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Lacking support, RI Speaker Fox may vote SSM out of committee as an outside member

April 7, 2011 – 8:00 am

Gordon Fox, the openly-gay speaker of the RI House, is apparently mulling voting for SSM as an ex officio member, because they lack the votes otherwise: As the gay marriage bill remains stalled in the House Judiciary Committee, Statehouse sources tell GoLocalProv that there is widespread talk that House Speaker Gordon Fox might intervene to get […]

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LA Times Cartoon Promotes LGBT Agenda in CA Schools

April 6, 2011 – 4:36 pm

By Ted Rall for the Los Angeles Times (we’ve discussed the bill this cartoon is referring to here).

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Photo: Gay Marriage Activists Stop Rush Hour Traffic in NYC again

April 6, 2011 – 4:12 pm

The activist group “Queer Rising” has promised to disrupt life in NYC the first of every month until (they say) New York redefines marriage to include same-sex unions. Last month they blocked off 6th Avenue. This month they blocked traffic in front of Governor Cuomo’s midtown Manhattan office: Oddly enough, Governor Cuomo has been very […]

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Matthew Frank: Will Real Marriage Please Stand Up?

April 6, 2011 – 4:07 pm

Over at National Review Online, Matthew Franck comments on the debate between Sherif Gergis and Jason Steort over what marriage is: Steorts then turns to propose that we “now write our positive marriage law on a tabula rasa [a blank slate].” These are startling words to read in the flagship magazine of American conservatism. Conservatives are generally […]

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Frezza's Folly in Forbes: Says Tea Party Should Endorse Gay Marriage

April 6, 2011 – 4:05 pm

Bill Frezza writes in Forbes “Why The Tea Party Should Endorse Gay Marriage”: Why gay marriage? Aside from being a live-and-let-live litmus test (what part of get the government out of our lives don’t you understand?), gay marriage is the perfect pivot issue. Coming out in favor of granting same-sex couples the same legal status […]

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Is San Fran's Castro neighborhood appropriate for young kids?

April 6, 2011 – 12:21 pm

One of the things to notice in this article in the San Fran Chronicle is how carefully all the parents are to remain anonymous – even questioning the tour location is something they fear they must do in private, rather than being “outed” as “bigots” – when actually they are simply concerned about preserving their […]

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Target Claims Gay Marriage Advocates Harassing Mothers of Small Children

April 6, 2011 – 12:06 pm

A movement whose followers will sometimes do this – threaten to kidnap a young child during our Summer Marriage Tour: And will also do this – trailing mothers of small children trying to shop at Target and forcing talk about gay marriage in front of their kids – this is from Target’s complaint against “Canvass […]

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In wake of CU defeat in CO, gay activists claim lawmaker has "blood of suicidal gays ... on her hands"

April 6, 2011 – 8:00 am

The Denver Post reports on a reprehensible move some frustrated gay activists took after last week’s close defeat of a civil unions bill in Colorado: A faux Facebook page rips Rep. B.J. Nikkel over her “no” vote against civil unions, saying the blood of suicidal gays is on her hands. …The page purports to be […]

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Gov. McDonnell opposes VA adoption regulations that threaten religious liberty

April 5, 2011 – 11:34 pm

We’re happy to see VA Governor Bob McDonnell’s position on this controversial new policy (and thank you again to the hundreds of you who responded to our action alert on this last Friday!): Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) told reporters at a Tuesday news conference that he opposes proposed regulations developed by his Democratic predecessor that […]

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Equality Virginia Blasts Opponents of Adoption Regs, Refuses to Acknowledge or Respond to Religious Liberty Concerns

April 5, 2011 – 1:13 pm

From The Washington Post’s VA Politics blog: Equality Virginia, a leading gay rights group, sent out an email late Monday night blasting Del. Bob Marshall for trying to derail a proposal to ban discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgendered people who want to adopt children. …Equality Virginia disputes that the proposed regulations would do anything […]

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Tim Gill Says: Vote My Way Or I'll Dump $2 Million Against Your Party in Colorado

April 5, 2011 – 12:16 pm

Or, at any rate, that’s what Tim Gill’s top lawyer Ted Trimpa told FOX 31 news: Ultimately, the vote [against same-sex unions in Colorado] was more evidence that elections indeed have consequences. The GOP’s one-vote majority in the House won last November entitles them to majorities on all House committees and to effectively kill measures […]

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Updated In RI, a move for Reciprocal Benefits instead?

April 5, 2011 – 11:39 am

More evidence from the April 5th Boston Globe that the Rhode Island legislature isn’t willing to redefine marriage. Instead, the new idea is a version of civil unions that would provide many practical benefits for couples not eligible for marriage: Rhode Island lawmakers will consider a proposal to allow gay couples and others who can’t legally marry […]

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In CA, a second Prop 8 instead?

April 5, 2011 – 11:11 am

More evidence that Prop 8 will win-out in court – SSM activists are searching for a fall back option: Equality California, the major gay rights organization, is looking into whether or not it will push for a pro-gay marriage ballot measure sometime very soon, probably 2012. “Legal experts advise that the case might not be […]

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Where Does Virginia Social Services Get the Legal Authority to Requires Mandatory Gay Adoption?

April 4, 2011 – 10:27 am

In this story by LifeSiteNews, a Virginia delegate (Bob Marshall) points out that the legislature has declined to add “orientation” discrimination to its statutes, and asks–where did Virginia Social Services get the authority to add sexual orientation non-discrimination to its licensing requirements for adoption agencies? BTW, NOM readers ROCK! The opposing comments on the negative […]

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Are Moms and Dads Just the Same?

April 4, 2011 – 10:19 am

A San Francisco Power Mommy Group, says, No: “In a Clubby World of San Francisco Mothers, Men Needn’t Apply.” – New York Times

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