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Following President Obama’s State of the Union address, Republican Sen. John McCain issued a statement saying he disagreed with the president’s pledge to repeal”don’t ask, don’t tell.”
“In his State of the Union address, President Obama asked Congress to repeal the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy. I am immensely proud of, and thankful for, every American […]

In response to President Obama’s call in the State of the Union address to end “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the Human Rights Campaign Wednesday night announced a campaign targeting the antigay policy. The Voices of Honor campaign “will organize veterans across the country, generate media coverage, and build focused campaigns in key states that will […]

In his first State of the Union address, which focused heavily on economic concerns and bolstering the confidence of middle-class Americans, President Barack Obama touted his administration’s hate-crimes achievement and reiterated his support for repealing the military gay ban.
“This year I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies […]

Ted Haggard and his wife, Gayle, appeared on Oprah Tuesday to talk about rebuilding their marriage after it was revealed in 2006 he’d been sleeping with a male prostitute.
Haggard, who was booted as pastor from his New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., tells Oprah he’s been cured of being gay, and he lets his […]

Three weeks after the state of New Hampshire legalized gay marriage, opponents on Wednesday asked a House committee to repeal the law.

“I’m here today about Adam and Eve,” state Representative Alfred Baldasaro testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
Baldasaro, a Republican who sponsored the legislation dealing with the repeal along with other gay marriage opponents, […]

Sundance documentary examines Mormon church’s role in political fight over gay marriage

The Utah-based Mormon church plays a starring role in a new Sundance Film Festival documentary about the 2008 ballot initiative that successfully banned gay marriage in California.
Miami-area filmmaker Reed Cowan’s “8: The Mormon Proposition,” premieres Sunday at the Park City festival.
The film contends that […]

Some 29 British members of parliament have signed a motion that condemns the arrest of two gay men in Malawi and calls for the country to decriminalize homosexuality.
The House of Commons Early Day Motion denounces the charges faced by Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who were married in a traditional African ceremony late last year. […]

The Hawaii state senate approved a bill that would legalize civil unions by a vote of 18-7 Friday. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the final vote came after an amendment to change the effective date, which would have retroactively enacted civil unions, of the legislation failed to garner enough votes to pass.
The state house […]