Posted on 11 May 2012
RALEIGH, NC – Voters in North Carolina overwhelmingly rejected marriage equality on Tuesday, with 61 percent voting in favor of Amendment One, which enshrines the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman in the Tar Heel State’s constitution, making it the 30th state in the nation and the last in the South [...]
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Posted on 11 May 2012
By JOE HARRIS PITTSBURGH, PA ? Although he publicly defended the hiring of Richard Grenell?the openly gay foreign policy spokesman hired by Republican Mitt Romney?s presidential campaign two weeks ago?he departure of the former Bush State Department aide sent a signal to the religious and social conservative wing of the Republican Party, who remain unconvinced [...]
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Posted on 05 February 2012
SEATTLE, WA – Members of the state House Judiciary Committee approved a bill on Monday that would legalize same-sex marriages in Washington. The vote split along party lines, with democrats voting 7-to-6 in favor. Similar legislation was approved last week in a state Senate committee. If legalized, Washington would become the seventh state to recognize [...]
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Posted on 12 January 2012
By Rory Barbarossa & Bob Kecskemety Photo: L-R: Senator Ed Murray (D), Governor Christine Gregoire (D), and Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown (D) All Support Same-Sex Marriage Legislation for Washington. OLYMPIA, WA Last week, the state’s top lawmakers were divided over what priority to give the same-sex marriage debate at a time Washington is facing [...]
Tags: BOB KECSKEMETY, Governor Christine Gregoire, Lisa Brown, RORY BARBAROSSA, Same-sex marriage, Senator Ed Murray, WASHINGTON
Posted on 05 January 2012
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – While campaigning during this week’s Iowa Caucuses, GOP presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry admitted that he didn’t know about the Supreme Court case, Lawrence v. Texas, a case that was decided while he was governor and struck down the state’s anti-sodomy law. antibiotics no prescription According to ABC News, [...]
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Posted on 23 December 2011
Marcus Bachmann, husband of Tea Party favorite and Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, told reporters last week what he plans to do as First Husband if his wife is elected president. At a campaign stop in Iowa on December 16, Bachmann took at swipe at First Lady Michelle Obama, saying “I’ve decided my cause is [...]
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Posted on 23 December 2011
Southaven, Mississippi mayor Greg Davis was forced out of City Hall’s closet after state auditors discovered His Honor had utilized public money to cover his personal expenses, including those from a gay sex shop. “At this point in my life and in my career, while I have tried to maintain separation between my personal and [...]
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Posted on 23 December 2011
The two leading Republican presidential hopefuls are outlining competing visions for what they see as the future of same-sex marriage if they are elected next November. antibiotics no prescription Mitt Romney, once considered the unchallenged frontrunner for the 2012 GOP nomination, has outlined a proposal that calls for a three-tier system that specifically defines marriage [...]
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Posted on 08 December 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is the second GOP presidential contender to officially embrace same-sex marriage, making the announcement during a recent town hall hosted by the pro-gay Republican group, GOProud. According to Think Progress, Johnson said that as a believer in individual freedom and keeping government out of personal lives, [...]
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Posted on 27 October 2011
By Richard Blaise Cimoch, event co-chair I sincerely would like to thank everyone for taking the time to attend this event. In these busy times, your commitment to our future is appreciated. Congratulations to all the honorees. It’s wonderful to know we have such dedicated individuals working for the eternal quest of “Equality for [...]
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