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The Democratic Party is embracing marriage equality
While I would absolutely love for the President to support marriage equality, it is not the end of the world if he waits until a second term. Michele Obama is correct to suggest that the most critical component in securing such rights is ensuring fair-minded judges sit on the Supreme Court. If any one of the current GOP candidates were elected, it would almost guarantee that the high court would include an intolerant majority hostile to LGBT rights.
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White House responds to Warren’s remarks on same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said President Obama “appreciates” the views of Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren on marriage equality, but that he had no updates on the president’s own position on the issue.
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Obama edging closer to marriage equality endorsement, source claims
The odds are improving that President Obama will endorse marriage equality before the November election, according to an informed source. The chances that Obama will make such an announcement before the election are looking better than in previous months as the issue receives growing media attention.
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NOM: We’ll hold every N.H. lawmaker ‘accountable’ for pro-gay marriage vote
National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown on Wednesday pledged to hold “every” New Hampshire lawmaker accountable for failing to repeal the state’s marriage equality law — all 211 of them.
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Grammy winner Jason Mraz is an ‘American for Marriage Equality’
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Wednesday debuted a new video ad featuring Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Jason Mraz supporting its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign.
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NOM launches boycott after Starbucks rejects anti-gay marriage sentiment
SEATTLE — The National Organization for Marriage on Wednesday announced it has launched a boycott of Starbucks after the coffee giant’s chief executive flatly rejected a complaint by the NOM that it reconsider its support of marriage equality for gays and lesbians.
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GOP-dominated New Hampshire House rejects gay marriage repeal
In a dramatic surprise and major victory for supporters of marriage equality for same-sex couples, the Republican-dominated New Hampshire House voted Wednesday (March 21) not to repeal the state’s two-year-old marriage equality law.
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EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Warren pledges to lead on LGBT rights
Elizabeth Warren, who is running to unseat U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), pledged to support a series of pro-LGBT initiatives and called on President Obama to endorse marriage equality in an exclusive interview with the Washington Blade on Tuesday.
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White House: Same-sex families ‘deserve legal protections, ability to thrive’
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, White House press secretary Jay Carney responded to a question about First Lady Michelle Obama’s comments at various campaign stops yesterday defending same-sex couples right to “love whomever they choose.”
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Marriage equality opponents, supporters rally at Iowa state capitol
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of gay marriage opponents gathered at the Iowa state capitol on Tuesday, where they prayed, sang and lobbied lawmakers to approve a ballot referendum to overturn the state’s marriage equality law.