Steve Levitan, the creator of the hit ABC comedy Modern Family has thrown down a challenge to Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, after she revealed to ET’s Nancy O’Dell that the show was her favorite. Levitan Tweeted, “Thrilled Ann Romney says ModFam is her favorite show. We’ll offer her the role…
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…
The list of speakers at the Republican National Convention reads like a who’s who of the most anti-LGBT politicians ever assembled. Tonight, there is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who defied the will of the people by vetoing marriage equality legislation earlier this year. Speaking on marriage equality Christie said, “Neither the United States Constitution…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
