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Ill. House GOP leader supports marriage bill as ‘tremendous momentum’ builds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Republican leader in the Illinois House said Monday that his support for legalizing gay marriage in the state could persuade colleagues to join him on an issue he says has “tremendous momentum,” while the Governor told reporters he’s confident same-sex marriage will soon become law in Illinois.
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Lawmaker’s gay son doesn’t understand why people think his dad is a ‘bigot’
PHOENIX — Matt R. Salmon, the gay son of U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), says it’s hard for him to understand why people “jump to the conclusion” that his father is anti-gay.
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Okla. state House approves resolution opposing same-sex marriage
OKLAHOMA CITY — Weighing in on the recently energized debate around gay marriage, the Oklahoma House approved a resolution without opposition Monday to reaffirm marriage as a union between a man and a woman and support the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
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N.M. governor criticized for vetoing bill to assist partners of gay service members
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is drawing criticism over her veto of legislation that would have required the state to expedite the occupational and professional licenses of domestic partners of gay military service members.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota says he supports marriage equality
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota, one of the last remaining Democratic Senators to publicly support same-sex marriage, announced Monday that he now supports marriage equality for gay couples.
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Linda Harvey: ‘All children of America’ will be victims of gay marriage ‘nonsense’
Linda Harvey of Mission America warned in her radio alert on Monday that children will no longer be able to dream about getting married because gay marriage will warp their minds.
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NOM headed back to court in Maine in ongoing effort to hide donor list
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments this week on a national anti-gay-marriage group’s efforts to keep its donor list confidential.
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Orrin Hatch supports civil unions as an option to preserve ‘traditional marriage’
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says be supports legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples as a means of preserving “traditional marriage” for heterosexual couples.
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Gay couple marry in South African town’s first same-sex union (Video)
DURBAN, South Africa — Two men married on Saturday in a rare South African gay wedding in KwaDukuza on Saturday, in what has been described as the town’s first same-sex union.
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Group of Minn. House Democrats key to passage of same-sex marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. — When it comes to legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota, supporters have the appearance of momentum: voters rejected a constitutional ban last fall, public opinion shows growing approval and each day seems to bring another national politician flocking to their cause.