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After running on LGBT marriage bans, Bush now says he’s not ‘weighing in’
Former President George W. Bush on Thursday said that he was not “weighing in” on the current debate over same sex marriage, even though he supported a constitutional ban on marriage equality and may have won a second term because anti-LGBT ballot measures brought evangelical conservatives out to vote in…
Maddow: Republicans don’t want to argue for their unpopular same sex marriage position
On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow accused Republicans of hoping their own position regarding same sex marriage would be overlooked. She noted that while same sex marriage had become widely accepted within the Democratic Party, elected Republicans were still by and large opposed to letting same sex…
Virginia senator announces support for same sex marriage
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia on Monday announced his support for same sex marriage in a post on Facebook. “I support marriage equality because it is the fair and right thing to do,” he wrote. “Like many Virginians and Americans, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and this…
Rep. Schock struggles to explain opposition to same sex marriage
Republican Rep. Aaron Schock of Illinois stumbled badly on Thursday after reporters asked him why he didn’t support same-sex marriage. “Uh, well, I — I just haven’t,” he replied. “I think everybody has a set of beliefs on issues, social issues in particular, that are a reflection of how they…
Illinois GOP chair: ‘True conservative position’ favors same sex marriage
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady is calling state lawmakers on behalf of legislation that would legalize same sex marriage, according to the Daily Herald. “I think it’s time for people to support this,” he said, referring to the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. Brady emphasized the calls were…
Chicago cardinal: Same sex marriage an ‘affront’ to society
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George and his six auxiliary bishops wrote a letter on Tuesday calling same sex marriage “an affront to reason and the common good of society.” According to the Chicago Tribune, the clergyman urged parishioners to lobby their elected representatives against the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act,…
Charlie Crist says he regrets signing anti-same sex marriage petition
Former Florida governor and newly minted Democrat Charlie Crist said on Wednesday that he regrets signing a 2006 petition against same sex marriage. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Crist named the petition as one of his chief regrets from his time in office. “Would I do it today? No,”…
Uruguayan congress moves to legalize same sex marriage
Uruguayan lawmakers approved a bill early Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage and sent it on to the Senate. The Chamber of Deputies approved the measure after eight hours of debate, with 81 votes in favor out of 87 legislators present. The result was greeted with thunderous applause from around 200…
Historic wins on same sex marriage ballot initiatives are within reach
The 2008 election was a great day for those of the liberal persuasion.Barack Obama won the White House. Democrats picked up eight seats in the Senate and 21 seats in the House on their way to large majorities in each. The passage of Proposition 8 in California (rolling back same-sex marriage rights), however, was the…
Same sex marriage opponents in Washington seek to overturn law in November
Opponents of Washington’s new same sex marriage law have submitted enough signatures to place a repeal of the law on the November ballot. Preserve Marriage Washington on Wednesday submitted more than 200,000 signatures to the state’s attorney general, well over the number of signatures they needed to qualify Referendum 74…
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