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Tax filings reveal funding for anti-LGBT NOM has dropped by over 50%
WASHINGTON — The rapid advancement of marriage equality from 19 states to 35 in a matter of weeks has not translated into financial success for an organization whose self-proclaimed sole purpose is to “protect marriage and the faith communities that sustain it.”
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Rob Portman’s political future now tied to his support for marriage equality
LEBANON, Ohio — For better or for worse, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman’s political future has become tied to same-sex marriage. The Republican who was on Mitt Romney’s running mate short list two years ago is considering his own 2016 presidential run. But such a plan could be complicated by the fallout from Portman’s newfound support for same-sex marriage…
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North Carolina GOP leaders hire NOM chairman to help block gay marriages
RALEIGH, N.C. — As same-sex couples in North Carolina await federal court rulings they hope will allow them to get married, Republican legislative leaders are making a last-minute move to block or delay the nuptials….
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NOM vows to ‘devote all our energy and resources’ to fight same-sex marriage
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, reacts to Monday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to not hear appeals in same-sex marriage cases from five states.
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HRC report examines global advocacy of American anti-LGBT extremists
There is a network of American extremists who work tirelessly to undercut LGBT people around the world at every turn. They spew venomous rhetoric, outrageous theories, and discredited science. Some claim that LGBT people are responsible for the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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Marriage News Watch: Supreme Court to consider cases, Ninth Circuit recap
The number of marriage cases before the Supreme Court keeps climbing, with the Court scheduled to decide which ones to take in just a few weeks. Plus, couples file new briefs in Texas, and appeal last week’s anti-gay ruling from a federal judge in Louisiana. These stories and more in this week’s Marriage News Watch report from Matt Baume at the …
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Moscow forum attended by U.S. activists calls for more ‘gay propaganda’ bans
This week’s international gathering of anti-gay, anti-abortion-rights activists in Moscow ended with delegates issuing a proclamation that blasts liberal social policies in Western countries and calls for Russian-style “homosexual propaganda” bans to be passed throughout the world, according to the foundation run by Russian oligarch Constantin Malofeev,
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NOM asks full Ninth Circuit to allow it to appeal Ore. same-sex marriage ruling
The National Organization for Marriage has asked the full Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to allow it to appeal a federal court ruling that struck down Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage. The request comes two weeks after a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court rejected NOM’s attempt to appeal the May 19 ruling…
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Brian Brown to participate in training session for anti-LGBT activists
Brian Brown, president and co-founder of the anti-LGBT group National Organization of Marriage (NOM), will be traveling to France next week to participate in Manif Pour Tous’ “Summer University” training session. The Human Rights Campaign reports that Manif Pour Tous is the largest French anti-LGBT organization formed in 2013 to protest marriage equality.
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Court: NOM lacks standing to appeal Oregon same-sex marriage ruling
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal appeals court has dismissed the National Organization for Marriage’s effort to appeal an Oregon court ruling that allows same sex marriage.
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision on Wednesday.
Several same-sex couples sued the state of Oregon last year arguing the ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.