Results tagged “marriage equality” from Last Word

“This is the way a violent society develops.” Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, the archbishop of Paris, telling a gathering of French bishops April 16 that legalizing same-sex marriage could incite violence, arguing that differences between men and women are somehow key to managing societal friction, and that these differences will be ignored by marriage equality. French protests against marriage equality, ... [Read]

Pro-Gay United for Marriage Rally On Tuesday, March 26, a large rally is set to take place at the Supreme Court at 8:30 am. The address is 1 First Street NE, in Washington, DC. The rally was organized by United for Marriage (Light the Way to Justice), a coalition of diverse entities which, according to their website, began as ... [Read]

“The oddest of the strategies to condemn and isolate homosexuals is to propose that homosexual marriage is opposed to and a threat to heterosexual marriage, as if the marriage market is about to be cornered and monopolized by homosexuals. If this is not industrial capitalist paranoia, it at least follows the pattern of industrial capitalist competitiveness. We must destroy ... [Read]

In an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN, actor Kirk Cameron, best known for his role as Mike Seaver on the show Growing Pains, once again brought his opposition to same-sex marriage back into the public spotlight. When asked to open up on the hot-button political issue, Cameron confronted it with apprehension. "Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and ... [Read]

"It'll be nice to get a callous on the other hand." Neil Patrick Harris, at the launch party for Americans for Marriage Equality at the Calvin Klein Collection flagship on Monday, Nov. 28, on the potential for adding a wedding band to his ring finger. Despite their five-year engagement, Harris and his partner David Burtka still have not set a ... [Read]

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