. Oaks condemn same sex parenting during the 182nd Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Just three weeks ago, Dallin, who is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, appeared to support…
Paris mayor says marriage equality would open door to incest and polygamy
A Parisian mayor has stirred up a row over France’s plan to legalise gay marriage by announcing he will refuse to preside over same-sex marriages on the grounds they could open the door to the approval of polygamous or incestuous unions. Francois Lebel, the mayor of the capital’s 8th district…
Dan Cathy on LGBT equality: Chick-fil-A supports ‘biblical families’
Chick-fil-A founder Dan Cathy recently said that his company funded groups that oppose equal rights for LGBT people because it wanted to “support biblical families.” In one of his first on-camera interviews since he told the Baptist Press that Chick-fil-A was “guilty as charged” of working to prevent marriage equality,…
Austin becomes first Texas city to endorse marriage equality
The Austin City Council made history Thursday, becoming the first group of city leaders in the deeply conservative state of Texas to endorse marriage equality. The council’s strongly worded resolution (PDF) condemning the Defense of Marriage Act, the nation’s ban on same sex marriage, was supported by a diverse coalition…
NAACP leader backs Maryland marriage equality
A top NAACP official in Maryland is expressing support for marriage equality in the state just days before prominent African-American clergy are expected to announce that they also back same sex marriage. Marylanders for Marriage Equality on Tuesday released a video of Bob Ross, president of the NAACP’s Prince George’s…
NFL, players respond to Maryland legislator’s efforts to curtail player’s support for marriage equality
A Maryland delegate who voted against legalizing same sex marriage in the state is under fire after he wrote the owner of the Baltimore Ravens demanding that the team stop one of its players from voicing support for marriage equality. The state passed legislation legalizing same sex marriage in February…
Democrat’s marriage equality platform draft unveiled
BuzzFeed on Thursday obtained the current language of the Democratic Party platform, which endorses same sex marriage equality. “We support the right of all families to have equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law,” the Democratic platform, which is currently a draft, states. “We support marriage equality and support…
Chick-fil-A sales briefly soar amid gay marriage flap
WASHINGTON — Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A said Thursday it enjoyed “unprecedented” sales when customers across the United States turned out by the thousands to support its opposition to same-sex marriage. “We are very grateful and humbled by the incredible turnout of loyal Chick-fil-A customers” the company’s executive vice president for marketing…
Barney Frank: Marriage equality is up to the states
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on Tuesday insisted that a state-by-state approach was the only way to legalize same sex marriage. “There was a fundamental confusion here,’ he said on MSNBC. “There has never been a practical law saying that what marriage is. Marriage has been left to the states.” The…
DNC chair: Marriage equality expected to be part of official party platform
Democratic National Committee chairperson Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) has said in an interview with the Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) that she fully expects same sex marriage equality to be a plank in the Democratic Party platform at this year’s Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 3 to…
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