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Civil Rights

EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation With Chief Justice John Roberts’ Cousin, LGBT Activist Jean Podrasky

by Joanne Kalogeras ● 2:53 PM May 18, 2013
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ cousin, San Francisco activist Jean Podrasky and her partner Grace Fasano talk with The New Civil Rights Movement’s Joanne Kalogeras.

News

Bill Donohue: Obama’s IRS Targeted Catholic League Even Before He Became President

by David Badash ● 10:42 AM May 17, 2013
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Catholic League president Bill Donohue claims that President Barack Obama’s IRS targeted the Catholic League — before Obama was even elected President — over anti-Obama speeches and articles he wrote.

Marriage

Look: Minnesota Religious Community Held Vigils Last Night To Support Marriage Equality Vote

by David Badash ● 9:47 AM May 9, 2013
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The Minnesota religious community gathered in churches last night and held vigils to support passage of a same-sex marriage bill the House is voting on today.

Marriage

Breaking: Delaware Passes Same-Sex Marriage Into Law

by David Badash ● 5:08 PM May 7, 2013
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The Delaware Senate just passed a same-sex marriage bill into law, making “the First State” the eleventh to extend marriage to same-sex couples. As expected, the vote was close, 12-9.

News

Gay Catholic Leaders Weigh In On Use Of NYPD To Bar Gay Catholics From St. Pat’s Cathedral

by David Badash ● 9:49 AM May 7, 2013
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New Yorkers and Catholics around the nation are responding to the use on Sunday of the New York Police Department to bar gay and allied Catholics from entering New York City’s historic St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

News

Gingrich: Religious Rights Of Catholics Are ‘Outlawed’ By Gay Rights (Video)

by David Badash ● 8:16 AM May 6, 2013
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Newt Gingrich claimed on Sunday’s “Meet The Press” that the religious rights of Catholics are being “outlawed” by gay rights in what he sees as a one-sided national debate.

Discrimination

Cardinal Dolan Uses NYPD To Bar Gay Catholics From Sunday Worship In St. Patrick’s Cathedral

by David Badash ● 4:23 PM May 5, 2013
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan today used the NYPD to prohibit from Sunday worship services gay Catholics by barring their entry into NYC’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the iconic home of the Roman Catholic Church in New York.

Discrimination

Watch: Teacher Fired By Catholic School After 19 Years For Being Gay Speaks Out

by David Badash ● 9:40 AM April 26, 2013
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Carla Hale, who for 19 years was the physical-education teacher at Bishop Watterson High School in Clintonville, Ohio, was fired for being gay after the fact she has a same-sex partner was revealed in her mother’s obituary.

Marriage

UPDATED: 24 Hours: Same-Sex Marriage Votes In Nevada, Delaware, Rhode Island, And France

by David Badash ● 9:23 AM April 23, 2013
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Right now we’re in the first few hours of a 24-hour period in which legislatures in the states of Nevada, Delaware, Rhode Island, and lawmakers in the country of France will be voting on making same-sex marriage legal.

News

Anthony Weiner Has A New Twitter Account Which Means He’s Definitely Running For Mayor Of NYC

by David Badash ● 7:53 PM April 22, 2013
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Anthony Weiner, the former disgraced U.S. Congressman who resigned after tweeting images of his “surname” to several women, has returned to Twitter, and looks like he’s running for office.

Education

Santorum Admits His Now-Canceled Speech To High School Teens Was About Gay Marriage Not ‘Leadership’

by David Badash ● 11:31 AM April 10, 2013
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Rick Santorum was scheduled to speak two weeks from today at a Michigan public high school, but administrators just canceled the event after protests by several teachers.

Bigotry Watch

Reagan Explains His ‘Polygamy, Bestiality, And Perhaps Even Murder’ Op-Ed On Gay Marriage

by David Badash ● 7:00 AM April 4, 2013
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Michael Reagan appeared on Piers Morgan Live last night to explain his recent op-ed, which included a comparison of same-sex marriage to “polygamy, bestiality, and perhaps even murder.”

Bigotry Watch

Same-Sex Marriage ‘Furthers The Destruction Of The Family’ Says GOP US Congressman

by David Badash ● 1:21 PM April 1, 2013
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Congressman Tim Huelskamp says same-sex marriage would further “the destruction of the family,” lamenting it’s one of several attempts by liberals to attack America.

Marriage

Cardinal Dolan: Same-Sex Couples Entitled To ‘Friendship’ But Not ‘Sexual Love’ (Video)

by David Badash ● 9:58 AM March 31, 2013
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Timothy Dolan says the Catholic Church wants “happiness” for same-sex couples but same-sex married couples are entitled only to “friendship” and not “sexual love.”

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