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You don’t deserve marriage unless you fight for it
When we last met, we were discussing GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s Colorado surge. Tens of thousands of Coloradans came to support his anti-Obama/anti-gay platform. Now we’ve learned from a Senate Judiciary Committee member that 30,000 [...]
OFC Exclusive: Wanda Sykes on LGBT rights, race, and Madonna’s half-time show
Wanda Sykes has become an icon for LGBT rights. Since coming out in 2008 when she married her partner, Sykes has stumped for equality, leading to high-profile recognition from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation [...]
Hickenlooper’s office skirts civil union question on eve of gay rights organization fundraiser
Since New York passed its landmark bill establishing same-sex marriage, Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office has continued to deflect questions from Out Front Colorado regarding the fight for civil unions here. The Democrat, often considered a strong [...]
Gay marriage: awkward issue for some Republicans
NEW YORK (AP) _ Same-sex marriage might seem like a straightforward issue: People are for it or against it. Yet for the field of Republican presidential hopefuls, it’s proving to be an awkward topic as public [...]
Perry backs a constitutional limit on marriage
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) _ Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Saturday he supports a federal limit on gay marriage and thinks a creator put life on Earth. The Republican governor is considering a presidential bid and [...]
Lesbian couple asked to reverse shirt at Dollywood
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lesbian couple is asking for changes at Dollywood after an employee asked one of the women to turn her T-shirt reading “marriage is so gay” inside-out to avoid offending others on a [...]
Senate committee hears arguments about gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Proponents of same-sex marriage are likening their cause to the civil rights battles, calling once more for repeal of a 1996 law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The [...]
Teen clears first hurdle to repeal Colorado’s DOMA; establish same-sex marriage
A 19-year-old Aurora gay man was given initial approval to move forward with a ballot initiative to reverse Colorado’s Amendement 43 that defines marriage between a man and a woman. The state Title Board gave Mark [...]
College student hopes to reverse Colo.’s definition of marriage to clear path for same-sex unions
A 19-year-old Aurora college student thinks it’s time for Colorado voters to repeal Amendment 43, so he’ll meet with the state’s title board Wednesday to take the first steps toward a 2012 ballot initiative to do just that. [...]
Rhode Island Senate approves civil unions
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Rhode Island Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, a measure that Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s office says he intends to sign into law. State [...]
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Openly gay donor withdraws support from Romney campaign
This made my day!
Openly gay donor withdraws support from Romney campaign
You'd hope that ALL gay Republicans (as oximoronic as that sounds) wou
Gay prosecutor rejected by Virgina House of Delegates for judgeship
Horrible!!!!
SpeakOUT from Mayor Michael Hancock: Liberty and justice for all
Mayor Hancock just criminilized HOMELESSNESS. Apparently not liberty