How Academic Philosophers Are Trying to End the Gay-Marriage Debate — And ...

Subject: January 23, 2015 4:00 AM. How Academic Philosophers Are Trying to End the Gay-Marriage Debate — And Getting It Wrong Philosophers won't tolerate some viewpoints, and they're trying to make traditional marriage one of them. By Spencer Case.

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Virginia Introduces Bill Banning Conversion Therapy For Minors

Conversion therapy has been proven time and again to not only be ineffectual in changing an individual's sexual orientation from gay to straight, a sentiment even endorsed by former "ex-gay" leaders, but is instead likely to be harmful, particularly to ...

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RI high court: Firefighters forced to drive in 'gay' parade 'legitimate work'

A Rhode Island Supreme Court judge just delivered a ruling that forcing Christian firefighters to drive a fire truck through a “gay” pride parade route against their conscience is a “legitimate work assignment.” A Closer Look The ruling comes more than ...

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Judge Strikes Down Alabama's Gay Marriage Ban

The judge, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade, ruled that Alabama's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, known as the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, violates the 14th Amendment's due process and equal protection clauses. "If anything ...

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Fight for state benefits prompted gay-marriage ruling

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Huckabee: Court action not enough to legalize gay marriage

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As a gay parent I must flee Russia or lose my children

Unknown anti-gay demonstrator hits Russia's gay and LGBT rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev (centre) during a gay rights activists rally in cental Moscow on 25 May, 2013. Photograph: Andrey Svitailo/AFP/Getty Images. Sunday 11 August 2013 06.31 EDT.

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CNN To Air Political Quiz Show Hosted By Anderson Cooper

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Gay-Marriage Ban in Alabama

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For Patrick Stewart, standing up for gay rights was a natural

Patrick Stewart, who plays a bisexual Juilliard dance teacher in the new film Match, was misidentified as a gay man by a British newspaper last year. While some straight men might go into a bit of a panic over such a thing, Stewart insists he was ...

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Pennsylvania Governor Advocates For First Openly Transgender Physician ...

Pending an upcoming confirmation by the state Senate, Dr. Rachel Levine could become Pennsylvania's newest Physician General and the first transgender woman to hold the position. Prior to being submitted by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Levine's ...

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Sarah Palin Says 'Of Course' She's Interested in 2016: VIDEO

We can't wait for new energy. Good competition. And that competition in the GOP primary, 'cause this had better be a competition, and not a coronation, will surface that candidate who can take on, I predict, Hillary. Be ready for Hillary and show the ...

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Obama hopes high court legalizes gay marriage

The court last Friday announced its intention to take up gay rights cases that could overturn bans on same-sex marriage in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. While federal appellate courts overseeing other states have overturned anti-gay marriage ...

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It's time to be straight about gay rights

MICHAEL CLIFFORD: It's time to be straight about gay rights. Saturday, January 24, 2015. Michael Clifford. I FIRST met a Protestant when I was 12. My family had moved that year to a town where there were a number of them. There were rumoured to be a ...

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Pope: Catholics need not breed 'like rabbits'

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Governor speaks on gay rights

Governor Helen Kilpatrick joins in as Truman Bodden Law School students zero in on gender equality and the treatment of gays in the Cayman Islands. On Thursday (22 January) she's expected to provide an overview of Cayman's laws in this regard.

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As a gay parent I must flee Russia or lose my children

Unknown anti-gay demonstrator hits Russia's gay and LGBT rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev (centre) during a gay rights activists rally in cental Moscow on 25 May, 2013. Photograph: Andrey Svitailo/AFP/Getty Images. Sunday 11 August 2013 06.31 EDT.

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Macedonian Parliament Approves Gay Marriage Ban

The Macedonian parliament on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment which defines marriage as a heterosexual union. A final vote is expected to take place later this week, though Tuesday's vote of 72-4 leaves little doubt about the final outcome.

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Obama hopes high court legalizes gay marriage

The court last Friday announced its intention to take up gay rights cases that could overturn bans on same-sex marriage in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. While federal appellate courts overseeing other states have overturned anti-gay marriage ...

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Baker faces civil rights complaint for refusing to put anti-gay message on ...

DENVER — A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they also be punished for declining to make a cake with anti-gay statements?

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New Poll Shows Rocky Road To White House For Any Anti-Gay Republican

More than one-third think they'd be less likely to vote for a candidate who opposed gay marriage, according to a new poll. Last week, independent polling firm Zogby Analytics conducted a national survey for The Huffington Post examining how likely ...

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County GOP blasts Mead on gay marriage

Local Republican leaders told Mead in a letter sent last week that “you violated your oath of office to defend Wyoming and our statutes” by choosing not to appeal the October ruling that legalized gay marriage in the state. The Park County GOP said U.S ...

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Transgender Individuals Recognized For First Time Ever In A State Of The Union Speech

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People Choose to Be Gay

Southern Baptist Pastor Mark Harris says that people choose to be gay and announces he will run for Senate --On the Bonus Show: A man's body produces alcoh...


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Christian group's free speech denied over gay marriage conference ban ...

Speakers lined up to attend included Sir Paul Coleridge, the High Court judge who founded the Marriage Foundation think-tank, as well as prominent supporters and opponents of gay marriage. But the day before the conference was due to take place the ...

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Gay Ski Weeks: From Aspen to Whistler, It's Sex on the Slopes

“I find the straight ski events to be much more aggressive, with chest-pounding and ego-flexing, versus gay events that tend to be more fun-loving and laid-back,” says Nelson. “We also look better in our outfits,” adds Whitman. Another difference is ...

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For Patrick Stewart, standing up for gay rights was a natural

Patrick Stewart, who plays a bisexual Juilliard dance teacher in the new film Match, was misidentified as a gay man by a British newspaper last year. While some straight men might go into a bit of a panic over such a thing, Stewart insists he was ...

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Virginia Introduces Bill Banning Conversion Therapy For Minors

Conversion therapy has been proven time and again to not only be ineffectual in changing an individual's sexual orientation from gay to straight, a sentiment even endorsed by former "ex-gay" leaders, but is instead likely to be harmful, particularly to ...

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As a gay parent I must flee Russia or lose my children

Unknown anti-gay demonstrator hits Russia's gay and LGBT rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev (centre) during a gay rights activists rally in cental Moscow on 25 May, 2013. Photograph: Andrey Svitailo/AFP/Getty Images. Sunday 11 August 2013 06.31 EDT.

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Macedonian Parliament Approves Gay Marriage Ban

The Macedonian parliament on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment which defines marriage as a heterosexual union. A final vote is expected to take place later this week, though Tuesday's vote of 72-4 leaves little doubt about the final outcome.

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Transgender Individuals Recognized For First Time Ever In A State Of The Union Speech

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Baker faces civil rights complaint for refusing to put anti-gay message on ...

DENVER — A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they also be punished for declining to make a cake with anti-gay statements?

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District Court Finds Prop 8 Unconstitutional: AFER's 8/4/10 Press Conference

The Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California today ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the landmark Perry v. Schwarzene...


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No love between sides in Michigan gay marriage debate

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this April on gay marriage cases in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, which could spell marriage equality. Readers on Freep.com weighed in: The Free Press editorial “Schuette's futile fight against gay ...

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GOP lawmakers skip gay rights rally

Two Republican state senators scheduled to speak at a gay rights rally at the state Capitol Monday were no-shows. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, and Sen. Daniel Hall, R-Wyoming, snubbed a press conference put on by Fairness ...

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Gay wedding plans take shape after Vietnam repeals ban

There are bigger gay communities and gay events.'' Twenty-nine percent of the LGBT community in the U.S. take at least five leisure trips a year, according to research by San Francisco-based Community Marketing Inc. The community generates $100 billion ...

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Colorado AG Coffman: Supreme Court banning gay marriage is 'hard to imagine'

Colorado's new attorney general Cynthia Coffman, left, shakes hands with Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice after Coffman took the oath of office on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol Jan. 13, 2015, in Denver. (Photo: AP/David ...

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For Patrick Stewart, standing up for gay rights was a natural

Patrick Stewart, who plays a bisexual Juilliard dance teacher in the new film Match, was misidentified as a gay man by a British newspaper last year. While some straight men might go into a bit of a panic over such a thing, Stewart insists he was ...

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Tasmania: Rainbow family's home subjected to anti gay vandalism

About Gay News Network · About Blaze · About MCV · About Queensland Pride · About SX · Contact Us · GNN Logo · Home · News · National News; Tasmania: Rainbow family's home subjected to anti gay vandalism. Tasmania: Rainbow family's home ...

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This Is What Bryan Fischer's 'Love' For Gays Looks Like

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/what-bryan-fischers-love-gays-looks Bryan Fischer says he and other anti-gay activists "love" gays ... but think their ...


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Pennsylvania Governor Advocates For First Openly Transgender Physician ...

Pending an upcoming confirmation by the state Senate, Dr. Rachel Levine could become Pennsylvania's newest Physician General and the first transgender woman to hold the position. Prior to being submitted by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Levine's ...

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GOP pursues state legislation limiting gay rights before Supreme Court rules ...

"On no issue during my 40-year career have opinions moved as rapidly as they have on the issue of the morality of gay relationships and ultimately gay marriage," said Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Tennessee Gov.

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Cult Japanese author Murakami waxes lyrical on same-sex marriage

About Gay News Network · About Blaze · About MCV · About Queensland Pride · About SX · Contact Us · GNN Logo · Home · Entertainment; Jumpers for Goalposts returns for an encore at Midsumma Festival. Cult Japanese author Murakami waxes lyrical on ...

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Huckabee: Court action not enough to legalize gay marriage

Huckabee: Court action not enough to legalize gay marriage. Google +. Mike Huckabee, CPAC, Conservative Political Action Conference, gay news, Washington Blade. Mike Huckabee says courts alone cannot impose same-sex marriage in the state.

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Supreme Court will rule on gay marriage

Mike Meno, spokesman for the N.C. American Civil Liberties Union, said the Supreme Court's decision to take up the issue was likely a result of the 6th Circuit court ruling that upheld gay marriage bans in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee ...

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Gay marriage may affect discrimination, religion bills

Jayne Rowse, far left, and April DeBoer are all smiles at a press conference in which they reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review the federal lawsuit challenging Michigan's gay marriage ban. (Photo: Jose Juarez / Special to The Detroit ...

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Fight for state benefits prompted gay-marriage ruling

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McPadden And Gay Rights

Michael mcpadden is no friend to families. He is a wishy-washy politician who will say anything to get elected. Mike refuses to take a "principled stand" to ...


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RI high court: Firefighters forced to drive in 'gay' parade 'legitimate work'

A Rhode Island Supreme Court judge just delivered a ruling that forcing Christian firefighters to drive a fire truck through a “gay” pride parade route against their conscience is a “legitimate work assignment.” A Closer Look The ruling comes more than ...

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This Is What Bryan Fischer's 'Love' For Gays Looks Like

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People Choose to Be Gay

Southern Baptist Pastor Mark Harris says that people choose to be gay and announces he will run for Senate --On the Bonus Show: A man's body produces alcoh...


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Home › Local › Huckabee: Resist possible decision for gay marriage

Whatever the legal basis for Huckabee's stance — and constitutional scholars question whether there is one — as a political matter, his fervent opposition all but guarantees that the issue of gay marriage will be prominent in the GOP presidential debate.

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Mike Huckabee Denies He's Homophobic, Just Applying God's Standard To Gay ...

Possible Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee recently told televangelist Jim Bakker that gay rights opponents have allowed “ourselves to be called homophobic or bigoted, we're not.” As Right Wing Watch points out, Huckabee once called ...

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Jewish Home Leader Admits Organizing Jerusalem Anti-Gay Parade With ...

Jewish Home Leader Admits Organizing Jerusalem Anti-Gay Parade With Donkeys and Goats. Far Right Party Backs Future Lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich. Intolerance: Anti-gay activists hold 2006 Jerusalem march to spotlight 'deviant' acts. getty images.

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Patrick Stewart: 'Supporting Gay Rights Is Natural'

The iconic actor talks about his new film Match, the joys of sex, and why he's honored to to be misidentified as a gay man. BY Jase Peeples. January 23 2015 8:00 AM ET ? There's one particular scene during Patrick Stewart's new film Match, in which his ...

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RI high court: Firefighters forced to drive in 'gay' parade 'legitimate work'

A Rhode Island Supreme Court judge just delivered a ruling that forcing Christian firefighters to drive a fire truck through a “gay” pride parade route against their conscience is a “legitimate work assignment.” A Closer Look The ruling comes more than ...

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Rhode Island court throws out city firefighters' gay pride parade lawsuits

The Rhode Island supreme court has thrown out lawsuits brought by two Providence firefighters. Photograph: Public domain. Associated Press in Providence, Rhode Island. Monday 29 December 2014 16.51 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

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Alabama Seeks to Stay Order Overturning Gay Marriage Ban

The Alabama attorney general is asking a federal judge to stay a ruling that overturned Alabama's ban on gay marriage, as advocates cheer what once seemed an improbable victory in the deeply conservative state. Attorney General Luther Strange's office ...

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Federal Judge Overturns Gay Marriage Ban In Alabama

Officials in Alabama have passed two laws banning gay marriage. The first law is a state statute, while the other is a constitutional amendment called the “Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment.” The amendment was supported by 81 percent of Alabama ...

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Gay Pride returns to Ibiza

Gay Parade returns to Ibiza in 2015



2015 will see an organised festival in support of gay and LGBT rights and communities, under the banner of Gay Pride, taking place across 5 days from 8th until 12th July. The private organisers of the event have already obtained support of the Consell

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MBE for former DUP mayor who said Hurricane Katrina was God's revenge for a ...

A controversial DUP politician who received an MBE this week says he stands by his remarks that gay people were to blame for a hurricane that killed 1,300 people. Related Articles. Honour sends out all wrong signals · Compassionate Mr Mills deserves ...

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No love between sides in Michigan gay marriage debate

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this April on gay marriage cases in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, which could spell marriage equality. Readers on Freep.com weighed in: The Free Press editorial “Schuette's futile fight against gay ...

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Alabama's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

A federal judge has just issued a ruling striking down Alabama's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, saying the ban violates the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade issued ...

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Hell for leather: 6 more of the world's sexiest gay events for 2015

Hell for leather: 6 more of the world's sexiest gay events for 2015. So many parties, so little time – GSN takes a look at some of the sexiest events to pencil in your diary for 2015. 27 December 2014 | By Gareth Johnson. Barcelona's Circuit festival ...

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For Patrick Stewart, standing up for gay rights was a natural

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Federal judge strikes down Alabama's gay marriage ban

A federal judge in Mobile, Alabama, today struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, bringing the number of gay marriage states to 37. Close video. Weekends with Alex Witt, 1/17/15, 12:00 PM ET. Supreme Court to decide on gay marriage. MSNBC's ...

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Patrick Stewart: 'Supporting Gay Rights Is Natural'

The iconic actor talks about his new film Match, the joys of sex, and why he's honored to to be misidentified as a gay man. BY Jase Peeples. January 23 2015 8:00 AM ET ? There's one particular scene during Patrick Stewart's new film Match, in which his ...

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Alabama's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

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It's time to be straight about gay rights

MICHAEL CLIFFORD: It's time to be straight about gay rights. Saturday, January 24, 2015. Michael Clifford. I FIRST met a Protestant when I was 12. My family had moved that year to a town where there were a number of them. There were rumoured to be a ...

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HRC: Equal Treatment Still Out of Reach for LGBT Americans

WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in partnership with the Equality Federation, today released its first national report assessing the status of ...

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A Muslim Cleric Walks Into a Gay Bar...

In the wake of these confounding events, as someone who supports gay rights and has tried to place the fringe violence of Muslim zealots in contrast with the majority of peaceful and tolerant Muslims, many conservatives accuse me of opposing freedom.

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It's time to be straight about gay rights

MICHAEL CLIFFORD: It's time to be straight about gay rights. Saturday, January 24, 2015. Michael Clifford. I FIRST met a Protestant when I was 12. My family had moved that year to a town where there were a number of them. There were rumoured to be a ...

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Judge Strikes Down Alabama's Gay Marriage Ban

The judge, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade, ruled that Alabama's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, known as the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, violates the 14th Amendment's due process and equal protection clauses. "If anything ...

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Pope: Catholics need not breed 'like rabbits'

African bishops have long complained that Western ideas about birth control and gay rights are being imposed on the developing world by groups, institutions or nations, often as a condition for development aid. "Every people deserves to conserve its ...

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Arkansas AG asks for new arguments in gay marriage case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to hold new oral arguments in the lawsuit challenging the state's gay marriage ban. Rutledge, a Republican who was sworn in last week, on Friday asked for a ...

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Alabama Seeks to Stay Order Overturning Gay Marriage Ban

The Alabama attorney general is asking a federal judge to stay a ruling that overturned Alabama's ban on gay marriage, as advocates cheer what once seemed an improbable victory in the deeply conservative state. Attorney General Luther Strange's office ...

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Huckabee: Court action not enough to legalize gay marriage

Huckabee: Court action not enough to legalize gay marriage. Google +. Mike Huckabee, CPAC, Conservative Political Action Conference, gay news, Washington Blade. Mike Huckabee says courts alone cannot impose same-sex marriage in the state.

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Alabama's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

A federal judge has just issued a ruling striking down Alabama's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, saying the ban violates the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade issued ...

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Pope: Catholics need not breed 'like rabbits'

African bishops have long complained that Western ideas about birth control and gay rights are being imposed on the developing world by groups, institutions or nations, often as a condition for development aid. "Every people deserves to conserve its ...

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Fight for state benefits prompted gay-marriage ruling

The issue of gay marriage nationwide could be resolved by the end of June, when the Supreme Court is expected to rule on cases out of four states where marriage bans are in place. But activists and legal experts don't expect the battle to end there ...

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CNN To Air Political Quiz Show Hosted By Anderson Cooper

Well this is different. According to TVNewser CNN has plans to create a politics-themed quiz show, blocking and testing of which took place this week at CNN's New York studios. The show will be a quiz-style show evidently in the theme of Jeopardy ...

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Gay-Marriage Ban in Alabama

A group working for gay rights across the country called the ruling historic. "Judge Granade's ruling today affirms what we already know to be true - that all loving, committed Alabama couples should have the right to marry," said Sarah Warbelow, the ...

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Rutledge seeks new oral arguments in gay marriage case

LITTLE ROCK — Attorney General Leslie Rutledge wants the state Supreme Court to hear oral arguments a second time in a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban. Rutledge's office filed a motion Friday arguing that because three of the ...

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It's time to be straight about gay rights

MICHAEL CLIFFORD: It's time to be straight about gay rights. Saturday, January 24, 2015. Michael Clifford. I FIRST met a Protestant when I was 12. My family had moved that year to a town where there were a number of them. There were rumoured to be a ...

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Alabama Seeks to Stay Order Overturning Gay Marriage Ban

The Alabama attorney general is asking a federal judge to stay a ruling that overturned Alabama's ban on gay marriage, as advocates cheer what once seemed an improbable victory in the deeply conservative state. Attorney General Luther Strange's office ...

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Judge strikes down gay-marriage ban in Ala.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal court Friday struck down Alabama's ban on same-sex marriage, saying it violated gay and lesbian couples' equal protection and due process rights. In a 10-page decision, Callie V.S. Granade, a district judge for the U.S. ...

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Pope: Catholics need not breed 'like rabbits'

African bishops have long complained that Western ideas about birth control and gay rights are being imposed on the developing world by groups, institutions or nations, often as a condition for development aid. "Every people deserves to conserve its ...

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Baker faces civil rights complaint for refusing to put anti-gay message on ...

DENVER — A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they also be punished for declining to make a cake with anti-gay statements?

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Pope: Catholics need not breed 'like rabbits'

African bishops have long complained that Western ideas about birth control and gay rights are being imposed on the developing world by groups, institutions or nations, often as a condition for development aid. "Every people deserves to conserve its ...

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No love between sides in Michigan gay marriage debate

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this April on gay marriage cases in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, which could spell marriage equality. Readers on Freep.com weighed in: The Free Press editorial “Schuette's futile fight against gay ...

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Alabama Seeks to Stay Order Overturning Gay Marriage Ban

The Alabama attorney general is asking a federal judge to stay a ruling that overturned Alabama's ban on gay marriage, as advocates cheer what once seemed an improbable victory in the deeply conservative state. Attorney General Luther Strange's office ...

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Rutledge seeks new oral arguments in gay marriage case

LITTLE ROCK — Attorney General Leslie Rutledge wants the state Supreme Court to hear oral arguments a second time in a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban. Rutledge's office filed a motion Friday arguing that because three of the ...

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Gay wedding plans take shape after Vietnam repeals ban

There are bigger gay communities and gay events.'' Twenty-nine percent of the LGBT community in the U.S. take at least five leisure trips a year, according to research by San Francisco-based Community Marketing Inc. The community generates $100 billion ...

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As a gay parent I must flee Russia or lose my children

Unknown anti-gay demonstrator hits Russia's gay and LGBT rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev (centre) during a gay rights activists rally in cental Moscow on 25 May, 2013. Photograph: Andrey Svitailo/AFP/Getty Images. Sunday 11 August 2013 06.31 EDT.

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Robbie Rogers: FIFA Not Concerned With Lives Of Gay Players

... two World Cups, the most widely watched sporting events in the world, in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022, two countries that fall far short when it comes to humanitarian values, not to mention their seriously anti-LGBT values and crushing anti-gay ...

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Home › Local › Huckabee: Resist possible decision for gay marriage

Whatever the legal basis for Huckabee's stance — and constitutional scholars question whether there is one — as a political matter, his fervent opposition all but guarantees that the issue of gay marriage will be prominent in the GOP presidential debate.

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A Muslim Cleric Walks Into a Gay Bar...

In the wake of these confounding events, as someone who supports gay rights and has tried to place the fringe violence of Muslim zealots in contrast with the majority of peaceful and tolerant Muslims, many conservatives accuse me of opposing freedom.

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GOP pursues state legislation limiting gay rights before Supreme Court rules ...

"On no issue during my 40-year career have opinions moved as rapidly as they have on the issue of the morality of gay relationships and ultimately gay marriage," said Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Tennessee Gov.

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Mike Huckabee Denies He's Homophobic, Just Applying God's Standard To Gay ...

Possible Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee recently told televangelist Jim Bakker that gay rights opponents have allowed “ourselves to be called homophobic or bigoted, we're not.” As Right Wing Watch points out, Huckabee once called ...

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Mike Huckabee Denies He's Homophobic, Just Applying God's Standard To Gay ...

Possible Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee recently told televangelist Jim Bakker that gay rights opponents have allowed “ourselves to be called homophobic or bigoted, we're not.” As Right Wing Watch points out, Huckabee once called ...

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Obama says hopes Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he hoped the Supreme Court would issue a ruling that would prevent states from banning gay marriage when it rules on the issue later this year. The court last week agreed to decide ...

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Robbie Rogers: FIFA Not Concerned With Lives Of Gay Players

... two World Cups, the most widely watched sporting events in the world, in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022, two countries that fall far short when it comes to humanitarian values, not to mention their seriously anti-LGBT values and crushing anti-gay ...

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Rutledge seeks new oral arguments in gay marriage case

LITTLE ROCK — Attorney General Leslie Rutledge wants the state Supreme Court to hear oral arguments a second time in a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban. Rutledge's office filed a motion Friday arguing that because three of the ...

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Gay marriage may affect discrimination, religion bills

Jayne Rowse, far left, and April DeBoer are all smiles at a press conference in which they reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review the federal lawsuit challenging Michigan's gay marriage ban. (Photo: Jose Juarez / Special to The Detroit ...

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GOP pursues state legislation limiting gay rights before Supreme Court rules ...

"On no issue during my 40-year career have opinions moved as rapidly as they have on the issue of the morality of gay relationships and ultimately gay marriage," said Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Tennessee Gov.

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GOP pursues state legislation limiting gay rights before Supreme Court rules ...

"On no issue during my 40-year career have opinions moved as rapidly as they have on the issue of the morality of gay relationships and ultimately gay marriage," said Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Tennessee Gov.

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Federal judge strikes down Alabama's gay marriage ban

A federal judge in Mobile, Alabama, today struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, bringing the number of gay marriage states to 37. Close video. Weekends with Alex Witt, 1/17/15, 12:00 PM ET. Supreme Court to decide on gay marriage. MSNBC's ...

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Sarah Palin Says 'Of Course' She's Interested in 2016: VIDEO

We can't wait for new energy. Good competition. And that competition in the GOP primary, 'cause this had better be a competition, and not a coronation, will surface that candidate who can take on, I predict, Hillary. Be ready for Hillary and show the ...

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Sarah Palin Says 'Of Course' She's Interested in 2016: VIDEO

We can't wait for new energy. Good competition. And that competition in the GOP primary, 'cause this had better be a competition, and not a coronation, will surface that candidate who can take on, I predict, Hillary. Be ready for Hillary and show the ...

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Federal Judge Overturns Gay Marriage Ban In Alabama

Officials in Alabama have passed two laws banning gay marriage. The first law is a state statute, while the other is a constitutional amendment called the “Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment.” The amendment was supported by 81 percent of Alabama ...

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Gay Ski Weeks: From Aspen to Whistler, It's Sex on the Slopes

“I find the straight ski events to be much more aggressive, with chest-pounding and ego-flexing, versus gay events that tend to be more fun-loving and laid-back,” says Nelson. “We also look better in our outfits,” adds Whitman. Another difference is ...

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GOP pursues state legislation limiting gay rights before Supreme Court rules ...

"On no issue during my 40-year career have opinions moved as rapidly as they have on the issue of the morality of gay relationships and ultimately gay marriage," said Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Tennessee Gov.

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GOP pursues state legislation limiting gay rights before Supreme Court rules ...

"On no issue during my 40-year career have opinions moved as rapidly as they have on the issue of the morality of gay relationships and ultimately gay marriage," said Whit Ayres, a Republican consultant for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Tennessee Gov.

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Obama says hopes Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he hoped the Supreme Court would issue a ruling that would prevent states from banning gay marriage when it rules on the issue later this year. The court last week agreed to decide ...

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Fight for state benefits prompted gay-marriage ruling

The issue of gay marriage nationwide could be resolved by the end of June, when the Supreme Court is expected to rule on cases out of four states where marriage bans are in place. But activists and legal experts don't expect the battle to end there ...

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Satisfaction With Acceptance of Gay People Plateaus at 53%

To many pro-gay supporters, 2014 was a "banner year" in gay rights as the number of states allowing marriage equality nearly doubled. And while support for same-sex marriage may have inched higher, the events of 2014 didn't sway Americans' collective ...

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Obama says hopes Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he hoped the Supreme Court would issue a ruling that would prevent states from banning gay marriage when it rules on the issue later this year. The court last week agreed to decide ...

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Rutledge seeks new oral arguments in gay marriage case

LITTLE ROCK — Attorney General Leslie Rutledge wants the state Supreme Court to hear oral arguments a second time in a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban. Rutledge's office filed a motion Friday arguing that because three of the ...

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No love between sides in Michigan gay marriage debate

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this April on gay marriage cases in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, which could spell marriage equality. Readers on Freep.com weighed in: The Free Press editorial “Schuette's futile fight against gay ...

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No love between sides in Michigan gay marriage debate

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this April on gay marriage cases in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee, which could spell marriage equality. Readers on Freep.com weighed in: The Free Press editorial “Schuette's futile fight against gay ...

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Gay wedding plans take shape after Vietnam repeals ban

There are bigger gay communities and gay events.'' Twenty-nine percent of the LGBT community in the U.S. take at least five leisure trips a year, according to research by San Francisco-based Community Marketing Inc. The community generates $100 billion ...

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Gay wedding plans take shape after Vietnam repeals ban

There are bigger gay communities and gay events.'' Twenty-nine percent of the LGBT community in the U.S. take at least five leisure trips a year, according to research by San Francisco-based Community Marketing Inc. The community generates $100 billion ...

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Gay Ski Weeks: From Aspen to Whistler, It's Sex on the Slopes

“I find the straight ski events to be much more aggressive, with chest-pounding and ego-flexing, versus gay events that tend to be more fun-loving and laid-back,” says Nelson. “We also look better in our outfits,” adds Whitman. Another difference is ...

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Gay wedding plans take shape after Vietnam repeals ban

There are bigger gay communities and gay events.'' Twenty-nine percent of the LGBT community in the U.S. take at least five leisure trips a year, according to research by San Francisco-based Community Marketing Inc. The community generates $100 billion ...

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Satisfaction With Acceptance of Gay People Plateaus at 53%

To many pro-gay supporters, 2014 was a "banner year" in gay rights as the number of states allowing marriage equality nearly doubled. And while support for same-sex marriage may have inched higher, the events of 2014 didn't sway Americans' collective ...

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How Academic Philosophers Are Trying to End the Gay-Marriage Debate — And ...

Subject: January 23, 2015 4:00 AM. How Academic Philosophers Are Trying to End the Gay-Marriage Debate — And Getting It Wrong Philosophers won't tolerate some viewpoints, and they're trying to make traditional marriage one of them. By Spencer Case.

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Satisfaction With Acceptance of Gay People Plateaus at 53%

To many pro-gay supporters, 2014 was a "banner year" in gay rights as the number of states allowing marriage equality nearly doubled. And while support for same-sex marriage may have inched higher, the events of 2014 didn't sway Americans' collective ...

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How Academic Philosophers Are Trying to End the Gay-Marriage Debate — And ...

Subject: January 23, 2015 4:00 AM. How Academic Philosophers Are Trying to End the Gay-Marriage Debate — And Getting It Wrong Philosophers won't tolerate some viewpoints, and they're trying to make traditional marriage one of them. By Spencer Case.

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How Academic Philosophers Are Trying to End the Gay-Marriage Debate — And ...

Subject: January 23, 2015 4:00 AM. How Academic Philosophers Are Trying to End the Gay-Marriage Debate — And Getting It Wrong Philosophers won't tolerate some viewpoints, and they're trying to make traditional marriage one of them. By Spencer Case.

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