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Romney Contest Winner is a
Dem in Drag

DLC prez enters tongue-in-cheek Mitt
ad, sweeps web voting

Sep 25, 07 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Candidates might want to think twice about wooing netizens by inviting them to make YouTube-style campaign ads and vote on their favorites. When Mitt Romney's people did it, the popular favorite was made by the president of the DLC. Bruce Reed's ad, a cheeky send-up of Mitt's struggle with his... More »

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Mitt Romney • Democrats • gay marriage • contest • Tagg Romney • political advertising • popular demand

Church Near Breaking Point over Gay Priests

World Anglicans frown on homosexuals among top US Episcopalians

Sep 20, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - US Episcopal bishops are about to sit down to talk with leaders of the greater Anglican communion on the simmering issue of homosexuality within the church, but the fact that a lesbian is under serious consideration as a candidate for bishop of Chicago may be a signal that the Americans... More »

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gay marriage • Chicago • New Orleans • lesbians • New Hampshire • archbishop • Anglican • Episcopalian • Archbishop of Canterbury

Arnold to
Veto Gay
Marriage Bill

Schwarzenegger likely to cite popular mandate once again

Sep 17, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Schwarzenegger is signaling he'll veto California's same-sex marriage bill, arguing the measure violates the "will of the people." Schwarzenegger employed the same logic when he vetoed a similar bill two years ago, but the tides of popular sentiment are changing: the Chronicle reports that gay-marriage opponents outnumber... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • Arnold Schwarzenegger

Gay Couple Marries Before Iowa Judge Stays Ruling

Window of opportunity was just 3½ hours

Aug 31, 07 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two college students became Iowa's first—and, so far, only—legally married same-sex couple today before a judge stayed his own ruling that overturned a ban on gay marriage. About 20 couples completed the marriage-license application between 7:30 and 11am, when the county recorder stopped issuing them. “This... More »

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gay rights • Iowa • gay marriage • civil union

Judge Strikes Down Iowa Gay Marriage Ban

Orders officials in
his county to start issuing licenses

Aug 31, 07 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) -  A county  judge in Iowa has struck down the state's gay marriage ban as unconstitutional, and has ordered local officials to start issuing marriage licenses for gay couples. The county attorney says he will appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court. "I can't believe this is happening in Iowa,... More »

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Iowa • gay marriage • Robert Hudson

Cruising Senator
Has Been Tough
on Gay Rights

Blogs gleefully tote
up Craig’s anti-gay, ‘family values’ record 

Aug 28, 07 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Idaho's outed senator has long wielded his political power against gay rights, and gay advocates, having heard whispers for years, have been keeping track. Larry Craig, whose arrest for cruising in a Minneapolis airport bathroom was made public yesterday, opposes civil unions, gays in the military, and the extension of... More »

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Mitt Romney • gay marriage • hate crime • Larry Craig • hypocrisy • family values • political scandal

I Now Pronounce You Knight and Knight

15th-century Europe allowed civil unions

Aug 28, 07 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 21st-century social and political trend of same-sex civil unions has roots that go back a bit beyond Stonewall—to the Middle Ages. A history professor who analyzed legal documents and gravesites says medieval law was flexible enough to allow for a variety of non-nuclear family structures, including gay unions,... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • civil union • history • Middle Ages

Dems Court
Rainbow Vote

At Forum debate, Hillary's pink; Obama's on the brink; Edwards, Richardson stink

Aug 10, 07 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - All of the Democrats who appeared at last night’s gay rights forum touted their support of sponsor Human Rights Campaign—but it was Hillary Clinton who aced the tightrope test, according to Time’s Mark Halperin. Hillary managed to oppose gay marriage without playing defense, all the while supplying... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • gay rights • John Edwards • Bill Richardson • gay marriage • human rights • presidential campaign • Human Rights Campaign • miscegenation • Election 2008

Dems Raise Rainbow Flags

In about-face, frontrunners rush to endorse gay rights for political advantage

Aug 2, 07 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's only been 3 years since the Kerry campaign stumped for an anti-gay marriage amendment, but this cycle's Democrats are hopping on the rainbow bandwagon. The Politico's Ben Smith says the 2008 Dems are proud to be pro-gay, showcasing their full support of rights for same-sex couples—as long as... More »

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gay rights • Democrats • gay marriage • marriage • homosexuality • civil union • Human Rights Campaign

Rudy Calls for Truce in
Culture Wars

Leave social issues
to the states, candidates argues

Jul 26, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Giuliani may be running as a terrorist slayer, but what sets him apart is his plan to leave social issues up to the states, says LA Times columnist Ronald Brownstein. Localizing gay marriage, gun control and even abortion decisions would allow states to make policies that reflect the proclivities of... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • gay marriage • gun control • abortion rights • culture wars

YouTube Asks, Dems Respond

Voters call the shots as candidates answer their questions directly

Jul 24, 07 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters put questions directly to the Democratic presidential candidates last night, thanks to 3,000 citizens who submitted questions to YouTube. CNN selected and played 39 of the homemade videos, in which regular Americans—including a lesbian couple, a singer, and a snowman—created an unprecedented debate format. The candidates... More »

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health care • YouTube • gay marriage • South Carolina • presidential debate • race relations • Democratic voters • CNN • Iraq war • presidential election

'Chuck and Larry' Parry 'Harry'

Gay-marriage farce rules box office as wizard fans transform into bookworms

Jul 22, 07 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adam Sandler and Kevin James drew millions of movie fans to their fake wedding this weekend as fans of fantasy fiction curled up with a good book. Gay-marriage comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry dominated the weekend box office, raking in $34.8 million to edge out Harry ... More »

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gay marriage • box office • I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry • movies

Rudy Woos Religious Right

But doesn't mention gays, intelligent design or the "A" word

Jun 27, 07 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - White House hopeful Rudy Giuliani managed to made a campaign stop at one of the evangelical capitals of America without once mentioning  abortion, same sex marriage or intelligent design, Salon reports. Giuliani, who appeared at Pat Robertson's Regent University, is struggling to win the votes of social conservatives without flip-flopping... More »

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religious right • Rudy Giuliani • abortion • gay marriage • presidential campaign • Regent University • Pat Robertson • intelligent design • Election 2008

Young Americans Swing Left, Favor Dems

Support universal health care

Jun 27, 07 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Young Americans are skewing left, with fewer identifying themselves as Republicans and more siding with Democrats on hot-button issues, according to a New York Times/CBS/MTV poll. Those surveyed, aged 17 to 29, are more likely than the general public to favor universal health care, gay marriage and open-door immigration. More »

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immigration • Democrats • gay marriage • universal health care • Americans • youth • Election 2008

Elizabeth Edwards
Backs Gay Marriage

But John's 'conflicted'

Jun 25, 07 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards became the first potential White House resident yesterday to support gay marriage at an event kicking off San Francisco's Gay Pride Parade. Edwards declared she's "completely comfortable" with the idea, even though her husband isn't, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. John Edwards supports civil unions, but... More »

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gay rights • John Edwards • gay marriage • Elizabeth Edwards • presidential campaign • Civil unions • Election 2008

Mass. Upholds Gay Marriage

Lawmakers reject call to give voters final say; issue won't face
ballot box in '08

Jun 15, 07 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gay couples in Massachussetts scored a major victory yesterday, after state legislators threw out a proposed constitutional amendment that would have put gay marriage to a popular vote. The proposed ban was defeated 151-45, only 5 votes short of the 50 necessary to place the issue on a statewide ballot... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • constitutional amendment • Massachusetts • civil union

Desmond Tutu to Anglicans: Get Over It

Church should attend to AIDS, corruption, Darfur—not gay priests

May 28, 07 9:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu called on Africa's Anglican church to let go of what he called its "extraordinary obsession" with gay priests and same-sex marriage.  The church should, instead, be paying attention to the crises caused by AIDS, Darfur and Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe's corruption.  More »

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Africa • Robert Mugabe • gay marriage • AIDS • Anglican Church • religion • Desmond Tutu • homosexuality

Giuliani Loses Dobson's Vote

Focus on the Family founder cites
abortion support, "moral concerns"

May 18, 07 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Christian evangelist James Dobson came out swinging against Rudy Giuliani after the former mayor admitted last week that he supports abortion rights and same-sex domestic partnerships. Dobson says he won't vote for Rudy if he wins the GOP nomination, citing those issues and "moral concerns"  over his marital... More »

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John McCain • gay rights • Rudy Giuliani • abortion • gay marriage • Republican • James Dobson • Focus on the Family • evangelicals • Election 2008

Rudy Tries Candor On
Tough Issues

'I should honestly tell you the things
I can evolve on, and the things I can’t'

May 11, 07 4:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani chose Houston Baptist College to debut his new, more candid campaign today, telling a conservative crowd that he supports abortion rights, some restrictions on gun ownership, and gay civil unions, though not same-sex marraige. Giuliani appealed to the audience to be open to a GOP candidate who may... More »

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religious right • gay rights • Rudy Giuliani • abortion • gay marriage • Republican • presidential campaign • abortion rights • Houston Baptist College • Election 2008

(Newser) - Five Nigerian lesbians are running for their love after a weekend wedding put them in direct violation of the local Islamic law. Police have issued arrest warrants against Aunty Maiduguri and her four wives, charging them with violating the Sharia law that governs much of northern Nigeria. More »

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gay rights • Africa • gay marriage • homophobia • Nigeria • marriage • Islamic Sharia law • wedding • homosexuality

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