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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…
Zach Wahls disputes myths about same sex marriage
In an interview with Reason.TV’s Nick Gillespie, Zach Wahls explained how being raised by his two lesbian mothers impacted his view of politics and same sex marriage in particular. “There are probably two very large misconceptions,” Wahls said. “The first is that there is something inherently immoral about homosexuality, and…
Nevada governor seeks dismissal of challenge to same sex marriage ban
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same sex marriage, the Las Vegas Journal Review. Sandoval noted that the U.S. Supreme Court had previously turned down same sex couples’ efforts to challenge state bans on same sex marriage. In…
Jay-Z: Same sex marriage opposition ‘holding the country back’
Hip hop icon Jay-Z on Monday compared same sex marriage bans to discrimination against black people. “I have always thought of it as something that is still holding the country back,” he told CNN’s Poppy Harlow. “What people do in their own homes is their business and you can choose…
TV preacher: Same sex marriage ‘could cost us everything, including our lives’
San Diego-based TV preacher Jim Garlow wants Americans to know that if same sex couples start getting married, we’re all going to die. Appearing Monday on Daystar TV, one of the nation’s largest religious broadcasters, Garlow compared “religious liberty” and “the radical homosexual agenda” to speeding trains headed toward a…
Lawrence O’Donnell explains how definition of marriage has changed
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell on Thursday night countered the claim made by opponents of same sex marriage that marriage has always been between one man and one woman. “The modern idea of marriage for love and the possible defiance of parental arranged marriage is only about two hundred years old,”…
Leno to Santorum: ‘You’re wrong’ on same sex marriage
NBC host Jay Leno on Tuesday told former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum that he was “wrong” to oppose marriage equality for LGBT Americans. “I know you oppose gay marriage,” Leno said during his interview with Santorum. “I’m not going to change your mind on that even though I think…
Guardian journalist predicts 2012 will be last year both parties oppose same sex marriage
Ana Marie Cox, political columnist for the Guardian, on Tuesday night predicted the 2012 elections would mark the last time that both presidential candidates opposed same sex marriage. Even though North Carolina voted Tuesday to ban same sex marriage, Cox noted on MSNBC’s The Last Word that support for same…
Former DNC chair Tim Kaine evasive on same sex marriage
Tim Kaine, Virginia Senate candidate and former chair of the Democratic National Convention, danced around the issue of same sex marriage on Tuesday. Kaine was questioned by reporters at a breakfast sponsored by Third Way about the issue, according to the National Journal. He said that he supported the “legal…
Preacher supporting same sex marriage ban encourages violent punishment of LGBT kids
North Carolina evangelical preacher Sean Harris, in a ranting, fuming sermon, told parents in his congregation to use violence to punish children for showing any perceived signs of LGBT inclinations or urges on Sunday, according to LGBT rights blog “Good As You.” “Dads,” Harris urged, in a sermon that was…
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