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…
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…
According to Washington United for Marriage (WUM), a group working to defend the state’s equitable marriage law, announced support for its cause by REI, a seller of sporting goods, mountain-hiking and other outdoor equipment, which was founded by “a group of Pacific Northwest mountaineers in 1938,” has publicly endorsed marriage equality. Writing in a blog post, REI’s CEO…
Washington, DC – Following a campaign by Freedom to Marry to include a plank supporting marriage for same-sex couples in this year’s national Democratic Party platform, Congressman Barney Frank, a member of platform drafting committee, confirmed today that the committee has unanimously approved such language. The platform will be finalized at a meeting of the…
(CNN) — They may both be members of their country’s conservative parties, but a look at the schedule of 10 Downing Street gives at least one indication that British Prime Minister David Cameron and U.S. GOP candidate Mitt Romney aren’t aligned on every issue. On Wednesday the prime minister hosted a reception for members of…
ATLANTA (CNN) — Ordering lunch just got a lot more complicated than deciding how to answer, “Do you want fries with that?” Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy sparked reactions that were swift and strong after he weighed in on same-sex marriage by saying his company backs the traditional family unit. Politicians from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel…
The Democratic Party has drafted language to define its priorities, including the endorsement of same-sex marriage and other pro-LGBT positions as part of the party’s language according to reports at the Washington Blade. The initial drafting process included a 15-member, unanimously passed inclusion of a marriage equality plank according to gay committee member Rep. Barney…
Mary Cheney and her new wife, Heather Poe, are celebrating wedded bliss today following their nuptials that were exchanged in Washington, D.C. Friday. Cheney and his wife, Lynne, confirmed the news as they celebrated alongside their daughter. “Mary and Heather have been in a committed relationship for many years, and we are delighted that they…
(CNN) — The little boy with a buzz cut shows no sign of nervousness as he sings in front of the church congregation. Dressed in a pressed white shirt and blue sweater vest, he holds the microphone and sings that the Bible is right, then lets loose the line that brings whoops from the congregation:…
(CNN) — Christianity in America is being hijacked. The faith known for Jesus Christ’s teaching of “love thy neighbor as yourself” is in danger of being redefined by the far right as: “Hate the gays, Mormons and Muslims.” Just this past weekend, Christian missionaries — including members of the organization Bible Believers — traveled to…
