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Poll: Minnesota voters split on proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
Minnesota’s voters are evenly divided on their support of a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, according to the latest polling by North Carolina-based of Public Policy Polling.
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GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit same-sex ceremonies on military bases
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Senators on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit same-sex unions from being held on military bases.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to hear two additional DOMA cases
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed legal briefs with the Supreme Court asking justices to take up two additional cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act upon their return from summer recess.
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Utah elementary school’s partnership with Chick-fil-A upsets parents
DRAPER, Utah — Some parents in this suburban Salt Lake City community are expressing concern over a recent decision by Draper Elementary to have a local Chick-fil-A franchise sponsor a school spirit night, and provide catering for students celebrating birthdays during the school year.
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‘Political porn:’ Mystery anti-gay attack flyer surfaces in NY Senate race
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In what many journalists and pundits are labeling “political porn,” a flyer has been circulated via e-mail that attacks New York State Sen. Mark Grisanti, one of four Republicans who voted to legalize same-sex marriage in the Empire State a year ago.
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Singer’s poignant song humanizes marriage equality via music video animation
Australian singer-songwriter Brett Every has a wonderful gift of tapping into contemporary issues involving the LGBT community through his songs and his music videos.
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Lawmaker backs off demand that Ravens silence player’s support of gay marriage
BALTIMORE, Md. — The Maryland lawmaker who wrote to the owner of the Baltimore Ravens professional football team last month, asking that the team silence linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo over his support of same-sex marriage, has backed off from his opposition following a national outcry after the letter was made public last week.
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Marriage: What does gender have to do with it?
When I was younger, I never dreamed of my wedding day. I don’t know why exactly, thoughts of it just didn’t excite me, they didn’t really come into my mind. It wasn’t something I thought I wanted. It’s not something I want right now, but I will in the future. I wonder who she’ll be…
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Kirk Cameron: ‘Liberal press’ took his anti-gay remarks ‘out of context’
Former “Growing Pains” actor and self-proclaimed born again Christian Kirk Cameron — who last March said that homosexuality is “unnatural” and “destructive” to the foundations of civilization — now says his words were simply a case of the “liberal press” looking for things to twist and take out of context.
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Ann Romney: Marriage equality, abortion ‘not what this election is about’
Ann Romney, wife of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, on Friday declined several opportunities to discuss her position on same-sex marriage and abortion, calling them “hot button issues” that are not important to voters.