Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. ...more

November 4, 2009

Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. ...more

November 4, 2009

A Florida appeals court has reversed a lower court decision, ruling the state must give full faith and credit to adoptions granted to same-sex couples by other states. ...more

May 13, 2009

A new poll shows that a majority of Floridians favor allowing same-sex couples to adopt children but don't favor gay marriage or civil unions. The poll also found support for the Bright Futures scholarship program and for a $1 boost in the cigarette tax. ...more

January 23, 2009

A crowd is expected Thursday when the Hillsborough County Commission discusses providing health care benefits to domestic partners of county employees. Members of gay and lesbian organizations say they will pack the commission chambers to speak in favor of providing the benefits. Conservative groups also are expected to show up in force. ...more

January 21, 2009

In 1996, as a freshman member of the House of Representatives, I wrote the Defense of Marriage Act, better known by its shorthand acronym, DOMA, than its legal title. ...more

January 11, 2009

The sponsors of Proposition 8 asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to nullify the marriages of the estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who exchanged vows before voters approved the ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions. ...more

December 19, 2008

The vote approving Amendment 2 was a devastating but temporary setback for the cause of equal treatment for all. ...more

November 30, 2008

Comedian and part-time Florida resident Rosie O'Donnell says "every American should have the right to be married to anyone they choose who is above legal age" and the so-called "marriage protection amendment" passed by voters doesn't really protect marriages. ...more

November 21, 2008

Comedian and part-time Florida resident Rosie O'Donnell says that "every American should have the right to be married to anyone they choose who is above legal age" and the so-called "marriage protection amendment" passed by a majority of voters doesn't really protect marriages. ...more

November 20, 2008