http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/gay-marriage Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/27/protesters-denounce-minis_n_1549339.html 2012-05-27T16:39:00Z 2012-05-27T16:39:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By John Peragine NEWTON, N.C., May 27 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 people on Sunday protested a small-town North Carolina Baptist minis... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/newton">Newton</a>, <a href="/tag/catawba-valley-citizens-against-hate-aclu">Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate. 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Yet... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-marriage-polls">Gay Marriage Polls</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-1">North Carolina Amendment 1</a>, <a href="/tag/amendment-one">Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/proposition-8">Proposition 8</a>, <a href="/tag/prop-8">Prop 8</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage-polls">Same-Sex Marriage Polls</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/amendment-1">Amendment 1</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/replacements-limited-gay-marriage_n_1547813.html 2012-05-26T11:41:03Z 2012-05-26T11:56:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the months leading up to North Carolina’s vote this month to ban gay marriage, most of the state’s business leaders were conspicuously silent. ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/replacements-limited-gay-marriage">Replacements Limited Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-page">Bob Page</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-gay-marriage">North Carolina Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/boycott">Boycott</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage-endorsement">Gay Marriage Endorsement</a>, <a href="/tag/replacements-limited">Replacements Limited</a>, <a href="/tag/greensboro">Greensboro</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rodger-streitmatter/legendary-same-sex-couples_b_1537031.html 2012-05-26T11:40:15Z 2012-05-26T11:40:15Z Rodger Streitmatter http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rodger-streitmatter/ When I came up with the book title 'Outlaw Marriages' , my title was totally edgy. But then the tide started to turn against me. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/outlaw-marriages">Outlaw Marriages</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-couples-history">Gay Couples History</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-couples">Same Sex Couples</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-couples">Gay Couples</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-same-sex-marriage">Obama Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-stanford/this-evolution-wont-be-te_b_1541187.html 2012-05-26T02:47:00Z 2012-05-26T02:47:51Z Jason Stanford http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-stanford/ The arc of history is long and bends toward progress, but it usually starts in a bad place. Former congressman Chris Bell knows this, because he went through his own reevaluation on gay marriage. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/domestic-partner-benefits">Domestic Partner Benefits</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-bell">Chris Bell</a>, <a href="/tag/straight-allies">Straight Allies</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-gay-marriage">Barack Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-bell-domestic-partner-benefits">Chris Bell Domestic Partner Benefits</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-bell-gay-marriage">Chris Bell Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bryan-safi/gay-marriage_b_1541127.html 2012-05-26T01:28:00Z 2012-05-26T01:28:43Z Bryan Safi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bryan-safi/ And as the old saying goes, "If 50 Cent is doing it, shouldn't we all be?" So for all of you out there who still aren't convinced, here are my six reasons why you should be cool with gay marriage. I'm looking at you, Manny Pacquaio. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/jay-z-gay-marriage">Jay-Z Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/50-cent-gay-marriage">50 Cent Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-same-sex-marriage">Obama Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-gilbert-h-caldwell/words-matter_1_b_1540625.html 2012-05-26T01:02:00Z 2012-05-26T01:02:22Z Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-gilbert-h-caldwell/ I joined the struggle for LGBT equality because of the shared experience of injustice. No immediate member of my family is LGBT, and my sexual orientation is heterosexual, but if I claimed to embrace the words of Dr. King, I must live and act out the values of those words. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-same-sex-marriage">Obama Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/colin-powell-gay-marriage">Colin Powell Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/naacp-same-sex-marriage">NAACP Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/colin-powell-same-sex-marriagenaacp-gay-marriage">Colin Powell Same-Sex marriageNAACP Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/friday-talking-points_b_1547184.html 2012-05-25T21:23:06Z 2012-05-25T21:23:15Z Chris Weigant http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/ OK, we understand that this is garden-variety election pandering to the Tea Party base and all of that, but we feel duty-bound to offer up a little garden-variety ridicule to go with it. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/war-on-women">War on Women</a>, <a href="/tag/alan-grayson">Alan Grayson</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/african-american">African American</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/taxes">Taxes</a>, <a href="/tag/corey-booker-comments">Corey Booker Comments</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-gay-marriage">Barack Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-budgets">Republican Budgets</a>, <a href="/tag/corey-booker">Corey Booker</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-jackson/homophobia-in-the-black-c_b_1547100.html 2012-05-25T18:48:43Z 2012-05-25T19:22:57Z Cassandra Jackson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cassandra-jackson/ Black women should treat the black church the same way they would treat a patriarchal, self-serving, preachy boyfriend, and let their feet do the talking. If they ever do, patriarchy and homophobia in black churches will fall by the way side. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/black-churches">Black Churches</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-issues">Gay Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/black-church">Black Church</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/know-thine-enemy-anti-gay-moments-may-20_n_1547715.html 2012-05-25T17:10:10Z 2012-05-25T17:10:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Every weekend we bring you a round up of either the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender moments from the week before -- our Something To Celeb... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/know-thine-enemy">Know Thine Enemy</a>, <a href="/tag/conversion-therapy">Conversion Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/waffle-house">Waffle House</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/x-men">X-Men</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/north-carolina-latino-vote_n_1544480.html 2012-05-25T15:20:34Z 2012-05-25T15:23:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The number of registered Latino voters living in North Carolina has doubled in the last four years, likely cementing North Carolina’s status as a sw... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/swing-state">Swing State</a>, <a href="/tag/union-membership">Union Membership</a>, <a href="/tag/latino-population">Latino Population</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/romney">Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/constitutional-amendment">Constitutional Amendment</a>, <a href="/tag/latino-voters">Latino Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/latino-politics">Latino Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/union">Union</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/latino-voices">Latino Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/the-abbey-bans-bachelorette-parties_n_1546008.html 2012-05-25T14:02:38Z 2012-05-25T14:02:19Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Abbey, known as the best gay bar in LA and the world, has banned bachelorette parties until marriage is legal for everyone. <br /> <br /> “I just felt aft... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bachelorette-party-ban">Bachelorette Party Ban</a>, <a href="/tag/bachelorette-party">Bachelorette Party</a>, <a 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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/defense-of-marriage-act-unconstitutional-_n_1545884.html 2012-05-25T12:05:50Z 2012-05-25T12:05:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ OAKLAND, Calif. -- A second federal judge in California has struck down a law denying benefits to partners in a gay marriage.<br /> <br /> U.S. District Judge C... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/doma">Doma</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-gay-marriage">Anti-Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/defense-of-marriage-act">Defense of Marriage Act</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lyle-denniston/proposition-8-lawsuit_b_1543769.html 2012-05-25T11:13:43Z 2012-05-25T11:13:52Z Lyle Denniston http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lyle-denniston/ If a right gains "fundamental" status, it would, indeed, sweep all across the nation, nullifying every contrary law or court case. But the test poses a high hurdle for anyone seeking to establish a new right. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/constitution">Constitution</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/proposition-8">Proposition 8</a>, <a href="/tag/proposition-8-lawsuit">Proposition 8 Lawsuit</a>, <a href="/tag/fundamental-rights">Fundamental Rights</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-wallace/why-i-dont-want-to-get-gay-married_b_1544781.html 2012-05-25T04:15:00Z 2012-05-25T04:15:07Z Liz Wallace http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-wallace/ I still don't want to get gay married. Not right now, anyway, and the reasons why are a complicated brew. But I do believe gay and lesbian Americans should have the legal right to marry in every state, and that those state rights should be recognized by our federal government. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-schwartz/i-dont-want-to-get-married_b_1537616.html 2012-05-24T17:51:00Z 2012-05-24T17:51:49Z Robin Schwartz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-schwartz/ I have decided I don't need a contract to declare or define my relationship. I understand and respect that others see it as more than that, but right now I am not interested. But I deserve the right to make that choice for myself and not have someone else make it for me. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gays-and-lesbians">Gays and Lesbians</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-issues">Gay Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/naacp-gay-marriage">Naacp Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/jay-z-gay-marriage">Jay-Z Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/protests-planned-after-mi_n_1544005.html 2012-05-24T17:11:00Z 2012-05-24T17:11:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Wade Rawlins RALEIGH, N.C., May 24 (Reuters) - A North Carolina group said it plans to hold a public protest on Sunday to denounce ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-worley">Pastor Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/providence-road-baptist-church">Providence Road Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/catawba-valley-citizens-against-hate-aclu">Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate. ACLU</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-tolerance">Religious Tolerance</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/robert-mugabe-zimbabwe-president-gay-rights-_n_1543823.html 2012-05-24T16:27:00Z 2012-05-24T16:27:27Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's president said Thursday that homosexuality doesn't belong in Zimbabwe and it violates women's rights by denying the uni... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/global-gay-rights">Global Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/africa-gay-rights">Africa Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/robert-mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-wallace/same-sex-marriage_b_1536153.html 2012-05-24T11:57:00Z 2012-05-24T11:57:42Z Patrick Wallace http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-wallace/ Charlette Robichaud of Braintree, Mass. recently reminded all of us at A Note to My Kid that love has the power to persuade even those who are seemingly most set in their ways. What follows is Charlette's story, a story that proves one is never too old to turn over a new leaf. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/older-people-same-sex-marriage">Older People Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/older-people-gay-marriage">Older People Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dolores-huerta/siempre-en-la-lucha-latinos-marriage-equality_b_1540088.html 2012-05-24T08:00:02Z 2012-05-24T08:06:00Z Dolores Huerta http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dolores-huerta/ A better country for immigrants is a better country for all. A better country for gays and lesbians is a better country for all. We're all in this together. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/immigrant-rights">Immigrant Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/latino-voters">Latino Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/workers-rights">Workers Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/latino-voices">Latino Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justine-rivero/3-steps-to-becoming-an-am_b_1538253.html 2012-05-23T18:58:28Z 2012-05-23T18:58:48Z Justine Rivero http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justine-rivero/ Becoming an American is a complicated privilege for me, because as a chubby five-year-old who hated cereal and missed her cousins overseas, that privilege wasn't my choice. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration">Immigration</a>, <a href="/tag/america">America</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/diversity">Diversity</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/voting">Voting</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-thompson/historic-naacp-vote-signa_b_1534724.html 2012-05-23T18:33:00Z 2012-05-23T18:33:51Z Ian Thompson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-thompson/ The NAACP's freedom-to-marry resolution signals the failure of the divisive strategy of the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage. It was recently revealed in internal strategy memos from NOM that the organization hoped to pit racial and ethnic minorities against the LGBT community. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/naacp-marriage">NAACP Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/naacp-gay-marriage">Naacp Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/naacp-same-sex-marriage">NAACP Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justine-rivero/voting_b_1538254.html 2012-05-23T17:00:46Z 2012-05-23T17:04:48Z Justine Rivero http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justine-rivero/ I am still learning to be comfortable in a country I was once reluctant to call home. But I'm choosing to vote this year to help other Americans feel like this country is their home, too. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration">Immigration</a>, <a href="/tag/america">America</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/diversity">Diversity</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/voting">Voting</a>, <a href="/women">Women News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/black-shift-on-gay-marriage_n_1540160.html 2012-05-23T14:32:21Z 2012-05-23T16:22:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The expected backlash among blacks to President Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage has yet to materialize. And a new Washington Post-ABC surve... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/obama-marriage-equality">Obama Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/black-opinion-same-sex-marriage">Black Opinion Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-politics">Bv-Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage-poll">Gay Marriage Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/blacks-same-sex-marriage">Blacks Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/blacks-marriage-equality">Blacks Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/washington-post-poll">Washington Post Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/black-obama-support">Black Obama Support</a>, <a href="/tag/black-opinion-gay-marriage">Black Opinion Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/colin-powell-gay-marriage_n_1540331.html 2012-05-23T15:41:02Z 2012-05-23T15:41:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Former Secretary of State Colin Powell became the latest public official to back gay marriage on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> "I have no problem with it," he said on... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-issues">LGBT Issues</a>, <a href="/tag/colin-powell">Colin Powell</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/colin-powell-gay-marriage">Colin Powell Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-marriage">Lgbt Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>