BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Rob Portman is a deeply conservative man, a religious man, a "family man," as they say. After his now 21-year-old son came out as gay, it took Senator Portman (R-OH) two years and several conversations with religious lea…
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Archives for March 15, 2013
Posts from March 15, 2013
Towleroad Talking Points: Rob Portman’s Son Turns Him
BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories GAY-RIGHTS SUPPORT Rob Portman of Ohio has become the first sitting GOP Senator to publicly endorse gay marriage. Apparently we have Portman's gay son Will to thank for this change of h…
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Rachel Maddow on the New Pope’s ‘War of God’ Against Gay Marriage in Argentina: VIDEO
Rachel Maddow took a look at Pope Francis (then Cardinal Borgoglio)'s war with the Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner over same-sex marriage in Argentina in a segment that aired last night, noting that "Cardinal Borgoglio c…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1328
OMD: "Metroland". From a new album out April 8. DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS: Guy gets punched after harassing street performer. THE NANCE: Nathan Lane and director Jack O'Brien discuss gay rights and culture. THE CHEMISTRY OF HANGOVERS: F…
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News: Colorado, Stephen Fry, Mike Almy, Nebraska, Matt Lauer
A helpful guide for the general public about civil unions in Colorado. British comedian Stephen Fry confronts Russian lawmaker about ban on "gay propaganda". Can you give up food altogether? And would you want to? Matt Lauer on the outs? Mi…
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Supreme Court Grants Obama Administration Speaking Time in Prop 8 Oral Arguments
The Supreme Court has granted the Department of Justice speaking time in the Prop 8 case, the Washington Blade reports: In court orders on Friday, justices announced the U.S. Solicitor General will be allowed speaking time for oral arguments in the c…
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Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz Would Not Support Marriage Equality if His Child Was Gay: VIDEO
MSNBC Host Richard Lui asked Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) today how he felt about Senator Rob Portman’s reversal on marriage equality. Said Chaffetz: “Anybody who knows Rob Portman knows that he is sincere he’s honest he cares about h…
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Band Scheduled to Perform at NOM’s Anti-Gay Marriage March Drops Out After Discovering What They Stand For
The Lee Boys, one of two musical acts scheduled to perform at NOM's upcoming March for Marriage in Washington D.C. around the time of the Supreme Court hearings, has dropped out after being informed by blogger Jeremy Hooper about NOM's agenda…
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Anderson Cooper Gets Frightened by a Sasquatch: VIDEO
This is the most entertaining video of Anderson Cooper and Padma Lakshmi getting frightened by a guy in a Bigfoot costume you'll see this week, maybe ever.Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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NOM Chair John Eastman Denies Smearing Chief Justice John Roberts and His ‘Second-Best’ Adopted Kids
NOM Chairman John Eastman says he didn't mean to tell the Associated Press that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' adopted kids were "second-best". Said Eastman in the AP story: Gay marriage opponents said they are not worrie…
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