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Conservatives Promise 'DEFCON 6' If The Supreme Court Overturns California's Gay Marriage Ban

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

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Really? Don't limit freedom to marry?

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Oct. 18 (Opinion) - This article explains how the orange "No" signs regarding the marriage amendment might be misleading by claiming we are "limiting" our freedom rights. The writer also lightly explores how different our society will be for the next generation should same-sex marriage laws pass.

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Bill Maher Fights Birthers With 'Wifers'

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Bill Maher - May. 26 (Comedy News) - Maher introduced the concept of "Wiferism," the belief that Romney is a secret polygamist. Using classic "Birther" rhetoric, he showed just how easy it is to create a controversy out of nothing:

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Top GOP Pollster to GOP: Reverse On Gay Issues

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Daily Beast - By Andrew Sullivan - May. 12 (News Report) - Below is a remarkable document. It's a memo circulated by Jan van Lohuizen, a highly respected Republican pollster, (he polled for George W. Bush in 2004), to various leading Republican operatives, candidates and insiders. It's on the fast-shifting poll data...

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President Barack Obama's shifting stance on gay marriage

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

PolitiFact - May. 11 (Fact Check) - ABC broke into its daytime lineup May 9, 2012, to announce a historic shift: the president of the United States declaring his personal support for gay marriage. "I've been going through an evolution on this issue," President Barack Obama told ABC News .

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Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Jackie Calmes, Peter Baker - May. 10 (News Report) - President Obama on Wednesday ended nearly two years of “evolving” on the issue of same-sex marriage by publicly endorsing it in a television interview, taking a definitive stand on one of the most contentious and politically charged social issues of the day.

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Obama: Gay couples should be able to marry

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

ABC News - By Rick Klein - May. 10 (News Report) - President Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president.

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Gay marriage wave shows major shift

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Rachel Weiner - Feb. 14 (News Report) - In California, a federal appeals court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, declaring it unconstitutional. In New Jersey, the state Senate passed a bill to legalize gay marriage, two years after a similar measure went down in defeat. And on Monday Washington became the seventh state to legalize gay marriage when Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) signed it into law. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) is pushing for gay marriage legislation, but he’s short a few votes and says the bill needs more Republican support.

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Occupiers Mic-Check Santorum as His Surge Continues--Then Are Tasered

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Sarah Seltzer - Feb. 14 (News Report) - Police ended up dragging two of the protesters outside and tasering them. Watch this disturbing video of their removal below--a local news report is here

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Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, court rules

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By LA Times Staff - Feb. 07 (Breaking News) - A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year.

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Gingrich to gay voter: Support Obama

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

CBS News - By Newt Gingrich - Dec. 21 (Interview) - Newt Gingrich agreed Tuesday with a Iowan voter who identified himself as gay that he should support President Obama again in 2012. "If that's what's most important to you then you should support Obama."

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2 Dads, 2 Daughters, 1 Big Day

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Frank Bruni - Jul. 21 (Opinion) - Even in a city as diverse as New York and a neighborhood as progressive as the West Village, a little kid knows that having two dads is different. Eight-year-old Maeve certainly did.

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Why Gay Marriage is Good for America

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Newsweek - By Andrew Sullivan - Jul. 18 (Opinion) - You can have as many debates about gay marriage as you want, and over the last 22 years of campaigning for it, I’ve had my share. You can debate theology, and the divide between church and state, the issue of procreation, the red herring of polygamy, and on and on. But what it all really comes down to is the primary institution of love. The small percentage of people who are gay or lesbian were born, as all humans are, with the capacity to love and the need to be loved. These things, above everything, are what make life worth living

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Justice Dept.: Strike Down DOMA

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Trudy Ring - Jul. 04 (News Report) - The Department of Justice Friday gave pro–marriage equality activists a pleasant surprise by arguing strongly against the Defense of Marriage Act in a brief filed in federal court that acknowledges the history of discrimination against gays and lesbians.

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Gay Marriage: Where’s Mr. Obama?

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - Jun. 27 (Editorial) - On Thursday night, when same-sex marriage in New York State was teetering on a razor’s edge, President Obama had a perfect opportunity to show the results of his supposed evolution on gay marriage.

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How the Same-Sex Marriage Deal Nearly Collapsed

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael Barbaro - Jun. 27 (News Report) - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s deal with two lawmakers was just one of many remarkable behind-the-scenes scenes of recent weeks.

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National impact from New York marriage law: experts

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jessica Dye - Jun. 26 (News Analysis) - When New York became the sixth and by far the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage, following a grueling overtime session in the state Legislature on Friday, it immediately transformed the national debate over the issue, legal experts said.

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New York Allows Same-Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Nicholas Confessore, Michael Barbaro - Jun. 25 (News Report) - Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed and giving the national gay-rights movement new momentum from the state where it was born.

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Obama Addresses New York Marriage Equality Bill At LGBT Fundraiser: Issue Best Left To States

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Think Progress - By Igor Volsky - Jun. 24 (News) - President Obama spoke at an LGBT fundraiser this evening in New York City, just as the New York Senate prepares to take up marriage equality legislation. Obama addressed the measure directly, reiterating his position that marriage is best left to the states.

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Child Brides

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

National Geographic - By Cynthia Gorney - Jun. 21 (Special Report) - Too Young to Wed: The bride may be 14, 10, 5. The practice of child marriage is illegal—yet still thrives.

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Defense of Marriage Act called unconstitutional by bankruptcy judge

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Carol J. Williams - Jun. 15 (News Report) - Ruling is first to address the issue since the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend the law.

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Gay judge wasn't required to remove himself from same-sex marriage case, U.S. judge rules

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Maura Dolan - Jun. 15 (News Report) - A federal judge's refusal Tuesday to invalidate last year's ruling against Proposition 8 established for the first time that gay judges may decide gay rights cases without having to defend their impartiality.

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Judge appears skeptical about throwing out Prop. 8 ruling because of jurist's sexuality

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Maura Dolan - Jun. 14 (News Report) - Can a gay judge rule on same-sex marriage? Legal scholars and judges have debated for decades where to draw the line when it comes to potential personal conflicts of jurists, whether over race, gender or religion.

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U.S. Adults Estimate That 25% of Americans Are Gay or Lesbian

Sat, 28 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Gallup - By Lymari Morales - May. 28 (Poll) - U.S. adults, on average, estimate that 25% of Americans are gay or lesbian. More specifically, over half of Americans (52%) estimate that at least one in five Americans are gay or lesbian, including 35% who estimate that more than one in four are. Thirty percent put the figure at less than 15%.

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For First Time, Majority of Americans Favor Legal Gay Marriage

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Gallup - By Frank Newport - May. 20 (Poll) - For the first time in Gallup's tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages. The increase since last year came exclusively among political independents and Democrats. Republicans' views did not change.

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