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62% of US Backs Same-Sex Unions
 62% of US Backs 
 Same-Sex Unions 
survey says
May 14, 2012 8:17 AM CDT

62% of US Backs Same-Sex Unions

And younger generation is much more likely to support gay marriage: poll

(Newser) - Nearly two-thirds of Americans support same-sex unions, though not necessarily marriage, a new CBS News /New York Times poll finds. While 38% of respondents said gay couples should be allowed to marry, another 24% said they should be granted legal rights via civil unions, for a grand total of 62%...

RNC Chair: Gays Deserve Dignity, Not Marriage
 RNC Chair: 
 Gays Deserve 
 Dignity, Not 
 Marriage 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
May 13, 2012 1:25 PM CDT

RNC Chair: Gays Deserve Dignity, Not Marriage

Reince Priebus says debate ought to be respectful, but marriage for one man, one woman

(Newser) - Gay marriage, a topic of some small amount of discussion this week, ruled the talk shows today, with RNC Chair Reince Priebus tackling the subject head-on : "People in this country, no matter straight or gay, deserve dignity and respect. However, that doesn't mean it carries on to marriage,...

Gay Marriage Was Born in ... Oklahoma?

Washington Post tracks how the movement began

(Newser) - The quest for marriage equality didn't begin in some libertine den in New York or California, it began in Norman, Oklahoma, way back in 1966. In the wake of President Obama's landmark declaration of support for same-sex marriage this week, the Washington Post looked back on the history...

Bristol Palin Criticizes Obama's ... Parenting

Slams president for listening to daughters on gay marriage

(Newser) - Bristol Palin thinks President Obama's views on gay marriage were unduly influenced by his daughters—not to mention Glee. "While it’s great to listen to your kids’ ideas, there’s also a time when dads simply need to be dads," she writes in a blog post...

Joe Biden Suddenly a Liberal Hero

His gay-marriage comments 'sped up history': Steve Kornacki

(Newser) - Liberals are celebrating a hero in the White House, and his name is ... Joe Biden. The vice president's comments on Sunday in support of gay marriage clearly "sped up history," writes Steve Kornacki at Salon , and gave President Obama "no choice but to say what he’...

Thousands Demand Dems Yank DNC From N. Carolina
Thousands Demand Dems Yank DNC From N. Carolina
AMENDMENT 1 FALLOUT
May 10, 2012 9:50 AM CDT

Thousands Demand Dems Yank DNC From N. Carolina

Gay marriage vote prompts outrage

(Newser) - Thousands of angry progressives are demanding the DNC pull the Democratic National Convention out of Charlotte in protest of North Carolina's vote to amend its constitution to ban same-sex marriage. A Change.org petition advocating the move has already drawn more than 27,000 signatures, and the same sentiment...

Obama Has a Gay-Marriage Headache in 7 States

Decision could cause problems during election in key states

(Newser) - President Obama’s official embrace of gay marriage will certainly energize some of his supporters, but it’s also sure to give him grief in these seven states, as rounded up by Politico :
  • North Carolina: As evidenced by the recently-passed constitutional amendment banning it, gay marriage is not very popular
...

Behind Obama's Gay-Marriage Nod: Biden

VP's comments forced the president's hand sooner rather than later

(Newser) - If the United States of America had a nickel for every time its current vice president opened his mouth and inserted foot, we'd all get a trip to Disneyland. But Joe Biden's comments Sunday instead got us President Obama's personal endorsement of gay marriage —yesterday, not...

Obama: Gay Marriage Should Be Legal

Says it's clear to him now after his own evolution on the issue

(Newser) - President Obama stepped into the fray over gay marriage in a big way today, telling ABC News flatly that he thinks it should be legal. Here's the big quote from the interview with Robin Roberts, which will air on the evening news:
  • "I have to tell you that
...

By Doing Squat, Obama Helped NC Gay-Marriage Ban

This time, he needed to do more: Amy Davidson

(Newser) - North Carolina banned a lot more than gay marriages yesterday: Amendment 1 also bans civil unions, which means it will likely hurt more than just gay couples, and will strip many—including kids—of their health insurance. And President Obama bears some of the blame for its passage, writes...

North Carolina Gay Marriage Ban Likely to Pass Today

Amendment would also ban other types of unions

(Newser) - North Carolina heads to the polls today, and the ballot issue getting the most attention is the state’s proposed ban on gay marriage . Though same-sex marriage has gotten some high-level support in the past few days, supporters of the amendment have been marching and running ads of their own...

Arne Duncan: I Support Gay Marriage

He's the second Obama secretary to say so, not counting Biden

(Newser) - Joe Biden's not the only one in the Obama administration comfortable with same-sex marriage . On Morning Joe today, Mark Halperin asked Education Secretary Arne Duncan if he supported same-sex marriage, and Duncan didn't equivocate at all. "Yes, I do," he replied. Asked if he'd ever...

White House Backs Off Biden's Support of Gay Marriage

Joe Biden makes waves with Meet the Press comments

(Newser) - Moments after Joe Biden offered his candid support for gay marriage yesterday, the White House rushed to clarify its position. "The vice president was saying what the president has said previously—that committed and loving same-sex couples deserve the same rights and protections enjoyed by all Americans and that...

Billy Graham Gets Behind NC Gay Marriage Ban

Urges fellow North Carolinians to vote yes on Amendment One

(Newser) - Rev. Billy Graham has come out in strong support of North Carolina’s Amendment One , which would ban gay marriage in his home state. "At 93, I never thought we would have to debate the definition of marriage," reads his statement, which will appear in full-page newspaper ads...

Gay Rights Group: NC Bill Just Like Segregation

Ads run as North Carolina considers gay marriage amendment

(Newser) - North Carolina already refuses to recognize same-sex unions, but a new amendment could go further, making sure that only traditional marriages are recognized—and a gay rights group is running a fairly shocking ad campaign against it. Images that recall segregation, like one featuring separate water fountains for straight and...

Anti-Gay Marriage Group's Plan: Divide Gays, Blacks

National Organization for Marriage also wanted to recruit Hispanics

(Newser) - The National Organization for Marriage came right out and admitted—in previously confidential documents—that a goal of one of its projects was "to drive a wedge between gays and blacks." The group wanted to "fan the hostility" over gay marriage and divide black voters and gay...

Maryland Governor Signs Gay-Marriage Bill

But opponents plan for November referendum

(Newser) - And then there were eight: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law today a measure making same-sex marriage legal in the state, reports the Baltimore Sun . One of the pens went to delegate Maggie McIntosh, the state's first openly gay lawmaker. "The way forward is always found...

Gay Hair Stylist Won't Cut NM Governor's Hair

Because New Mexico's Susana Martinez opposes gay marriage

(Newser) - Popular Santa Fe hair stylist Antonio Darden cut New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez's hair three times, but when her aides called for a fourth appointment, Darden refused. Darden, who runs Antonio's Hair Studio, is a gay man, and Martinez does not support gay marriage, he explains to KOB...

Calif. Gay Marriages on Hold as Opponents Appeal

Prop. 8 backers ask appeals court to review its decision

(Newser) - Legal wrangling has once again put gay marriage on hold in California. A federal appeals court panel's 2-1 decision to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage would have allowed gay marriages to resume as soon as next month, but the sponsors of Proposition 8 have asked the...

Cheney Helps Pro-Gay Lobby in Maryland

Former vice president pitches in to pass bill

(Newser) - Dick Cheney, pro-gay lobbyist? Turns out he did help support Maryland's gay marriage bill and may have influenced its passage in the state's House of Delegates yesterday, the Huffington Post reports via the Baltimore Sun . Republican Del. Wade Kach, who was expected to vote no, changed his mind...

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