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  • May 2008

    • Why Gay Marriage Won't Be a Hot Issue in 2008 Race

      Newsweek  |  May 17, 08 5:34 PM CDT

      Why Gay Marriage Won't Be a Hot Issue in 2008 Race

      (Newser) - Same-sex marriage was a big issue in 2004 and may have nudged the Democrats towards defeat, Karen Breslau writes in Newsweek . The issue is back in the spotlight this election year but she can think of four big reasons why it won't matter as much: Public opinion is shifting toward favoring gay marriage, or at least civil unions. John McCain is a maverick on social issues and doesn't seem inclined to make same-sex unions a battleground. More »

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      Election 2008  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • same-sex marriage  • campaign issues

    • Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 16, 08 4:03 AM CDT

      Gay Marriage Foes Mobilize California Fight

      (Newser) - Organizations staunchly opposed to same-sex unions are already mobilizing to reinstate a ban on gay marriages that was struck down yesterday by California's Supreme Court, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The coalition intends to hammer home the fact that  four judges have "overturned the will" of millions of voters who approved the ban in a 2000 vote, said a spokeswoman for a conservative group in Sacramento. More »

  • April 2008

    • Out Names Most Powerful Gays

      Out  |  Apr 13, 08 12:29 PM CDT

      Out Names Most Powerful Gays

      (Newser) - Out magazine's Gay Power 50 boasts plenty of people with plenty of influence over politics and pop culture: David Geffen: Look at the headlines this Hollywood bigwig sparked when he endorsed Barack Obama for proof of his broad influence. Anderson Cooper: Turn on CNN. Enough said. Ellen DeGeneres: Her daily audience is 2.4 million. More »

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      list  • media  • gay rights  • gay  • Barney Frank  • Ellen DeGeneres  • Rosie O'Donnell  • David Geffen  • Anderson Cooper  • outing

    • McCain Ultra Conservative on Women's Issues

      Salon  |  Apr 11, 08 7:51 PM CDT

      McCain Ultra Conservative on Women's Issues

      (Newser) - John McCain is far more conservative on abortion, sex education and other issues than most voters believe, writes Joe Conason in Salon. He says McCain's voting record and views—as opposed to his moderate image in the mainstream press—often infuriate women, especially because he wants to overturn Roe v. Wade, favors abstinence-only sex ed, and doesn't want insurers to pay for contraception. More »

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      John McCain  • gay rights  • abortion  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • flip flop  • sex education

    • Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'

      Associated Press  |  Apr 10, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      Obama Wouldn't Give Chiefs Gay 'Litmus Test'

      (Newser) - Barack Obama said he wouldn't require top military appointees to support letting open homosexuals serve, stressing that his priority for Joint Chiefs of Staff is the ability to protect the country. Speaking to a gay magazine, the candidate called “don’t ask, don’t tell” a “counterproductive strategy,” adding he’d ban workplace discrimination against gays and get federal benefits for couples in civil unions. More »

  • March 2008

    • Calif. Court Considers Gay Marriage

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 5, 08 7:37 AM CST

      Calif. Court Considers Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - An overflow crowd and hundreds more outside a San Francisco courthouse listened yesterday as the California Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's gay marriage ban, the Los Angeles Times reports. The judges appeared split as lawyers argued for more than 3 1/2 hours. One judge asked if domestic partnership did not basically confer the same rights as marriage. "Doesn't this just boil down to the use of the 'm' word, marriage?" he asked. More »

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      San Francisco  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • judge  • California Supreme Court  • justices  • Ronald George  • domestic partnership

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • School Breaks With Feds Over Gay Rights

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Jan 31, 08 8:59 PM CST

      School Breaks With Feds Over Gay Rights

      (Newser) - Saying a federal directive aimed at keeping gay men from donating blood violates school non-discrimination policies, the president of a California university is stopping blood drives on campus, the San Jose Mercury News reports. In a campus-wide email, San Jose State University president Don Kassing says a ban on such collections by student and staff groups will remain in effect indefinitely. More »

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      FDA  • gay rights  • HIV/AIDS  • San Jose State University  • blood drives