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Charlie Crist endorses gay marriage source: The Washington Post posted: 5/9/13 12:00:00 AM Another step in Charlie Crist’s political evolution is complete. On Wednesday night, the former Florida governor endorsed gay marriage. “I most certainly support marriage equality in Florida and look forward to the day it happens here,” the Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat wrote on his Facebook page. He congratulated Delaware on becoming the 11th state to legalize gay marriage. Crist, who became a Democrat in December, is considered a potential candidate against Gov. Rick Scot Minnesota House set to vote on gay marriage bill source: Chicago Tribune posted: 5/9/13 12:00:00 AM The Democratic-led state Legislature in Minnesota is expected to begin a final push on Thursday toward making it the 12th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples and the third this month after Delaware and Rhode Island. Leaders in Minnesota's state House of Representatives have scheduled a vote for Thursday to advance a bill recognizing same-sex marriage, which would be followed by a vote in the state Senate on Monday, party spokesmen have said. Democ Minnesota, Illinois poised to join coastal states that have adopted gay marriage legislation source: The Washington Post posted: 5/8/13 12:00:00 AM Just six months after Minnesota voters turned back an effort to ban gay weddings, lawmakers are poised to make the state the first in the Midwest to pass a law allowing them. The startling shift comes amid a rapid evolution of public opinion nationally in the debate over marriage. But with Minnesota and possibly Illinois set to broaden the definition to include same-sex couples, coastal states may soon have some company in enacting changes. In November, voters unexpectedly defeated a measu Gov. Dayton wary of Vikings cutting Kluwe source: SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle posted: 5/8/13 12:00:00 AM Gov. Mark Dayton has joined the list of those wondering if the Minnesota Vikings cut veteran punter Chris Kluwe solely for performance purposes. Dayton says "I don't feel good about" the Vikings cutting Kluwe, an eight-year veteran who is being replaced by rookie Jeff Locke. Kluwe earned a reputation over the last few years as an outspoken advocate for several civil rights and social issues, most notably for gay marriage. Vikings GM Rick Spielman said during the draft he supports Kluwe's r Delaware, Continuing a Trend, Becomes the 11th State to Allow Same-Sex Unions source: The New York Times posted: 5/7/13 12:00:00 AM Delaware on Tuesday became the 11th state to permit same-sex marriage, the latest in a string of victories for those working to extend marital rights to gay and lesbian couples. The marriage bill passed the State Senate by a vote of 12 to 9 Tuesday afternoon. “It’s a great day in Delaware,” said Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat, who signed it within minutes of passage before an overjoyed crowd of activists. “I am signing this bill now because I do not intend to make any of you wait one mome Gay military couple sees overwhelming support source: SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle posted: 5/7/13 12:00:00 AM It was the little gestures that put Navy Lt. Gary Ross at ease in the weeks after the repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service members. When he went to work, his boss asked him: "How's Dan?" — a reference to Ross' husband. And when it came time to select a coordinator for the arrival of his new ship at its home port in San Diego — a post traditionally held by a military spouse — officials asked Dan Ross. The fears that repeal of the ban would be met with diminished morale were no Charles Barkley says 'of course' he was on teams with gay players source: Los Angeles Times posted: 5/7/13 12:00:00 AM Former basketball great and current analyst Charles Barkley is nonchalant about NBA center Jason Collins' recent revelation that he is gay. That's because, Barkley said on Dan Patrick's radio show Tuesday, he has played with gay players before. "Of course I did. Everybody did," Barkley said. "Everybody played with a gay teammate, Dan. And it’ s no big deal." Barkley said he knows this for a fact because he had private discussions with gay teammates who hadn't come out publicly. “I had s GOP lawmaker who was on fence a no on gay marriage source: SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle posted: 5/7/13 12:00:00 AM A Republican legislator who was weighing his vote on a gay marriage bill says he will oppose it during Thursday's Minnesota House vote. Farmington Rep. Pat Garofalo told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he reached the decision the night before. The fifth-term lawmaker says he has reservations about the adequacy of religious protections in the gay marriage bill. He expects the measure will become law regardless of his vote. Garofalo says he favors affording more legal rights to same-sex Delaware to vote on becoming 11th state to allow gay marriage source: Chicago Tribune posted: 5/7/13 12:00:00 AM Delaware lawmakers will take up a gay marriage bill on Tuesday in a bid to make the state the 11th to allow same-sex couples to wed. The scheduled vote in the state's Democrat-controlled Senate follows the General Assembly's passage of the bill several weeks ago. Governor Jack Markell, an outspoken supporter of gay marriage, has vowed to sign the bill into law if it clears the Senate. The vote follows a string of victories for advocates of same sex marriage. Last Friday, lawmakers in Rhode Brady resigns as Illinois GOP chairman amid gay marriage controversy source: Chicago Tribune posted: 5/7/13 12:00:00 AM Pat Brady, the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, announced his resignation Tuesday amid a simmering controversy over his support for gay marriage legislation. Brady had been expected to drop out of the lead GOP role following a tumultuous period that pitted the Republicans’ social moderates against their social conservatives. With same-sex marriage legislation pending in the Illinois legislature, Brady this year voiced his support for the proposal despite a plank in the state GOP |
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