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Contrary1

(12,629 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2014, 09:31 PM Mar 2014

Republican group shows support for gay marriage

This oughta piss off a lot of Reagan worshippers, and Repubs in general.

"SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Republicans has come out in support of legalizing gay marriage in Utah and Oklahoma, arguing that allowing same-sex unions is consistent with the Western conservative values of freedom and liberty once championed by Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater.

Led by former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming and former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas, 20 Republicans signed a friend of the court brief submitted Tuesday to a federal appeals court in Denver that is reviewing same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma.

The list also includes former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, former Republican National Committee chairman Kenneth Mehlman and several state legislators from Wyoming and Colorado. Melhman came out as gay in 2010 and has worked to bring together Republicans willing to step forward in support of gay marriage.

Denver attorney Sean Gallagher, whose firm wrote the 30-page argument, said the filing shows that many prominent Republicans are re-examining their stance on gay marriage..."

http://news.msn.com/us/republican-group-shows-support-for-gay-marriage

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Republican group shows support for gay marriage (Original Post) Contrary1 Mar 2014 OP

And the fundies are mad at them. xfundy Mar 2014 #1

Framing note: Let's always say "marriage equality" Jim Lane Mar 2014 #2

xfundy

(5,105 posts)

1. And the fundies are mad at them.

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 10:32 PM

Mar 2014

Squeeeee! It's so fun to watch them bite at each other.

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

2. Framing note: Let's always say "marriage equality"

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 01:39 PM

Mar 2014

"Gay marriage" isn't completely accurate because some of the people who benefit from this law are bi. "Same-sex marriage" is more accurate but I suspect that it causes some straights to form the mental picture of two men or two women in bed together, and triggers some homophobia. "Marriage equality" refutes the right-wing charge that same-sex lovers are seeking some kind of special privilege. Instead of getting people to think about sex they wouldn't want to be involved in, it focuses their thoughts on the popular idea of fair treatment for everyone.

Of course, direct quotations can't be altered, but in a case like this I think we can give a DU post our own headline, rather than quoting the source's headline verbatim.

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