TAMPA, Fla. – Kansas secretary of state and Mitt Romney advisor Kris Kobach has compared LGBT people to drug users and polygamists. Kobach made the remarks while debating the GOP platform’s marriage equality language yesterday in Tampa. While arguing against an amendment, introduced by Pat Kerby – a Republican National Convention delegate from Nevada –…
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Today, T-Mobile USA announced the company’s endorsement of Referendum 74 by donating to, and supporting the efforts of, Washington United for Marriage (WUM), the broad, bipartisan statewide coalition working to defend the state’s marriage law. “T-Mobile has a long-standing focus on creating an inclusive workplace environment for our employees,” said Jim Alling,…
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A petition by some staff and students is calling on the University of Maryland (UM) to kick Chick-fil-A off the College Park campus. The petition on Change.org has collected nearly a 1,000 signatures and asks the university to end its partnership with the chain after its president, Dan Cathy, told a…
WASHINGTON – Reports indicate that the Republican 2012 platform will not only reject marriage equality, but will push for a federal constitutional amendment banning committed gay and lesbian couples from marrying and stripping rights from legally married same-sex couples and call for a vigorous defense of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The platform…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced a further cash investment of $1 million in the four states facing marriage-related ballot measures in November – Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. The cash infusion brings HRC’s contributions to legislative and electoral marriage issues in the 2011-2012 cycle to $4.8 million. “This is a tipping…
I’m not sure which word best describes the choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as the Republican vice presidential nominee; obvious, daring and destructive all come to mind and have been used by various media outlets. Most reporting focused on his budget and its impact on independent voters. Less has been said about what the Ryan…
NEW YORK – With its latest $500,000 pledge to match donations to the campaign for marriage in Washington State, Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide, has met its initial 2012 goal of raising and investing $3 million in three key states where marriage is on the ballot in November. Freedom to Marry’s latest…
Michael Leisner, the anti-gay marriage protestor who set fire to a box of Cheerios on the lawn in front of General Mills’ headquarters has died of a heart attack. Leisner’s protest, which went viral, was posted on YouTube Aug. 5 and shows him standing in front of the General Mills sign with box of Honey…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Police are investigating what prompted a man to walk in to the lobby of the Family Research Council, a conservative policy organization, on Wednesday morning and open fire, wounding a security guard. The guard, who was shot in the arm, helped wrestle the gunman to the ground, police said. The guard was…
WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate has quickly attracted widespread criticism from pro-LGBT organizations and individuals who support gay-rights. Ryan’s voting record in Congress – and his public remarks – make it clear that he does not support the dignity of LGBT Americans; a matter on which…
