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Gay Marriage Decision May Not Hurt Obama or Help the Religious Right
By David Gibson - Politics DailyWhen the Obama administration announced that it would adopt a matador defense on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the reaction from conservative Christian activists alternated between rage and celebration that the president had basically allowed the political right a slam dunk for the 2012 campaign. The Justice Department declared that it would no longer argue in court on behalf of a key restriction against gay marriage contained in the law, which effectively gives gay marriage a pass from the executive branch -- and gives the religious right a debating point. Related ...
What Is Patrick Leahy's Religion?
By jeanette friedman - Politics DailyThe incumbent U.S. senator from Vermont and Democrat Patrick Leahy is seeking re-election against Republican Len Britton. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about his life. What is Patrick Leahy's religion? Leahy is Roman Catholic. Where does Patrick Leahy worship? Leahy worships in St. Andrews in Waterbury, Vt. and Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. Was Patrick Leahy born a Roman Catholic, or did he convert? Leahy was born a Roman Catholic, to an Irish Catholic father ...
Opinion Roundup: Liberals Worry About Gay Rights Ruling
By John Merline - AOL News(July 9) -- The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro that the federal Defense of Marriage Act -- signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996 -- is unconstitutional sparked a debate on the Web not so much about gay rights but about the 10th Amendment to the Constitution. That's the one that reads: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Tauro based his decision in one of the two cases on which he ruled on that amendment, arguing that the federal ...
Crazy Costumes Come Out of the Closet for Gay Pride
By Ben Muessig - AOL News(June 28) -- Forget the holiday season; June is the time of year when people don their gayest apparel. Cities around the world celebrated gay pride parades last weekend, allowing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer communities to come together, often in costume. Revelers marched through New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Mexico City, Berlin and Guatemala City, among other locations, dressed in elaborate get-ups in all shades of the rainbow. ...
Laura Bush Says Press Typecast Her and Blames 'Liberal Bias'
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyLaura Bush expressed frustration Sunday over how the press typecasts many of the women who become First Ladies and suggested that, in some cases, including hers, liberal bias may have had something to do with it. Bush was interviewed on Fox News Sunday where moderator Chris Wallace read a quote to her from a British tabloid that described her as a "a cookie-baking homemaker, dull, mumsy and old-fashioned" and asked why she thought she was seen that way. "I think there are a lot of reasons," she said. "I think because I had had ... women's traditional jobs, I'd been a teacher and a librarian, ...
Children of Gay Parents: Another Student Booted From Catholic School
By David Gibson - Politics DailyGay marriage -- and any issue even remotely connected to homosexuality -- is guaranteed to spark controversy in the Catholic Church these days. But with the fallout from those disputes now claiming the children of gay couples as collateral damage, even the hierarchy is divided over the proper approach to an increasingly complex issue. That was clear this week in Massachusetts after a parochial school in the tony South Shore suburb of Hingham rescinded its acceptance of an 8-year-old boy when the parish priest learned that the boy's parents are lesbians. ...
Laura Bush Backs Gay Marriage, Abortion Rights
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyWhen it comes to gay marriage and abortion rights, Laura Bush says she and former President George W. Bush have simply agreed to disagree. She's for both, he's against them. The former first lady said on "Larry King Live" Tuesday she "totally" understands "what George thinks and what other people think about marriage being between a man and a woman. . . . But I also know that, you know, when couples are committed to each other and love each other that they ought to have, I think, the same sort of rights that everyone has." Click play below to watch: "You think [legalization of same sex ...
Gays Happy About New Archie Comics Character
By David Moye - AOL News(April 25) -- The latest addition to the fictional town of Riverdale is drawing plenty of praise. This September, long-running Archie Comics will celebrate its 69th birthday by adding a gay character to the gang, one Kevin Keller. This hunky new character, with blond curly hair and a strong Ben Affleck-like chin, shows up in Riverdale in Veronica Comics #202 and immediately becomes the apple of Veronica's eye. Archie Comic Publications Pop culture observers say that introducing a gay character is only the first step. Following up with interesting story lines will determine the future of ...
McCain Challenger Hayworth on Gay Marriage: Could Human-Horse Unions Be Next?
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyJ.D. Hayworth, the former congressman challenging Sen. John McCain in Arizona's Republican primary, said he supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages because otherwise men might end up marrying horses. Hayworth appeared on an Orlando, Fla., radio station over the weekend. When asked about the gay marriage decision handed down by the Massachusetts Supreme Court, he had what The Huffington Post described as a "Rick Santorum 'man on dog' moment." "You see, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, when it started this move toward same-sex marriage, actually defined marriage -- now ...
First Gay Marriages Celebrated in Mexico City
By Emily Schmall - AOL NewsMEXICO CITY (March 4) -- Dozens of happy couples lined up to file for marriage and adoption licenses at civil registry offices across Mexico's sprawling capital today as a law that permits gay marriage came into effect. The law redefines marriage in the city civic code from a union between a man and a woman to the "free uniting of two people." It also allows gay couples to adopt children and include each other in insurance plans. "This is very vanguard because the language of the code actually changed," Rodrigo Cervantes, a playwright and producer of gay musicals, said outside a civil ...
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