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Mitt Romney will not sign ‘undignified and inappropriate’ anti-gay pledge
In a move that instantly outclasses GOP competitors Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has announced he will not sign the conservative Iowa Christian group’s pledge opposing, among other things, marriage equality.
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Tim Pawlenty: the science on whether being gay is a choice ‘is in dispute’
Republican Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty, appearing Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said that “the science” on whether being gay is a choice is “in dispute.”
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Former NM governor: Family Leader pledge ‘offensive to principles of liberty and freedom’
GOP Presidential hopeful and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson blasted the social pledge unveiled by Iowa homophobe Bob Vander Plaats, calling it “offensive to the principles of liberty and freedom on which this country was founded.”
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Rick Santorum ‘taken aback’ but ‘certainly comfortable’ signing anti-gay pledge
No surprise here — GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is on board with the anti-gay pledge that requires candidates to be faithful to their spouses, and “vigorously oppose” same-sex unions.
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Marriage, civil unions, Montana GOP, and Communion
Marriage, civil unions, Montana GOP, and Communion — What do all of these things have in common? The answer in my head is this: injustice.
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Bachmann target of glitter bomber, third incident against anti-gay GOP candidates
A gay rights activist on Saturday threw glitter at Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) as she left the stage at the RightOnline conference in Minneapolis, the third such incident on an anti-gay Republican presidential candidate in as many weeks.
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GOP debate: Candidates offer some surprises on LGBT-related issues
The seven Republican presidential candidates showed some differences on gay-related issues in their first high-profile debate Monday night — with some surprises.
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NY marriage equality campaign gets cash infusion from traditional GOP donors
The campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in New York has been getting a cash infusion from some unexpected sources — conservative donors who traditionally support Republicans candidates and causes.
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Iowa lawmakers seek to impeach Supreme Court justices; effort appears doomed
Five Iowa GOP lawmakers filed resolutions in the state House on Thursday seeking to impeach the remaining four Iowa Supreme Court justices who issued an April 2009 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, but their efforts were squashed on Friday by the House Speaker.
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Law firm hired by House GOP imposes anti-gay ‘gag order’ on employees
The law firm King & Spalding has become the new face of the anti-gay marriage movement — in signing on to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court, the firm has also silenced its employees from advocating in support of same-sex marriage.