Charlie Crist Supports Gay Marriage, Raises Gubernatorial Speculation
Larry Marano/WireImage(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Ex-Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was once known for being a staunch Republican, but these days he’s better known for jumping between party lines.
Earlier this week, the Republican-turned-Independent-turne…
Florist Sued for Refusing to Provide Flowers for Same-Sex Wedding
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(RICHLAND, Wash.) — A florist who reportedly refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding because of her religious beliefs is being sued by the Washington State Attorney General.The lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday in Benton C…
Gays Denied Marriage: The Economic Cost
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — What is the cost to gay people of not being allowed to marry? A University of Massachusetts economist believes the lifetime cost averages $500,000 per couple.Professor Lee Badgett, director of the University o…
Sen. Rob Portman’s Son Writes About Coming Out
Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — Two weeks after his Republican senator dad announced his support for gay marriage and one day before the Supreme Court is to hear arguments on the issue, 21 year-old Will Portman penned an edit…
Obama’s ‘Evolution’ on Gay Marriage
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two landmark cases on same-sex marriage this week, nearly 11 months after President Obama first announced his support of marriage for same-sex couples, a decision he re…
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Regarding Gay Marriage this Week
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments from both sides of the same sex marriage debate this week.
At issue are California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. Both prohibit same sex marriage, but …
Karl Rove: ‘I Could’ Imagine Next GOP Presidential Nominee Supporting Gay Marriage
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Fox News contributor and former Bush deputy chief of staff Karl Rove said Sunday morning on This Week that he can imagine the next Republican nominee for the White House supporting gay marriage.“I could,” Rove said on …
Pelosi, Boehner Wrestle Over Shift in Gay Marriage Support
Olivier Douliery/Pool via Bloomberg(WASHINGTON) — With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments on same-sex marriage next week, two more prominent lawmakers took time to express their unwavering views on the issue.When asked about his defense of the De…
Santa Fe Goes Rogue on Gay Marriage
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SANTA FE, N.M.) — Same-sex marriage is already legal in New Mexico, if Santa Fe city officials are to be believed.Citing an ABC News-Washington Post poll this week that showed growing support for gay marriage nationally, Santa F…
Bill Clinton Says ‘It’s Time to Overturn’ Gay Marriage Law He Signed
Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for TRANS4M(WASHINGTON) — Former President Bill Clinton is adding his name to the list of those who say the Supreme Court should overturn the federal law restricting marriage to one man and one woman. Seventeen years after he…
Clint Eastwood Joins Republicans for Gay Marriage, Highlighting Growing GOP Rift
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A growing split in the Republican Party deepened Thursday when Clint Eastwood, the movie star who rocked the GOP convention by interviewing an invisible President Obama, joined the ranks of Republicans who are in…
Obama Administration Joins Legal Fight Against Calif. Gay Marriage Ban
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice filed a brief Thursday in the case of a controversial California ballot initiative that defined marriage as between one man and one woman, asking the Supreme Court to affirm a lower court …
Eric Holder: Gay Marriage Is the Next Civil Rights Issue
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has “evolved” on gay marriage, his administration opposes the federal law against it, and now, Attorney General Eric Holder says it’s the next big civil rights issue.In an exclus…
Republicans Supporting Gay Marriage Write Supreme Court Amicus Brief
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The issue of same sex-marriage is dividing the Republican Party, as a group of more than 80 prominent members of the GOP, ranging from Dick Cheney’s daughter to four former governors, have signed an amicus brief be…
White House Brief Foreshadows Supreme Court Arguments on Gay Marriage
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House has asked the Supreme Court to strike down a main provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, but in the legal paper filed with the judiciary it may have signaled a wider push for same-sex marriage as…
Marriage Equality Activists ‘Have Never Been More Hopeful’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A number of wins these past few weeks for proponents of same-sex marriage have fueled an unprecedented level of optimism, said Stuart Gaffney, a board member of Marriage Equality USA.With a marriage bill pass…
Illinois Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Illinois lawmakers took a major step in legalizing same-sex marriage on Thursday when the Democratic-controlled Senate passed a bill that would sanction the unions.The vote was 34 to 21 with two abstention…
Ohio Catholic School Administrator Fired for Supporting Gay Marriage
Mike Moroski(CINCINNATI) — An Ohio Catholic school administrator who was fired for supporting gay marriage on his personal blog says his faith is unshaken and he has no regrets for taking a stance on the issue.”My point was I wish I had time to care w…
Britain One Step Closer to Allowing Same-Sex Marriage
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Britain’s House of Commons voted in support of the Marriage Bill on Tuesday, which would enable same-sex couples to legally wed.However, while it’s endorsed by Prime Minister David Cameron, the measure still has to p…
Huge Protests in Paris over Same-Sex Marriage
DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — The City of Lights has turned into the city of fights over same-sex marriage.An estimated 300,000 people marched in Paris on Sunday to protest President Francois Hollande’s controversial “marriage for all” …