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In 2008, Connecticut’s Supreme Court made the Granite State the second in the country to offer equal marriage to all citizens. In 2012, voters overwhelmingly approve of that decision, according to a recent poll from Public Policy Polling. Connecticut citizens endorse the equality law by an enormous 55-33 margin, which balloons to 68-18 for those […]
When Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy told a reporter that he supported the “biblical definition of the marriage unit,” it was a shot heard ’round the world. In addition to the reactions from activist groups and non-activist consumers, corporations large and small have jumped into the fray by showing their support of marriage equality. But will
After pressure earlier this week from Rep. Nancy Pelosi and a coalition of more than 80 Democrats, Homeland Security says it will consider the partner status of gay potential deportees. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: The department has issued a new policy governing the issuances of “Notice to Appear” documents, which is the step that
A billboard posted by a dating website expressing support for same-sex marriage was “unintentionally” placed adjacent a Florida Catholic Church, says the creator of the dating website. Greg Hodge, creator and managing director of beautifulpeople.com, had billboards posted in communities like Clearwater, Fla., to promote support for same-sex marriage and the new LGBT versions of
This Saturday marks the two year anniversary of AFER’s first major legal victory. On August 4, 2010, the Federal District Court in California ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. A lot has happened since then. And now that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld that 2010 ruling, the case is headed to the
The anti-gay National Organization for Marriage fervently hides its 501(c)(4) donors, but still has to disclose the donors to its Education Fund (the Ruth Institute), its 501(c)(3). Last year, ThinkProgress reported that NOM had received $500,000 from Douglas DeVos, president of the Amway company. Fred Karger, fresh off the presidential campaign trail, has launched a
It was warm, but not as hot as it had been all week. When I arrived a crowd was just starting to build but by the end of the protest there had been well over 200 hundred people participating. In a community like Fresno that says alot! We are an agricultural based community and tend
When President Barack Obama said same-sex couples should have the right to marry, it was national news for a few days before the presidential campaign and the country went back to business as usual. Yet weeks after a fast-food executive doubled down on his opposition to gay marriage, debate rages on about equality, religious values
The Human Rights Campaign has compiled a searchable database of where members of Congress stand on marriage equality, and it indicates Congress’s support lags that of the public. A total of 181 Congress members — 36 senators and 145 representatives — are supportive; they account for 34% of the body’s membership. In contrast, recent polls
My name is Barbara Strauss. I am a 25 year old straight Christian. I went today to apologize for how the church and “Christians” treat the gay community. You are all amazingly strong and encourage me. You face more adversity in a single day than I will probably face in my entire life. I look
