Walter Cronkite’s illustrious career is remembered for the historic events he covered, from the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. to the moon landing and the Vietnam War. But Cronkite also reported on burgeoning social movements, including the struggle for gay liberation. After becoming a target of that movement, Cronkite would [...]
So who is the Florida Republican Party turning to? Carrie Prejean, the California model and fired Miss California USA who generated a massive amount of publicity with her opposition to same-sex marriage during the 2009 Miss USA pageant. Given that analysts of all stripes see the gay marriage debate as largely generational – large numbers [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice is arguing to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act. The department’s position has angered gay rights activists, who see it as a betrayal of President Obama’s campaign pledge to work for the act’s repeal.
A Miami-Dade circuit court judge who ruled Florida’s gay adoption ban is unconstitutional has been demoted. Judge Cindy Lederman has been removed from her 15-year post as top administrative judge over Miami-Dade’s juvenile courts. The new chief justice over Miami courts says he wanted new perspectives and leadership. Lederman ruled in November 2008 that Florida’s [...]
Former president Bill Clinton has expressed his support for gay marriage, a stance he did not hold during his presidency. While speaking at the Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, DC, on July 8, the former president said he is “basically in support” of gay marriage. Clinton said his position on same sex marriage was [...]