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‘Yelp’ removes negative comments, ratings condemning anti-gay bridal shop
Online review website “Yelp” has removed more than 1,000 negative reviews of a New Jersey bridal shop after it was flooded with comments bashing the shop for refusing to sell a wedding dress to a lesbian bride-to-be.
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Push to reclaim marriage equality in Maine off to positive start
Organizers of the effort to reclaim marriage equality in Maine are predicting that the efforts underway to restore same-sex marriage are off to a positive start.
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Morgan Freeman and friends to headline play based on Proposition 8 trial
This week’s all about Minnesota, Maine, North Carolina, Colorado, and Broadway. All four of those states have months of bitter fighting over marriage to look forward to, with millions of dollars likely to be spent on both sides. Fortunately, we’ve got a secret weapon: Morgan Freeman.
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Rick Santorum has gay friends who do not deserve the same rights that he does
Hard to believe, but GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has gay friends. This is the same Rick Santorum who opposes gay marriage, opposes civil unions, wants to reinstate “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and who says gays and lesbians deserve no “privileges.”
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New York’s vague new marriage licenses will lead to animal marriages
The town clerk of Ledyard, N.Y. — Rose Marie Belforti — has finally responded to the controversy over her recent decision to not sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples, and wondered if there was another agenda that would result in allowing marriage between non-humans.
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Minnesota campaign finance board dismisses complaint against NOM
The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board has dismissed campaign finance complaints against the National Organization for Marriage and the Minnesota Family Council.
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Homophobic bridal shop owner refuses to sell wedding dress to lesbian bride
A New Jersey bridal shop has refused to sell a wedding dress to a lesbian bride-to-be, calling the couple’s pending nuptials an “illegal action.”
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Poll finds majority of Australian Christians support same-sex marriage
A national opinion poll conducted by the Galaxy research group released earlier this week — ahead of a rally against same-sex marriage in the Australian capital city Canberra — finds a majority of Australian Christians support same-sex marriage.
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Rhode Island: Only nine couples take advantage of same-sex civil unions law
On July 2nd of this year, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed a bill which legalized civil unions in the Ocean State. Though Governor Chafee recognized that the bill was “imperfect” (as it did not give full marriage rights to gays and lesbians) he believed that it was a step forward and was a bill […]
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Christine O’Donnell bails on Piers Morgan to avoid answering gay marriage questions
Taking a page out of the Michele Bachmann playbook, tea party favorite and failed candidate for U.S. Senate Christine O’Donnell abruptly ended a CNN interview to avoid answering questions about gay marriage and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”