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Santorum: Gays don’t deserve ‘privilege’ of marriage because gay unions don’t ‘benefit society’
Rick Santorum told a gay man in Fulton, Missouri Friday afternoon that he didn’t deserve the “privilege” of marriage because his same-sex relationship does not “benefit” society in the same way that opposite-sex marriage does.
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Commentary
First Mistress?
Will someone in the Republican Party please tell me how this scheming, cheating couple that made a mockery of family values is remotely conservative? They had a secretive, sleazy affair that they hid for years until they could no longer conceal it.
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Obama delivers ‘State of the Union’ — ‘An America Built to Last’
While there was only one direct reference to anything gay in President Obama’s third State of the Union address, the speech and a large number of White House activities surrounding it was inclusive of gays.
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Romney’s tax returns reveal donations to anti-LGBT groups
The tax returns for Mitt Romney’s charitable foundation reveal that the GOP presidential hopeful has given at least $35,000 in recent years to groups actively working to halt the spread of LGBT equality and, in some cases, intentionally demonize LGBT people.
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Gingrich comes from behind to win South Carolina primary
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich pulled a surprise win in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, throwing off expectations for the race for the GOP nomination. With 31 percent of precincts reporting, Gingrich had a wide lead with 40.8 percent of the vote. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was in second with 21.1 percent.
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Commentary
The GOP’s Fringe Binge and Field of Schemes
There is something seriously wrong with a political party where it is more controversial and exotic to speak French than in tongues. Given this acid trip facsimile of reality, it was inevitable that the Republican presidential primaries have come down to the Slickest vs. The Sickest.
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No sympathy from LGBT advocates as Rick Perry quits presidential race
Republican hopeful Rick Perry received no sympathy from LGBT advocates on Thursday after he announced that he giving up a presidential campaign renowned for its demonization of gay people. Trailing in the polls — even in the socially conservative state of South Carolina where the primary will be held Saturday — Perry told supporters in North Charleston, S.C.., he was ending his bid for the White House and throwing his support behind former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
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Anti-gay Bryan Fischer on anti-gay candidates, lesbians, sex, natural marriage, and more
Bryan Fischer, the openly bigoted Director of Issue Analysis for the anti-gay American Family Association, and host of Focal Point — who has previously called gays “nazis” and the “#1 perpetrators of hate crimes in America” — appeared Monday on The David Packman Show to discuss, among other topics, whether any Republican candidates are anti-gay enough for him.
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Huntsman bows out of presidential race, endorses Romney
GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman, Jr., announced on Monday he was bringing to an end his bid for the White House, marking an end to the candidacy of one of the most pro-gay contenders in the Republican field.
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Anti-gay, evangelical leaders endorse Rick Santorum
The anti-gay Family Research Council and evangelical leaders have endorsed Republican candidate Rick Santorum for president amid observations that the social conservatives are unhappy with the idea of frontrunner Mitt Romney’s nomination.