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By Richard K. Barry Not Reince Priebus.Do conservatives actually listen to themselves when they speak? I'm really not sure.Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee Chairman, has been doing the circuit recently re-stating the GOP position that while they stand by dignity and respect for gay Americans, that doesn't change their opposition to same-sex marriage.He went on to say, on NBC's Meet the Press yesterday, that:People in this country, no matter straight or gay, deserve dignity and respect. However, that doesn't mean it carries on to marriage.Then, as CNN reports, he upped the ant...
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PPP (D) New Hampshire Poll on Gay Marriage Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal or illegal? Legal 57% {51%} Illegal 35% {38%} Among Democrats Legal 85% {77%} Illegal 8% {16%} Among Republicans Legal 21% {24%} Illegal 69% {63%} Among Independents Legal 61% {51%} Illegal 31% {36%} Among Men Legal 52% {42%} Illegal 43% {45%} [...]
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With polls showing same-sex marriage not the hair-on-fire wedge issue it used to be, the GOP is cranking up the talking point that marriage is a state issue, not a federal one, and shouldn’t be an issue in the presidential campaign. OK, geniuses, so what about the Defense of Marriage Act? Just last week, Republicans [...]
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Morning News Digest: May 17, 2012By Missy RebovichTry State Street Wire, Follow PolitickerNJ on Twitter and Facebook. Text "PNJ" to 89800 to receive alerts Poll: N.J. voters back same-sex marriage, private school scholarships, tax cut plans New Jersey voters support same-sex marriage 53 – 42 percent, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows. Voters also support 67 – 27 percent Gov. Christopher Christie’s call for a voter referendum on the issue, according to the poll released today. Age plays a factor in how people feel about the issue. (Staff, PolitickerNJ) ht...
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John Key's response to being questioned about his position on same-sex marriage? He's "not personally opposed" to it and that there is no "clamour" for it. DPF of course is disingenuously trying to spin this as support, but its a long way even from David Shearer's lukewarm statement. Sure, he's not opposed - but its not as if he's going to do anything to make it happen either. Its just not a priority for him (unlike, say, giving our assets to his rich mates).
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One thing Key has admitted: there are no legitimate arguments against gay marriage. Just a lazy feckless governmen...
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North Carolina has become the 31st state to vote to amend its constitution to limit marriage to one man and one woman.As is the norm in places where the people have actually been permitted to vote on this matter, it passed by something like a two to one margin.In every one of the seven states where same sex marriage is legal, it has been down by state legislatures in Blue states or by judicial diktat.Two other states will be voting on legalizing same sex marriage this November. Minnesota has a constitutional amendment on its ballot and Maine has a referendum to allow same-sex marriage. In Ma...
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On The Tonight Show Tuesday night, Wanda Sykes got political with Jay Leno and revealed her opinions about President Obama support of same sex marriage and Mitt Romney's opposition, which she found hilarious. "You have to be happy with that," Leno surmised. "Am I happy? I'm over the moon, Jay," Sykes acknowledged. "And you know, for a black person to say Over the moon, that's big. You know? We don't use that. You know?"
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By Richard K. Barry Not Reince Priebus.Do conservatives actually listen to themselves when they speak? I'm really not sure.Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee Chairman, has been doing the circuit recently re-stating the GOP position that while they stand by dignity and respect for gay Americans, that doesn't change their opposition to same-sex marriage.He went on to say, on NBC's Meet the Press yesterday, that:People in this country, no matter straight or gay, deserve dignity and respect. However, that doesn't mean it carries on to marriage.Then, as CNN reports, he upped the ant...
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In the wake of President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage, the weekend’s coverage focused on the prospect that the issue could reach the Court this year. David Ingram of Reuters reports on two same-sex marriage cases: the constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8 and a Massachusetts case seeking to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage [...]
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I didn't really care all that much what President Obama said about gay marriage last week. I always assumed that he was for gay marriage just as he said in 1996 and that he was just pretending to be against it in 2004 and in his statements about "evolving." I don't see what there is to celebrate about his begrudging admitting that this was his real position last week when he still wasn't taking action to do anything about his views. But if gay rights activists are bought so easily by "just words," then I guess he can described as having done something historic. Otherwise, he appeased his b...
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Yesterday President Obama came out in support of same-sex marriage and today the world praised him for making such brave move. A brave move would have been coming out in favor of same-sex marriage back in 2008 when Gallup poll numbers showed only 40 percent of Americans supported it; but that wouldn’t have been the politically expedient thing to do. Instead he waited for more favorable poll numbers on the issue and announced to America and the world how he now supported same-sex marriage and the left lapped it up. Many on the left proclaimed that the President’s position had “evolved” as if...
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An overview of reactions here:
The Jewish community’s reactions to Obama’s remarks were auspicious for the White House: There was great enthusiasm from most quarters, along with restrained criticism from Orthodox Jewish opponents of same-sex marriage.
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Polls have found that upwards of three-quarters of American Jews support same-sex marriage. Outside the Orthodox world, Jewish groups generally back [...]
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By: Cliff Kincaid Accuracy in Media Barack Obama is being presented as America’s first gay president by Newsweek, which glorifies his decision to recognize same-sex marriage. The Newsweek cover story will serve a purpose other than generating interest in a magazine that has been losing circulation and advertising revenue if it is viewed as an [...]
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By Richard K. Barry Not Reince Priebus.Do conservatives actually listen to themselves when they speak? I'm really not sure.Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee Chairman, has been doing the circuit recently re-stating the GOP position that while they stand by dignity and respect for gay Americans, that doesn't change their opposition to same-sex marriage.He went on to say, on NBC's Meet the Press yesterday, that:People in this country, no matter straight or gay, deserve dignity and respect. However, that doesn't mean it carries on to marriage.Then, as CNN reports, he upped the ant...
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Welcome to the Watcher's Council, a blogging group consisting of some of the most incisive blogs in the 'sphere, and the longest running group of its kind in existence. Every week, the members nominate two posts each, one written by themselves and one written by someone from outside the group for consideration by the whole Council.Then we vote on the best two posts, with the results appearing on Friday.Historically, this is the time, between mid May and Memorial Day, when most Americans begin to perk up their eyes and ears, do a gut check and start to focus on presidential elections.It's early...
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The moral high ground is getting a vigorous workout in the wake of President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage, but what exactly is the moral high ground? In ethical and political parlance, the moral high ground refers to having the status of being respected for being moral and adhering to and upholding universally recognized standards [...]
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You may think you have a useful issue, and it is of some use, but here's the problem. Making same-sex marriage an important issue will give rise to the thought: If Obama loses, it will be because of the stand he took on same-sex marriage. That will cause some people – people in the middle who might go either way — to think:
I don't want to be a part of sending the message that if you support same-sex marriage, you will lose. I'm going to vote for him, not because he did anything that significant in finally getting around to evolving into the position, but because, now that he has, I don't wan...
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A leaked memo from a top GOP pollster is telling Republicans that they had better support same-sex marriage or else face the consequences.
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A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds 51% of Americans say they approve of President Obama's stance that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, but 60% say that his shift in position will have no bearing on how they vote in the November election.
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A memo written by GOP pollster Jan van Lohuizen, who worked for George W. Bush's 2004 campaign, has been making the rounds this morning, and it features some common sense advice for his party: join Obama in evolving on same-sex marriage, or risk marginalization. First, he says, same-sex marriage supporters already
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I received this question in my email this week: Where are you? Your president who claims to be a Christian has come out in favor of gay marriage and your silence is deafening. Can you reconcile, using scripture, Christianity with same sex marriage? This is not an issue on which a Christian can ride the [...]
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Here is video of pro-Obama Democrat consultant Roland Martin on CNN saying President Obama’s embracing of Gay Marriage could very well depress enthusiasm among African-American voters this Fall. “Pay attention to those state referendums. Again, 0 for 32 in support of same-sex marriage. That means voters have already spoken.”
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Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul mocked President Obama's views on same-sex marriage and questioned his faith beliefs at a Faith and Freedom Coalition meeting in Iowa on Friday.
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I love my birth state!!! President Barack Obama is ahead of presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney among Michigan voters in the race for president, a new poll shows, and is leading in part because of strong support among women. Obama … Continue reading →
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What we at The Hotline learned this week:
-- President Obama's gay marriage reversal was an historic moment, but it was just that - a moment. Don't expect his embrace of a controversial social issue to actually move any votes this year. For one thing, the only segment of the Democratic base that disagrees on gay marriage - socially conservative African Americans - is the segment most likely to stick with Obama through thick and thin.
-- On the other hand, even if the country itself is evenly divided overall, it hardly seems far-fetched to conclude that some down-ballot Democrats in red state...
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A couple major events happened in the LGBT community this week. The first we already covered. President Obama came out publicly in favor of gay marriage. Which as I worte was a BFD. On the absolute flip side of this coin was the tremendous hatred that the state of North Caroline showed on Tuesday by passing a same sex marriage ban. Of course same sex marriage was already illegal but thats beside the point, when you hate so much why not just add a little more? (CNN) -- North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning sam...
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Former Pennsvylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who gave presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney a run for his mega-money during the primary season, is urging Romney to use President Barack Obama’s stand approving of same sex marriage as a campaign issue. But its clear some in the GOP think it’d be off message. Santorum, one of [...]
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Among Mitt Romney’s timid responses this week after President Obama’s endorsement of marriage equality was an admission that he was “fine” with same-sex couples adopting children, saying, “that’s something that people have a right to do.” But by Friday afternoon, he was already backing away from that position, suggesting that he merely “acknowledges” that many [...]
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"Call me cynical, but I didn’t think his views on marriage could get any gayer." — Kentucky Senator and Ron Paul offspring Rand Paul referring to President Obama's recent affirmation of same sex marriage at an Iowa Faith & Freedom event last night. [Des Moines Register]
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Former Bush pollster Jan van Lohuizen warns Republicans in a new memo they are increasingly on the wrong side of the gay marriage issue:
"The increase in support is taking place among all partisan groups. While more Democrats support gay marriage than Republicans, support levels among Republicans are increasing over time. The same is true of age: younger people support same sex marriage more often than older people, but the trends show that all age groups are rethinking their position."
Andrew Sullivan: "Read the bluntness of this. This is the GOP establishment talking to itself. And the...
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Following President Barack Obama's voicing his support of same-sex marriage, the punditry immediately commenced. How political is the announcement? How will this affect his re-election prospects? Well, according to a new Gallup poll, the answer to latter is, not much. Majority of Americans polled said Obama's announcement won't sway their vote.
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Reacting swiftly to the president's announcement, Gallup has already done a random poll of 1000 adults reached by phone. More than half of Americans say they approve of President Obama's stance that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, but 60% say that his shift in position will have no bearing on how they vote in the November election, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup poll. Overall, 51% approve of Obama's new position on same-sex marriage, compared with 45% who disapprove. Nearly 13% say his shift in position will make them more likely to vote for him, while 26% say it wil...
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"We're surrounded by states that have legalized same-sex 'marriage', and we are in a precarious position here. We need to move forward to protect marriage, and we need to do it with a strong amendment which Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R) introduced last May. He is working with the House floor leader, seeking confirmation that he will allow it to be brought before the full House when it's voted out of committee. State Rep. Mike Turzai (R) has not given that confirmation." - American Family Association of Pennsylvania chaircow Diane Gramley, speaking to AFA's OneNewsNow.
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Drudge headline in shocking red, linking to the new Rasmussen poll:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mitt Romney earning 50% of the vote and President Obama attracting 43% support. Four percent (4%) would vote for a third party candidate, while another three percent (3%) are undecided....
This is the first time Romney has reached the 50% level of support and is his largest lead ever over the president. It comes a week after a disappointing jobs report that raised new questions about the state of the economy....It comes after Obama embraced same-sex marri...
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Fox News host Greta Van Susteren took to her GretaWire blog Friday afternoon to defend Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts against the snark she's received from some media types over her having landed an exclusive interview with President Barack Obama about his take on same-sex marriage.
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A North Carolina lesbian was arrested for trespassing yesterday after she refused to leave the Winston-Salem city office where she and her partner had applied for a marriage license.The civil disobedience followed a day after President Barack Obama publicly endorsed same-sex marriage, and two days after North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman. The protest came amid attempts by a gay rights group, Campaign for Southern Equality, to broaden public support to allow same-sex marriage and more protests are plan...
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) is the latest Democratic leader to follow in President Obama’s footsteps and express his support for marriage equality. Earlier this year when a same-sex marriage bill was introduced in the Illinois, Quinn said he was “not sure” if he supported it. According to his spokeswoman, he now “looks forward to [...]
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A new poll finds that more Americans agree with President Barack Obama’s position on same sex marriage than disagree with him — although this still doesn’t mean Team Obama doesn’t face a new complication, since the controversy could change assumptions about electoral votes from certain states: More than half of Americans say they approve of [...]
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, in response to Obama's statement supporting same-sex marriage, said, "The people of this country, especially our children, deserve better."
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As I noted when Piers Morgan had Tony Perkins on his show on CNN this week, if someone is going to allow Tony Perkins on the air, they should be pointing out that his organization, the Family Research Council, has been labelled a hate group and why and not be allowing him to spew hatred towards the gay community unchallenged. This Thursday, Hardball's Chris Matthews did not point out the fact that his group has been labelled a hate group, but this interview was definitely a step in the right direction if he's going to be allowed on the air.
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Though their party’s presidential nominee is still pushing for a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality, a number of House Republicans oppose such a move. ThinkProgress spoke with some House Republicans on Capitol Hill Thursday to discuss President Obama’s announcement that he supports marriage equality. While everyone we talked to personally opposed same-sex marriage, there [...]
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Even I'm amazed at how sleazy the entire media circus on Romney's supposed 'bullying' and 'gay bashing' was deliberately timed to coincide with President Obama's endorsement of same sex marriage. It's a new low.Timed to drop the day after President Obama’s announced embrace of same-sex marriage, the story set the political world atwitter. But earlier today, Breitbart News reported that the Post had inflated witness testimony. The original Washington Post piece stated the following:“I always enjoyed his pranks,” said Stu White, a popular friend of Romney’s who went on to a career as a public...
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Here is video of pro-Obama Democrat consultant Roland Martin on CNN saying President Obama’s embracing of Gay Marriage could very well depress enthusiasm among African-American voters this Fall. “Pay attention to those state referendums. Again, 0 for 32 in support of same-sex marriage. That means voters have already spoken.”
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Because Barack Obama has come out in favor of same-sex marriage, some people think that proves that he is gay. Mitt Romney said that he’s fine with gay people adopting children as long as they don’t marry. Senate Majority Leader … Continue reading →
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Gallup Poll on President Obama and Gay Marriage As you may know, on Wednesday President Obama said for the first time he thinks same-sex couples should be able to legally marry. Do you approve or disapprove of his position on the issue? Approve 51% Disapprove 45% Among Democrats Approve 71% Disapprove 25% Among Independents Approve [...]
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Cuba's leading LGBT rights advocate, Mariela Castro, is praising President Obama for his evolution on same-sex marriage. The U.S. president delivered a message that was "humane, understanding, in which he even recognizes that he too has been changing his opinion in favor of marriage, the free union of same-sex couples," said Mariela Castro, who is Cuba's most prominent gay rights activist as head of the National Center for Sex Education, or Cenesex. "Hopefully his words will be taken seriously in the political and legislative decisions made in different states and in the whole world," Castro s...
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Following President Barack Obama's voicing his support of same-sex marriage, the punditry immediately commenced. How political is the announcement? How will this affect his re-election prospects? Well, according to a new Gallup poll, the answer to latter is, not much. Majority of Americans polled said Obama's announcement won't sway their vote.
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President Obama's support of same-sex marriage and his fundraiser at actor George Clooney's house was the focus of the late-night jokes, but Jon Stewart of the Daily Show found time to show the progress in the national perception of same-sex marriage.
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35 major organizations, from the AFL-CIO to HRC, the ACLU, and GLAAD, all voiced support for President Obama's support of same-sex marriage on Wednesday.
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So Mitt Romney fired accepted the forced resignation of an openly gay member of his foreign policy staff. Yes, it was almost two weeks ago, eons in the collective memory, but its recollection bleeds into "This Week in Gay Marriage", in which Obama is yanked out of the closet even as his protagonist pushes past him and forces his way in.Oh yeah, Mitt also bullied a gay kid when he was in high school.Reading that story almost makes strapping an Irish Setter to the roof of your car for a ride to Canada sound like a normal thing, doesn't it? At least the Log Cabins are unswayed. So he hasn't lost ...
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President Obama came out in support of marriage equality on Wednesday, saying that it was important to him to “go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.” His position is also good for public health. Studies have shown that legalizing same-sex marriage helps improve mental health. In [...]
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The Politico’s CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN and SEUNG MIN KIM have a breathless piece up featuring that headline, minus the “bummer.” They opine
President Barack Obama’s embrace of same-sex marriage was viewed for so long as such a risky move that operatives in both parties expected it to drop like a bomb, handing Republicans a powerful wedge [...]
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Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Since Obama’s announcement that “at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married,” I’ve been as fascinated by the ways the [...]
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During Wednesday night's primetime Fox Business Network programming, another Fox personality expressed some support for same-sex marriage, joining colleagues like Shepard Smith, who recently said that President Obama's same-sex marriage views are "now in the 21st century".
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The politics of Obama’s same sex marriage decision are pretty interesting, and some of the most interesting parts are the media politics. Anyone who’s on the right side of an issue at the start gets no credit in the DC press. But if you have a long public “struggle” with your conscience, consulting others along [...]
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The official White House blog has posted a lengthy recapping of the reactions to President Obama's announcement on marriage equality. Before quoting several major newspapers, blogger Josh Earnest writes: It’s no secret the President has gone through some soul-searching on this issue. He’s talked to the First Lady about it, like so many couples do. He’s heard from folks—gay and lesbian friends, staff members in long-term, loving relationships, as well as brave young servicemen and women he got to know through the fight to end Don’t, Ask Don’t Tell.He’s sat around his kitchen table with Sasha ...
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This happened before Barack Obama’s evolution to supporting same-sex marriage. Yet for the seven elected officials from Coke County who switched their registration from Democrat to Republican, this probably reaffirms their switch. The same goes for the nine elected officials … Continue reading →
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Briefly: For this blog, Lyle dissects the “fine print” of President Obama’s recent statements on same-sex marriage. The Associated Press (via the Boston Globe) reports that Governor Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island will seek Supreme Court review of a recent en banc decision by the First Circuit; at issue in the case is a dispute [...]
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A couple major events happened in the LGBT community this week. The first we already covered. President Obama came out publicly in favor of gay marriage. Which as I worte was a BFD. On the absolute flip side of this coin was the tremendous hatred that the state of North Caroline showed on Tuesday by passing a same sex marriage ban. Of course same sex marriage was already illegal but thats beside the point, when you hate so much why not just add a little more? (CNN) -- North Carolina voters have passed a constitutional amendment banning sam...
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