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By Mia Navarro - Politics DailyIn Puerto Rico, where Ricky Martin is a national treasure, the reaction to his recent announcement that he is "a fortunate homosexual man" has been overwhelmingly positive. On that Catholic island, even religious leaders were supportive. "The Bible doesn't endorse homosexual conduct, but I'm not going to judge him or condemn him," Ricky Rosado, pastor of a major evangelical church told the newspaper El Nuevo Dia. "I wish Ricky spiritual peace." ...
McCain's Wife Poses for Ad Endorsing Gay Marriage
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Jan. 20) -- Cindy McCain, the wife of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, and their daughter Meghan have posed for photos endorsing pro-gay marriage forces in California. Mrs. McCain appears with silver duct tape across her mouth and "NOH8" written on one cheek in a photo posted Wednesday to the Web site of NOH8, a gay rights group opposed to Proposition 8. The ballot measure passed by California voters in 2008 bans same-sex marriage. The McCains' daughter Meghan, who has been outspoken in her support for gay rights, has also endorsed NOH8. She appears with silver ...
Matthew Shepard's Mom and the Push for Gay Rights
By David Gibson - Politics DailyMartyrs often die twice. First when the body is killed and a second time when their memory is venerated -- or denigrated -- beyond any connection to real life. Such was the case with Matthew Shepard, the young gay man who was beaten to a pulp and left to die, tied to a fence on a Wyoming prairie 11 years ago this month. Matthew Shepard immediately become an icon, figuratively and literally. Reports of how he was hoisted on a fence, crucified like Jesus, flashed around the world and still persist, even though it didn't quite happen that way. No matter, gay rights activists saw in Matthew a ...
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