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Same-Sex Marriage Opponents in Maine have to Pay People to Be on Their Side

OIA Staff — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:49:27 +0000

How does the right wing spell authenticity? Apparently P-A-Y-C-H-E-C-K. Opponents of marriage equality in Maine, led by the group Stand for Marriage, are looking to put some television commercials together to talk about how horrible the idea of equal rights is for gays and lesbians. But instead of casting actual Mainers, or grassroots activists, they’re [...]

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Group Petitions to Expand 1964 Civil Rights Act to Include LGBT

OIA Staff — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:56:52 +0000

This morning, a press conference was held outside New York’s historic Stonewall Inn by grassroots online group The Power announcing its LGBT Civil Rights campaign for full equality. At the presser, the group presented U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler with a signed petition for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to expand the 1964 Civil Rights Act to [...]

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