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Breaking: Democratic Party platform to include gay marriage plank
TweetThe Washington Blade reports that on Sunday Democrats approved draft language supporting same-sex marriage and other pro-LGBT positions as part of the Democratic Party’s platform. The process is not officially complete – the language will have to be approved in a full platform meeting, and then by the delegates at the Democratic National Committee Meeting. [...]
MA House candidate could be first openly gay Republican in Congress
TweetIf he’s victorious this November, Richard Tisei would become the first openly gay Republican in the House of Representatives. A candidate for Congress in Massachusetts, Tisei supports marriage equality and choice and is expected to be a tough challenger for Democratic Congressman John Tierney who is currently embroiled in personal legal troubles related to his wife [...]
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Infographic: marriage equality is officially mainstream
TweetCenter for American Progress has issued a report which looks at polls and demonstrates that the majority of the country supports marriage equality. Crosby Burns and Ben Harris write, In short, marriage equality is now a mainstream American value. Just a decade ago, however, a majority of Americans opposed laws and policies that extended marital rights [...]
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Jay-Z has President Obama’s back and supports marriage equality
TweetI certainly think last week’s announcement by President Obama is a sea change. Yes, it was a symbolic gesture, but I think it’s important and allows many more public figures to speak out in support of marriage equality. The latest public figure to do so is the hip hop mogul Jay-Z. When asked about President [...]
Anti-gay bigot gets honorable mention in Darwin awards