TAMPA, Fla. –The Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry and Log Cabin Republicans will be running an ad in Wednesday’s Tampa Tribune calling on the GOP to support the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples. With The Republican National Conference gearing up for Mitt Romney’s address, the full-page color ad, features photos…
SAN DIEGO (CNN) – The newly-appointed archbishop of San Francisco apologized Monday after being arrested Saturday in San Diego on an allegation of driving under the influence. Salvatore Cordileone, who is to be installed in St. Mary’s Cathedral in October, is well-known as a conservative on social issues and was a vigorous supporter of Proposition…
The vice president of the United States has gone to the New England’s LGBT Mecca and told attendees of a speech during a fundraising event at Pilgrim Monument and Museum in Provincetown, Mass. that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans are “freeing the soul of the American people.” One observer said Vice President Joe Biden…
Parishioners across Scotland got an earful of anti-LGBT equality during Roman Catholic services Sunday in the form of a cardinal’s letter mourning the legalization of same-sex marriage and beseeching the faithful to join the church to roll back the new rights, which the government in Edinburgh has granted to gays, lesbians and bisexual citizens. Scotland‘s…
According to a spokesman for San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME), All charges against a group of marriage-equality activists who spent eight hours in jail for trespassing and blocking operation of a county building – a misdemeanor – after a protest in August of 2010 will be dropped. The protest was a response to…
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will be featured in an ad, set to air in the Tampa area during the Republican National Convention next week, speaking out about his support for the freedom to marry and encourages others in his party to do the same. “As a Republican, I believe in conservative values like responsibility…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Freedom to Marry unveiled a television ad campaign in Minnesota as part of its public education efforts designed to spark conversation about the meaning of marriage across the nation. The ad, the latest to launch in Freedom to Marry’s Why Marriage Matters educational campaign, is scheduled to run for several weeks…
‘Legally Blonde’ or willfully blind? An open letter to Broadway star and Chick-fil-A supporter, Bailey Hanks Dearest Bailey Hanks, My name is John Carroll. Like you, I am a Broadway performer. I am also gay. While I very much support your right to free speech and free association, I would like to hold you accountable…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a video ad featuring U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin for its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, Congresswoman Moore states, “I’ve always fought for equality and justice in America, which is why I think it’s wrong to tell two people in love they…
SEATTLE (CNN) — This fall’s gay marriage measure, Referendum 74, is already attracting millions of dollars, but so far the campaigns have been relatively quiet, saving up for a TV ad-war that will surely be fierce starting after Labor Day. The pro-gay marriage side has raised the most money by far – $6 million so…
