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Is Obama abdicating party leadership on same-sex marriage?
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney deflected a series of questions Thursday on whether President Obama is deferring his role as party leader by withholding support for same-sex marriage as other Democrats vocally support it.
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Obama campaign ducks question on marriage in Democratic platform
WASHINGTON — The Obama camp continues to have no answers on whether President Obama will complete his evolution to endorse marriage equality and support including it in the Democratic Party platform.
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LA mayor Villaraigosa supports marriage equality plank in Democratic platform
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who serves as chair of the Democratic National Convention and a co-chair of the “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” coalition, has announced his support for a marriage plank in the Democratic Party’s 2012 national platform
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Ousted Iowa Supreme Court justices to receive JFK ‘Profiles in Courage’ award
BOSTON — Three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were ousted from the bench in a retention vote after ruling that Iowa’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, will be honored with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, according to an announcement by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
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Fischer: Gays already have marriage equality, want ‘special’ rights
If Bryan Fischer’s opposition to marriage equality is rooted in concerns that it would grant to gays “special treatment that is denied to other folks,” allow us to reassure him that when gay marriage is legalized, he will have the very same right to marry the man of his dreams as everyone else.
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All-star reading of Prop 8 trial play raises $2 million toward marriage equality fight
LOS ANGELES — A star-studded benefit reading of of Dustin Lance Black’s play “8,” featuring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, raised more than $2 million Saturday night for the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), and gave YouTube viewers around the world a rare glimpse into the historic trial of Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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New poll reflects growing support nationwide for marriage equality
WASHINGTON — NBC News/ Wall Street Journal today released a national survey on marriage equality that reflects the ongoing sea change in public opinion on the issue — across a number of demographics, including party affiliation, age, and ethnicity.
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Delaware governor predicts marriage equality is ‘inevitable’
DOVER, Del. — Delaware Governor Jack Markell on Friday predicted marriage equality in his state is “inevitable,” and expects Delaware to take up same-sex marriage legislation “probably within the next few years.”
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NJ Poll: Voters support same-sex marriage, but want to decide it at the ballot box
A new poll suggests that New Jersey voters’ support for marriage equality has reach a new high, but that two-thirds of voters want to decide the measure at the ballot box, rather than allow the state legislature to make the change.
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22 U.S. senators call for marriage equality plank in Democratic platform
A group of U.S. senators is joining the wave of LGBT rights supporters calling for an endorsement of marriage equality in the Democratic Party platform, according to an exclusive report by the Washington Blade.