Topic: gay marriage

Ann Romney Thinks Gay Marriage And Contraceptives Are Distractions, Not ‘Real’ Issues

Ann Romney Thinks Gay Marriage And Contraceptives Are Distractions, Not 'Real' Issues

During an interview with an Iowa TV station, First Lady wanna-be Ann Romney reiterates that she hears the American women and she is just like us–except for the fact that she doesn’t get the importance of issues like gay marriage and birth control because she refuses to even talk about these topics that are just “distracting” us from “real” issues. More »

Gay Couple Loses Baby After Hospital Denies Rights: Why Gay Marriage Matters In Health Care

Gay Couple Loses Baby After Hospital Denies Rights: Why Gay Marriage Matters In Health Care

Nevada state law prohibits same sex marriage, but it does allow for domestic partnerships which it specifies grants them “the same rights, protections and benefits” of spouses. So when Brittney Leon and Terri-Ann Simonelli, a lesbian couple who hold a certificate of domestic partnership from Nevada State, went to Spring Valley Hospital because of Leon’s pregnancy complications, they assumed they would have the same rights as a married couple in regards to medical care and decisions. Not so. More »

Chick-fil-A Doesn’t Just Hate Kale; They Hate Gay Marriage, Too

Chick-fil-A Doesn't Just Hate Kale; They Hate Gay Marriage, Too

How I see it, there are myriad reasons not to eat at Chick-fil-A: Their factory-farmed chickens and sandwiches loaded with 570 calories and 27 grams of fat are the first two that come to mind. But this week, they’re adding to the list of faux pas: First, they slammed a Vermont kale farmer with a lawsuit (because people might confuse his small-scale t-shirt production with their large-scale advertising slogans, obviously), and new reports also say that they oppose gay marriage, too. More »