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Michele Bachmann leans in for her daily demonstration of the awesomeness of kids.
It’s not the media, anti-tea partiers or Newt Gingrich fans who have it in for Michele Bachmann. It’s the under 18 set!
Last week, two teens took on Bachmann‘s stance on gay marriage at a rally in Iowa. This week, an 8-year-old in South Carolina showed up at the GOP presidential hopeful’s book signing to reassure the notoriously anti-gay candidate that, no thanks, his gay mom doesn’t need to be fixed.
Watch Bachmann lean over the table so she could hear the soft-spoken little guy in this short video: Continue reading »
Over half of Americans now support gay marriage
A few days ago, I wrote about how gay parents have become more socially accepted than single moms. That article said that 50 % of Americans support gay marriage.
The truth is even better: a new study released today shows that for the first time, a majority of Americans support marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples. The study, conducted by ABC News and the Washington Post, found that 53% of Americans say same-sex marriage should be legal. Just a year ago, that number was only 47%.
The improved support for same-sex marriage follows a long trend. Americans have been coming out in greater numbers to support same-sex marriage since 2004, when only a third supported it.
![zach wahls iowa gay marriage ban Same Sex Marriage Ban in Iowa: a Kid Speaks Out [VIDEO]](http://cdn.babble.com/strollerderby/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/zach-wahls-iowa-gay-marriage-ban.jpg "Same Sex Marriage Ban in Iowa: a Kid Speaks Out [VIDEO]")
Zach Wahls wants to know how bad gay marriage could be if he's the product of such a union.
Yesterday, the Iowa House of Representatives voted to change the state’s constitution so that it would be illegal for gay couples to get married. Ever since an Iowa judge ruled in 2009 that a voter-approved gay marriage ban was unconstitutional, the state has been one of the few in the U.S. to show equality for all.
Citizens knew the Legislature would take up a constitutional ban this year and hundreds turned out to a hearing on the matter Monday, including the 19-year-old son of two Iowa women. Continue reading »
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This acorn has fallen far from the tree.
Who says the acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree? Such a notion is, um, nuts. At least as it pertains to a former first family.
During his presidency, George W. Bush made his stance on gay marriage known time and time again. He believed the institution was reserved for a man and a woman. Period. But it appears that at least one of his twin daughters doesn’t see the hot topic the same way as he does. And she recently took to YouTube to make that known. The first line she delivers in the video couldn’t be more clear.
Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same sex marriage yesterday. Following in the footsteps of countries like Canada and the Netherlands, Argentina’s legislature voted to extend marriage rights for same-sex couples.
“We have vindicated rights for our society,” Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez told the press.
Citing civil rights issues, the need to protect the rights of minorities from the tyranny of the majority and the vision of a just and equal society, the President and her cabinet have been pushing hard for passage of this legislation.
Yesterday, their hard work paid off, paving the way for Argentine gay and lesbian couples to marry.
I imagine that, as a child in the foster-care system, it would be difficult to trust anyone, be it case workers, foster parents, or pretty much any adult. But when an entire foster-care program throws up its hands and walks away, that’s got to hurt. Especially when the reason is as irrelevant and malicious as a personal opposition to same-sex marriage. That, however, is exactly what the Catholic Church has done in Washington D.C.
If you’re planning a trip to Vermont with the kiddos, slowly back away from the suitcase. A bunch of Tulsa parents think a view of Vermont is going to ruin your precious grublets forever.
The problem? They allow men to get married there. I know, I know, it’s shocking but true.
Oh yeah, and they don’t want your kids to read about it either. Continue reading »
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