Same-Sex Couple Invites Chick-fil-A CEO to Dinner
A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — After hundreds of thousands of people ate dinner at his restaurants on Wednesday for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, one Georgia family, a same-sex couple and their two daughters, has invited Chick-fil-A CEO Dan …
Chick-fil-A Posts ‘Record’ Sales on Appreciation Day
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Chick-fil-A posted “record-setting” sales on Wednesday as thousands of people swarmed the chicken chain for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day after the chain’s chief made anti-gay comments. “While we don’t release exact sales numbers, …
Traditional Marriage Supporters Urged to Patronize Chick-fil-A
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — People who support traditional marriage are being urged to patronize their Chick-fil-A restaurants on Wednesday by simply ordering chicken.
This “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” is the brainchild of former Arkans…
Supreme Court Will Likely Be Finally Arbiter on California’s Prop 8
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The hot button issue of same-sex marriage is headed to the Supreme Court.After the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last spring struck down California’s Proposition 8, which defines marriage as the union of one m…
Democrats Poised to Include Same-Sex Marriage in Party Platform
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Democrats are poised to include support for same-sex marriage in the party’s platform of official policy positions when they meet at the national convention in September, sources told ABC News.A committee of …
Democrats Poised to Include Same-Sex Marriage in Party Platform
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Democrats are poised to include support for same-sex marriage in the party’s platform of official policy positions when they meet at the national convention in September, sources told ABC News.A committee of …
Target, Amazon Opposite of Chick-fil-A on Gay Marriage
Target/Amazon(NEW YORK) — With gay rights activists still riled up over Chick-fil-a’s LGBT criticism, two megastores are taking the opposite stance and making their support for gay marriage as public as possible.Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos…
First Military Base Same-Sex Wedding Held in NJ
Courtesy of Jeff Sheng(WRIGHTSTOWN, N.J.) — Two men became the first same-sex couple to marry on a military base when they held their wedding ceremony last month at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey.Tech Sgt. Erwynn Umali and his partner,…
Ed Helms Boycotting Chick-fil-A Over Chain’s Stance on Gay Marriage
Michael Tran/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Ed Helms, who is best known for his work on television’s The Office and for his role as Dr. Stu Price in The Hangover films, has declared that he is boycotting Chick-fil-A, reports TMZ. The restaurant …
Congressman Barney Frank Marries Longtime Partner Jim Ready
United States Senate(BOSTON) — Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., tied the knot with his long time partner Jim Ready this weekend, according to a news release from Frank’s office.Frank, 72, and Ready, 42, were married at the Boston Marriott Hote…
Facebook Adds Same-Sex Marriage Status and Icons
LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Operating systems and tech services seem to be getting more LGBT friendly by the day. On the heels of Apple’s adding same-sex emoticons to its iOS 6 operating system, Facebook has added a same-sex …
Washington Same-Sex Marriage Law to Go Up for a Vote in November
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Last February, Washington became the seventh state in the nation to permit gay and lesbian weddings after Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the measure into law.At the time, Gregoire declared it was “a da…
Prop 8 Headed to the Supreme Court
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court in California has denied a petition to have Prop 8—the 2008 California ballot initiative that defines marriage as between a man and a woman—further reviewed by a larger pan…
Jeb Bush Says Gay Marriage Is ‘Distraction’ From Economy
Paul Zimmerman/WireImage(WASHINGTON) — On a three day visit to Taiwan, Jeb Bush said the economy is the number one issue in the United States, calling same sex marriage a “distraction” in the presidential campaign.The former Florida govern…
Gay Marriage: Colin Powell vs. Obama vs. Romney
ABC/Donna Svennevik(WASHINGTON) — Is gay marriage a federal or states’-rights issue? Barack Obama, Colin Powell and Mitt Romney disagree on the issue.Colin Powell made news Wednesday by publicly backing gay marriage, an ostensible endorsement of…
Strong Support for Gay Marriage Now Exceeds Strong Opposition
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Strong public support for same-sex marriage exceeds strong opposition by a significant margin for the first time in ABC News/Washington Post polls, and African-Americans have moved more in favor, perhaps taking the…
NAACP Board Votes in Support of Same-Sex Marriage
Mario Tama/Getty Images(MIAMI) — The NAACP made waves on Saturday evening when its board of directors voted to support same-sex marriage, releasing a statement that “civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law” and citing the 14th Amendm…
Manny Pacquiao’s Conservative Punch
Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Manny Pacquiao’s latest jab toward gay marriage has landed him on the wrong side of the rope in Tinseltown. Pacquiao was scheduled to be interviewed on the set of the TV show Extra at The Grove Wednesday …
Obama Talks Gay Marriage, Politics and Pop Culture on "The View"
ABC/Lou Rocco(WASHINGTON) — President Obama does not fault his vice president for forcing his hand on the issue of same-sex marriage because “it came out of a generosity of spirit,” he said in a wide-ranging interview on ABC’s The View that aired Tues…
Obama and Gay Marriage: Opinions Divide and Sharply, Poll Finds
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(NEW YORK) — Americans divide essentially evenly in their responses to President Obama’s new position on gay marriage, with views more strongly negative than positive and stark divisions across political, …