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SAN FRANCISCO — Wineries are coming out loud and proud in their support of gay marriage. They're putting it right on the label.
Arizonans may get another chance to decide of whether gays should be able to wed.
In this photo taken Friday, June 7, 2013, winemaker Josh Stein of Stein Family Wines poses with his Same Sex Meritage red wine at his tasting room on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Gay marriage has been a hot topic for some months now, so perhaps it's not surprising the wine world has taken note with two new wines that declare their support for same-sex couples right on the label. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
In this photo taken Friday, June 7, 2013, winemaker Josh Stein of Stein Family Wines poses with his Same Sex Meritage red wine at his tasting room on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Gay marriage has been a hot topic for some months now, so perhaps it's not surprising the wine world has taken note with two new wines that declare their support for same-sex couples right on the label. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
In this photo taken Friday, June 7, 2013, winemaker Josh Stein of Stein Family Wines pours a glass of his Same Sex Meritage red wine at his tasting room on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Gay marriage has been a hot topic for some months now, so perhaps it's not surprising the wine world has taken note with two new wines that declare their support for same-sex couples right on the label. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
In this photo taken Friday, June 7, 2013, Same Sex Meritage red wine made by Stein Family Wines is shown in their tasting room on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Gay marriage has been a hot topic for some months now, so perhaps it's not surprising the wine world has taken note with two new wines that declare their support for same-sex couples right on the label. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
A veteran state lawmaker has quietly flushed his plans to have the state intervene in who can use which bathroom or locker room.
State senators gave final approval Wednesday to legislation supporters said enhances religious freedom while foes argue it will give people an ability to use their beliefs as an excuse to discriminate.
A new statewide survey suggests that if Arizonans were asked about it today, it's more likely that gay couples would be able to marry here.
President Obama’s new “religious tolerance” consultant to the Pentagon, Mikey Weinstein, wants Christian military service members who openly talk about their faith in uniform to be charged with treason, which is a crime punishable by death according to military law.
“The richest American company Apple is going to borrow billions & billions to run the company, probably from themselves because you don’t have to pay taxes on borrowed money. While a venter worries about the homeless defecating and urinating in Mesa. When is congress going to stop these wealthy corporations from defecating and urinating on America.”
A groundbreaking civil union ordinance in the southern Arizona city of Bisbee will lose much of its punch after Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne on Monday said he's reached an agreement in principal on changes that will remove his opposition and a threat to sue to block it from taking effect.
Hats off to the City Of Bisbee! Voting to legalize civil unions within its city Limits speaks volumes for an issue that is not going to go away. Attorney General Tom Horne wants to again waste time and taxpayer dollars on an issue he is going to have a hard time fighting. This is not about gay marriage it is about civil unions. Better yet rights of people that are in civil unions. This again will point to Discrimination something very familiar with the Courts coming from Arizona. Pure rights of citizens of Bisbee that are in civil unions. The State of Arizona will lose again and taxpayer dollars will again be wasted.
An Arizona congressman whose son is homosexual says he isn't ready to support gay marriage.
“Mr. Basha used to be a neighbor of mine, although I did not know immediately know it. My son, about 13, came home one day from carousing in the neighborhood. I asked where he had been. He replied ‘we were at Eddie’s house playing tennis.’ You know where this story is headed. It was Eddie Basha. He was like that, a kind man who was for the kids. Needless to say, I did not mind my son going there to play tennis. R.I.P. Mr. Basha.”
After listening to the arguments before the Supreme Court on Proposition 8, and as someone who leans conservative, usually votes Republican and is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I found the arguments to overturn it compelling. Moreover, I found the arguments on behalf of proponents of Proposition 8 to be relatively weak, focusing almost solely on procreation.
A colleague of mine quipped the other day that the only religion he believes in is his own. “Sure,” I countered. “You piously believe in your own opinion.”
A House panel voted Wednesday to void parts of local anti-discrimination ordinances designed to give protections to transgendered individuals.
“Hey, Mesa! How about not ripping up Broadway until you’re finished with Southern? But no, that would make sense!”
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether America's gays have a right to marry.
Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, where the court will hear arguments on California’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Demonstrators march outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, as the court heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The fight playing out today at the U.S. Supreme Court could impact an Arizona case the high court has not yet decided whether to hear.
“The ‘bathroom bill’ is without doubt the most hateful measure the Legislature has ever come up with. It’s also indicative of a complete lack of understanding of transgender people and the LGBT community in general. To remedy this, I suggest viewing a program called “In the Life” on YouTube. Oh, wait, some people don’t want to understand; they just want to hate.”
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