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Huntsman: Why the Right Should Back Gay Marriage

Jon Huntsman: Civil equality is a conservative value

(Newser) - Conservatives have fallen out of step with the present moment on a range of issues, Jon Huntsman writes in the American Conservative : "The marketplace of ideas will render us irrelevant, and soon, if we are not honest about our time and place in history." And that means more...

Laura Bush: Take Me Out of Pro-Gay Marriage Ad

Doesn't want Larry King interview used in ad

(Newser) - Laura Bush has publicly backed gay marriage in the past, but that apparently doesn't mean she wants her views used to actually promote gay marriage. The Respect for Marriage Coalition released an ad yesterday that includes clips of Bush and fellow Republicans Colin Powell and Dick Cheney discussing their...

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Upholds Gay Adoption Ban

Decision comes on 5-4 vote

(Newser) - Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has narrowly voted to uphold a law banning gay couples from adopting children. Today's 5-4 vote comes in the case of an unidentified woman who sought to adopt a child that her partner had through in-vitro fertilization. A majority of judges upheld the constitutionality...

GOP Building 'Coalition of the Old' on Gay Issues

Peter Beinart: Republicans better wake up

(Newser) - Republicans are making a deliberate push to attract minorities to the party, belatedly waking up to the demographic realities of America, writes Peter Beinart at the Daily Beast . But the GOP is "going to need more than merely black and brown spokespeople" to compete in the modern world, writes...

Same-Sex Couple Set for National Cemetery Burial

First-time event follows VA waiver

(Newser) - For the first time, a veteran's same-sex partner is due for burial in a national cemetery. Nancy Lynchild, who died in December, will be buried in Willamette National Cemetery in Oregon; her partner, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Linda Campbell, will someday have her ashes buried alongside Lynchild's....

French House OKs Gay Marriage; 1 Step Remains

Bill just needs to clear Senate to become law

(Newser) - Same-sex marriage is now just one step away from being legal in France. The country's lower house of parliament today voted 329 to 229 to approve a controversial bill that would redefine a marriage as a contract between two people, without reference to gender, allowing gay and lesbian couples...

Ind. Town Wants 'Traditional' Prom—Sans Gays

But not everybody in the town of Sullivan is on board

(Newser) - An Indiana town is abuzz over a plan to hold a competing prom with a "traditional" theme—ie, one in which gay students are banned. As NBC 2 reports, a group of Sullivan High School students and parents, as well as at least one teacher, are pushing their idea...

Pentagon Extends Benefits to Same-Sex Couples

But DOMA prevents it from going all the way, Leon Panetta says

(Newser) - The Pentagon has decided to begin extending to same-sex partners many of the same benefits it offers married couples, Leon Panetta announced today. "It is a matter of fundamental equity that we provide similar benefits to all of those men and women in uniform who serve their country,"...

Obama Mulls Exec Orders on Gay Rights, Environment

Could also take action on mortgage refinancing

(Newser) - If Congress won't move on President Obama's agenda, he may take further action—on mortgage refinancing, gay rights, and other issues—on his own. The process could begin this week with new cybersecurity rules for private firms in certain industries, including transportation, the Washington Post reports. Later, he...

Chick-Fil-A-Toting Gunman Pleads Guilty

Floyd Corkins shot guard at conservative group over gay rights

(Newser) - A Virginia man who shot and wounded a security guard at the conservative Family Research Council has pleaded guilty to three felony charges—including committing an act of terrorism, reports CNN . Floyd Corkins, 28, still faces up to 45 years in jail for the assault in DC last August. If...

Boy Scouts Punt on Decision on Gays

Won't decide the dicey issue until May

(Newser) - The Boy Scouts of America's national executive board has delayed a decision on whether to lift its longstanding ban on gay scouts and leaders. The BSA today said the organization will instead take action on the resolution at its national meeting in May. The Scouts said last week that...

Pentagon to Extend Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses

Panetta announcement expected this week

(Newser) - In another big step forward for gay rights in the military, the Pentagon is planning to extend certain benefits to the same-sex partners of military personnel. The new benefits are expected to include housing benefits and access to facilities like spouses' clubs, but many more benefits will be out of...

Tennessee Lawmaker's Insulting Email Goes Viral

Campfield tells critics to get therapy, meds

(Newser) - The good news is that Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield takes the time to respond to his critics' emails. The bad news is that he replies thusly:
  • “You seem to have some serious, deep anger issues. Have you ever thought about therapy? I hear they are doing some wonderful
...

49er: We Don't Want Gays Playing

Chris Culliver: 'They gotta get up outta here'

(Newser) - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver says he doesn't want gay players on his team. "I don't do the gay guys, man," he told Artie Lange in an interview. "We don't got no gay people on the team; they gotta get up out of...

Boy Scouts Leaders in Talks to End Gay Ban

If board approves, change could be announced next week

(Newser) - After many years and much controversy, the Boy Scouts of America is close to ending its ban on gay members, scouting officials and other sources tell NBC News . The new policy being considered would dump the ban from the national organization's rules, but local chapters would still have the...

Russia Moves to Ban 'Homosexual Propaganda'

In a bid to clamp down on Western values

(Newser) - Kissing his boyfriend during a protest in front of Russia's parliament earned Pavel Samburov 30 hours of detention on a charge of "hooliganism." But if a bill that comes up for a vote later this month becomes law, such a kiss could be deemed illegal "homosexual...

Georgia Sued for Banning 'GAYGUY' Vanity Plate

James Cyrus Gilbert wants to force state to OK plate

(Newser) - Apparently, Georgia wants people to drive straight. Two free-speech lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the commissioner of the state's Department of Driver Services, after the department rejected a series of vanity plates including "4GAYLIB," "GAYPWR," and "GAYGUY," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "...

San Francisco May Name Airport for Harvey Milk

No other US airport named after a gay person: official

(Newser) - San Francisco International Airport could soon be renamed after Harvey Milk. City supervisor David Campos will today introduce a bill to name the hub in honor of the gay rights activist; if Campos can get the backing of five other supervisors—he says he's already got four—then the...

French Rally Against Gay Marriage

Government says huge Paris protest won't affect its plans

(Newser) - As French troops battled Islamist rebels in Mali, hundreds of thousands of their countrymen had gay marriage on their minds instead. Huge crowds joined a rally next to the Eiffel tower yesterday to protest the government's plans to give gay people the right to marry and to adopt children,...

Vatican's Anti-Gay Stance Yields Topless Protest

4 gay-rights activists cause a stir during Pope's weekly address

(Newser) - The Vatican is doubling down on its anti-gay marriage stance, which today had the unlikely result of a group of women ripping their shirts off as Pope Benedict gave his Sunday address, reports Reuters . Four members of the Ukrainian Femen group screamed "homophobes, shut up!" and shed their...

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