Sentences with phrase «supports gay equality»
What I meant to say is that the religion of a candidate will certainly influence his politics — how could someone who's religion discriminates against a «gay lifestyle» pass legislation that supports gay equality and abolishes the second - class citizen status of gay people?
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/ Not exact matches
Schultz and Chick - Fil - A's Dan Cathy (who spoke out opposing gay marriage) have faced withering critiques for their activism, while Facebook's Sandberg and Goldman Sach's Blankfein have generally been praised for their public statements supporting gender and marriage equality.
A Christian - owned bakery in Northern Ireland found to have breached equality laws by refusing to make a cake supporting gay marriage is taking its case to the UK's highest court.
The NAACP's support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the fourteenth amendment of the United States constitution and equal protection of all people» said NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous, a strong backer of gay rights.
A Christian - owned bakery in Northern Ireland found to have breached equality laws by refusing to make a cake bearing a slogan supporting gay marriage is... More
As I've made it clear in the past, I support marriage equality and affirm my gay and lesbian friends who want to commit themselves to another person for life.
A Christian - owned bakery in Northern Ireland found to have breached equality laws by refusing to make a cake bearing a slogan supporting gay marriage is taking its case to the UK's highest court.
You're actually trying to say that you would support marriage equality for gay people... but to do so you would vote republican?
I would think that if people who are not gay and stand to gain nothing for supporting LGBT equality still support it, that would actually be an endorsement for equality, for realizing that it isn't just gay people saying that something is wrong here.
For those who believe in the dignity and value of gay and lesbian people and who support LGBT equality both in the U.S. and abroad, it's been a rough couple of weeks.
Both her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and her daughter, Chelsea, announced their support for gay marriage in recent years, and Chelsea Clinton was active in the push for marriage equality here in New York.
KINDERHOOK, N.Y. — October 6, 2016... Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's original and largest organization representing gay conservatives and allies who support fairness, freedom, and equality for -LSB-...]
«Gay athletes and spectators attending the Winter Olympics held in Sochi in 2014 could potentially face fines or jail sentences for affirming their support for LGBT equality.»
This time, a gay reality show couple does a video that they support marriage equality.
You may remember that Giannoulias» Republican opponent, Mark Kirk, who supports DADT and opposes marriage equality and the repeal of DOMA, was the target of a radio campaign by his primary opponent Andy Martin, who alleged that Kirk is gay.
At the beginning of September I posted about a gay fundraiser for the Republican senators in New York who supported marriage equality.
He goes on to points out that Democrats are as much to blame as Republicans, noting that although Governor Andrew Cuomo supported marriage equality in New York, his recent actions, including budget cuts, have diminished the rights of all workers, be they gay or straight.
Still, the mayor declined to say that he would withhold political support from those who oppose a marriage equality bill, a loaded statement given the notable absence in Tuesday's meetings of Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has said he supported gay marriage in the past.
Labour has passed a raft of equality legislation since it came to office, but recent surveys have shown gay support for the Tories on the increase.
Gay rights advocates ramped up their demonstrations in support of the bill over the weekend, with roughly 300 demonstrators gathering in Union Square for a «Last Day of Marriage Inequality» action on Sunday, a rally at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park and a «kiss - in» for marriage equality at Herald Square on Saturday.
KINDERHOOK, N.Y. — October 6, 2016... Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's original and largest organization representing gay conservatives and allies who support fairness, freedom, and equality for all Americans, has endorsed John Faso, the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform candidate for Congress in the 19th District, his campaign announced today.
As a vote to legalize gay marriage maybe / probably approaches, only one more Republican state senator needs to support marriage equality for the bill to pass, and the pressure is intense on the small number of undecideds.
Williams, in a recent interview with Gay City News, sought to put to rest concerns among progressives about his support for marriage equality and a woman's right to choose.
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg again changes promises on what votes he can provide from Senate Republicans on marriage equality: «Less than a month after defending his support for Republican state senators, saying he could get their votes for gay marriage, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said conservatives in that body will not support what the mayor termed «our number one priority» at a recent campaign event with gay supporters.
Cuomo says he applauds the President's courage and believes that Mr. Obama's support will «boost» efforts to advance marriage equality in many states, especially where efforts are underway to ban gay marriage.
Homophobic NY State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. issued a press release yesterday suggesting that Governor David Paterson is in trouble because he supported marriage equality, and painting the gay community as fair weather friend.
If we are to achieve the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern... I promise more «effective leadership» than Kennedy on winning full equality for gays and lesbians... and I oppose a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and I support gays serving openly in the military.
In an interview with Gay Times magazine, Conservative leader David Cameron displays uncertainty over support for key votes on equality legislation in European and UK parliaments.
Monserrate has been a nemesis to LGBTQ voters since he went back on a pledge to support marriage equality in 2009 after having long courted gay voters.
Early in the afternoon on September 8, Dan Levitan of BerlinRosen, which works on behalf of the de Blasio campaign, emailed Gay City News to confirm the mayor's endorsement, but he emphasized, «Mayor de Blasio is a strong support [er] of marriage equality and LGBT rights, and the Mayor has been clear about his very strong disagreement with Councilmember Cabrera on these issues.»
Science, with the concurrence of author Donald P. Green, is retracting the 12 December 2014 Report «When contact changes minds: An experiment on transmission of support for gay equality» by LaCour and Green (1).
The reason seems to be issue - oriented: for example, the momentum for equality and civil rights for LGBTQ individuals and support for gay marriage seems to have brought the issue of LGBTQ bullying to the fore.
The website claims to support Australian marriage equality and thrives to achieve this by creating a platform where gay singles can connect with each other and strive to get into a long term commitment.
Gay rights activists knew that these Republicans were not on their side, but by getting them on the record struggling to explain their bigotry, this questioning likely reached moderates in favor of equality, while also helping to create a political environment in which Obama and Democrats were able to set themselves apart from the Republicans and reaffirm their support for equality, while also scoring political points with an influential constituency.
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)-- Womble supports the LGBTQ community through its involvement with HRC, the largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans.
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Since then, we have repeatedly supported moves towards equality for gay and lesbian couples.