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Tant: Gay rights will be issue in presidential electionOnline AthensWhen Vice President Joe Biden voiced support for the right for gay people to marry recently, his comments catapulted his boss into the controversy. Biden has a well-known tendency to Continue reading →

USA TODAYNAACP announces support of same-sex marriage, shoring up Obama's baseFox NewsThe NAACP announced Saturday the 103-year-old black civil rights group is supporting same-sex marriage. The group's board of directors made the decision at a … Continue reading →

NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil rightKSROMIAMI (AP) — The NAACP has passed a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law." The Baltimore-based Nati… Continue reading →

CBS NewsNAACP Backs Same-Sex Marriage as Civil RightABC NewsThe NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law." The National Associati… Continue reading →

The Associated PressOther Voices: Same-sex marriage less an issue than it seemedTimes Herald-RecordBy Scripps Howard News Service Maybe this debate over same-sex marriage is of consuming interest to only a relative handful of political and ideological … Continue reading →

CBS NewsNAACP endorses same-sex marriageWashington Post (blog)The NAACP's board of directors voted Saturday to endorse same-sex marriage rights – adding the influential voice of the country's leading black civil rights organization to a debat… Continue reading →

Letters: Being perfect, same-sex marriage, NetanyahuHouston ChronicleRegarding "Same-sex marriage" (Page B6, Thursday), if the letter writer wishes advocates of same-sex marriage would just "get on with their lives," I have a story … Continue reading →

Some churches on gay rights: Love sinner, hate sinPocono RecordI had no luck finding a local voice opposed to same-sex marriage for a story that ran in the Pocono Record on May 11, describing local reaction to President Barack Obama's newly found s… Continue reading →

Gay marriage hurtsHutchinson NewsYou mention that legal gay unions would eventually undermine marriage. Do you realize that we are living in a society with a fifty percent divorce rate? Half of all marriages in America end in divorce. the institution o… Continue reading →

Same-sex marriage supporters canvas neighborhoodsWLBZ-TVPORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Supporters of same-sex marriage across the state took to the phones and the streets Saturday to gain support for marriage equality. Mainers United For Marriage hel… Continue reading →