Right Should Stop Slandering Gay Marriage

President may be considering an endorsement of the issue

(NEWSER) - Barack Obama was in favor of gay marriage before Senator Obama was against it, and now President Obama is again considering the issue, having said publicly that his views are "evolving." Obama will headline a pair of events for the gay community in coming weeks, and as he ramps up his re-election campaign, the White House is exploring the political realities of a sitting president endorsing same-sex marriage, reports the New York Times. More»

He also says repeal of 'Don't Ask' will take months, not years

(NEWSER) - President Obama today reiterated that his views on gay marriage are "constantly evolving," reports ABC News . Asked in today's victory-lap news conference why he supported repeal of "Don't Ask" but still opposes same-sex marriage, the president said his "baseline is a strong civil union that affords them legal protections." But, he noted, "I have friends, I have people who work for me, who are in powerful long-lasting gay or lesbians unions." He said he knows that gay marriage "means a lot to them." More»

Leaders call for reinstatement of 'Manhattan Declaration'

(NEWSER) - Christian leaders are crying foul over Apple's decision to pull an iPhone app opposing gay marriage from its app store for being "offensive to large numbers of people." They have written to Steve Jobs to protest the move, and urged supporters of the "Manhattan Declaration" app to sign a petition to reinstate it, ABC reports—and 16,000 people have done so. That's more than twice as many signatures as were on the petition that spurred Apple to remove the app. More»

Outrageous characters may be hurting the cause

(NEWSER) - There was a time when homosexuality on TV helped the public become more accepting of gays and lesbians, but that time may be over. As the small screen fills with characters like Glee’s Kurt, “the sensitive gay boy who really wants to be a girl,” and a plethora of “gorgeous, curvy” lesbians, gay rights regarding marriage and the military are experiencing setbacks, writes Ramin Setoodeh in Newsweek. More»

(NEWSER) - Barack Obama has done next to nothing for gay and lesbian Americans since coming to power, but liberals keep insisting that he's a closet supporter of same-sex marriage and open military service. That's ridiculous, writes James Kirchick in the Washington Post, who sees no reason to assume Obama will act. "Whatever he 'really' thinks," he writes, "Obama's stance on gay marriage is virtually indistinguishable from that of John McCain." More»