same-sex marriage

Braiden Neubecker was sitting on the bed and her dad was shaving at the sink as the president made his historic remarks about gay marriage during his second inaugural address.
President Barack Obama talked about "our gay brothers and sisters," and declared "if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well." In the kitchen after the address with her dads, David and Lee Neubecker, Braiden, who is 10, had a question. "Aren't you guys married?" she asked, confused.

When you try to defend an untenable position you wind up making arguments that defy logic. Case in point: Cardinal Dolan, who tells us that “…sexual love is intended [by God] only for a man and woman in marriage, where children can come about naturally.” Extrapolated to its furthest limit this argument means that infertile heterosexual couples who marry, couples beyond the child-bearing years who tie the knot, and straight couples who choose adoption over natural childbirth will pervert God’s intention should they marry.

Rick Santorum blames same-sex marriage on Will & Grace. I hate to agree with Santorum on any issue, but he's partially correct. Culture changes people's thinking. I think Will & Grace and all of the other positive and enlightening cultural portrayals of the LGBT community have helped to make America more rational. Of course Santorum - being an idiot - wouldn't recognize the rationality behind the cultural shift. But even morons hit upon partial truths once in awhile.

MPs tonight overwhelmingly backed David Cameron's controversial plan to legalise gay marriage. After more than six hours of bitter debate, the Commons voted in favour of same-sex weddings by 400 votes to 175, a majority of 225. The Prime Minister risked the embarrassment of having to rely on Labour and Lib Dem MPs to secure victory, with more than 100 Tories predicted to vote against the measure.
But tonight he took to Twitter to defend the policy in the face of the biggest Tory rebellion in history.

MPs are set to get their first chance to vote on plans to allow same-sex marriages in England and Wales. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will be debated in Parliament on Tuesday 5 February, the leader of the Commons Andrew Lansley has announced.
The bill will allow same-sex marriage and let religious organisations which want to, to offer them, the culture department says. The plans have divided the Conservative Party - its MPs will get a free vote.

Numerous gay couples across Maryland will be celebrating the New Year with a bumper toast as they share the occasion with their marriages, the first to be conducted following a referendum to legislate for marriage equality.
The US state of Maryland voted in favour of civil equal marriage in November with 52.4% of voters backing equality.

In the run up to the vote, Hollywood actor Brad Pitt agreed to donate $100,000 (£62,000) to help the Human Rights Campaign raise money for its efforts to support equal marriage initiatives in several US states, including Maryland.

More than three in five voters support David Cameron's wish to introduce gay marriage, according to a poll conducted for the Guardian. The strong backing for a change in the law comes after the archbishop of Westminster queried the democratic legitimacy of the coalition plans.