Gay Marriage
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Hawaii governor, AG on both sides in gay marriage ruling
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A federal judge ruled against two Hawaii women who want to get married. Gov. Neil Abercrombie was a defendant, but supported the plaintiffs' claims. Two legal teams from the state attorney general's office were on opposite sides of the courtroom.
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Maryland gaming could hurt same-sex marriage
A recent poll had 54% of Maryland voters supporting gay marriage. But historically opponents have done better than polls showed when it came time to vote. Muddying the political waters is gaming.
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Chick-fil-A 'Kiss In' counters chain's gay marriage stance
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Same-sex couples are getting set to pucker up and lay one on each other and on Chick-fil-A. Friday night's planned "Kiss-In" runs directly in response to the chain's stance against gay marriage.
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Coalition urges families to denounce President Obama over gay marriage
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Just one day after the Democratic Party said that it's making gay marriage part of its platform for this election cycle, there's already fierce opposition, including a movement by the Coalition of African-American Pastors.
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Dick Cheney on gay marriage: No point in discussing it in 2000 election
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Dick Cheney says he didn't see the point of raising the issue of gay marriage in the 2000 presidential campaign, even though he supported it.
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Chick-fil-A gay marriage stance: Dan Cathy reaffirms stance against gay marriage
Comments from the president of Chick-fil-A, the prominent, nationwide chicken fast food chain, about his stance on gay marriage are causing a firestorm nationwide from civil rights groups and critics.
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Maryland gay marriage: Opponents add almost 40,000 more signatures
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Derek McCoy, executive director of Maryland Marriage Alliance, said Monday the group is turning in 39,743 more signatures. That's on top of 113,000 already submitted. They need 55,736 to put the issue on the ballot.
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Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, appeals court rules
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In its unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the 1996 law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman discriminates against gay couples.
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Maryland gay marriage opponents to deliver first round of signatures
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Maryland's new law legalizing same-sex marriage does not go into effect until January, leaving time to get the measure on November's ballot.
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Same-sex marriage opposed by Maine churches
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Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November's ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages.
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NAACP leaders speak on gay marriage decision
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's president says he hopes the group's support of same-sex marriage is put Maryland voters.
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Maryland same-sex divorce now recognized
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Maryland's highest court has issued a ruling recognizing divorce for valid out-of-state same-sex marriages.
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Obama appears on ABC's 'The View'
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President Barack Obama addressed the issue of same-sex marriage during an appearance on ABC’s “The View,” which is set to air Tuesday.
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Rev. Delman Coates of Mount Ennon Baptist on same-sex marriage
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Rev. Delman Coates’ Mount Ennon Baptist is a mega church of 8,000 members. He's long taken the position that gay marriage is a separation of church and state matter.
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President Barack Obama Newsweek cover: The first 'gay president'
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The cover story for the upcoming edition of Newsweek is a piece written by Andrew Sullivan, an openly-gay political columnist, who declares that President Barack Obama is the first 'gay president.'
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Obama's gay marriage decision sparks church conflict
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Black Christians, a group who strongly supported Obama in 2008, now seem divided on whether or not they will still support the president's re-election in November.
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Joe Biden apologizes to President Obama over same-sex marriage announcement
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Vice President Joe Biden has reportedly apologized to President Barack Obama for airing his views on same-sex marriage before the president could, the New York Times reports.
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Local pastors disagree with Obama on gay marriage
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Some local African-American church leaders tell ABC7's Sam Ford they disagree with President Obama on the issue of same-sex marriage, but they still support him as president.
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