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A gay dad, Republican fathers and four big questions for Rob Portman
I relate to the Portman family on many levels. Like Will Portman, I am also the son of a staunch Republican dad to whom I came out. My dad is older than Rob Portman. He adheres very much to the viewpoints of Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News. Rob Portman presumably knows all those people personally. Like the Portmans, we too had our political theory versus family integrity moment…
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Poll finds dramatic shift in public opinion, support for marriage equality
Support for marriage equality for gays and lesbians has reached a new high, marking a dramatic change in public opinion on the subject over the past decade.
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Hillary Clinton announces support for marriage equality
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday announced her support for marriage equality, putting her in line with other potential Democratic presidential candidates on a social issue that is rapidly gaining public approval.
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N.C. church will no longer officiate weddings until gay couples can marry
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Methodist church in Winston-Salem, N.C., said it will no longer perform marriages for heterosexual couples until United Methodist pastors are allowed to officiate at marriages for same-sex couples.
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John Boehner ‘can’t imagine’ ever supporting marriage equality, even if his own kid was gay
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he cannot imagine a situation where his opposition to same-sex marriage would change, not even if a child of his or another loved one came out as gay.
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Partisan split marks same-sex marriage cases before U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — No Democratic attorney general in a state that prohibits same-sex couples from marrying has signed onto a legal filing asking the Supreme Court to uphold California’s constitutional ban on gay marriage. No Republican attorney general is asking the high court to rule in favor of marriage equality.
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Obama administration lawyer to take part in Prop 8 arguments at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to let an Obama administration lawyer take part in the argument on March 26 on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage in that state.
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A Senator’s shift on marriage equality leads to soul-searching among GOP
WASHINGTON — A Republican senator’s embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling to adapt in a society whose demographics — and views on emotional issues — are changing fast.
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Ohio GOP chair says party stands behind Portman’s support of marriage equality
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The chairman of the Ohio Republican Party says the state GOP will continue to stand behind U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, who has announced his support of marriage equality for gays and lesbians.
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Tribal same-sex marriage bill approved, gay couple weds
HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. — With an exchange of rings and a kiss, two men became spouses Friday during a ceremony at a northern Michigan Indian reservation after the tribal chairman signed a measure approving same-sex marriage in a state where it’s officially banned.