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Christian Family Coalition attacks Ros-Lehtinen for marriage equality support

By | 10.05.11 | 11:31 am | More from The Florida Independent

Add the Christian Family Coalition to the list of organizations attacking Miami GOP Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen for her decision to support the Respect for Marriage Act.

Bachmann: Allowing gays in the military would ‘destroy the armed forces’

By | 10.05.11 | 9:31 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

On a conference call with supporters of Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom coalition on Tuesday evening, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said she would reinstate Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, while agreeing with a caller who said allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military would “destroy the armed forces.” More…

Moderate Republicans condemn debate crowd booing of Iraq-stationed soldier

By | 09.23.11 | 5:10 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

At Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate in Florida, a gay soldier serving in Iraq was booed by the audience because he asked a question about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

Mich. LGBT community prepares for death of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

By | 09.19.11 | 1:19 pm

At midnight Sept. 20, the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law prohibiting openly gay lesbian and bisexual Americans from serving in the U.S. military will end.

Rep. Duncan Hunter wants more discussion of gays in military

By | 09.06.11 | 9:04 am | More from The Iowa Independent

While it might seem logical, given the nation’s latest job numbers, that when Congress returns after an August recess its members will be focused on the economy, unemployment and the national deficit, at least one federal lawmaker from California is hoping to switch the conversation to gays and lesbians in More…

FRC promises to challenge LGBT groups at 2012 GOP national convention in Tampa

By | 08.25.11 | 11:17 am

Image by Matt MahurinAfter being tipped off by a recent Washington Blade article about GOP LGBT groups’ attempts to influence the Republican Party platform at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Family Research Council President Tony Perkins says those groups should expect a fight.

Right wing group distributes pamphlets linking socialism and abortion

By | 04.08.11 | 1:58 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Add one more item to the already long list of alleged reasons for abortions: socialism.

The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property is a Pennsylvania-based group of about 120,000 “lay Catholic Americans concerned about the moral crisis shaking the remnants of Christian civilization.” The group’s ginned More…

Gay conservative groups say Pawlenty is pandering to far right with ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ remarks

The Log Cabin Republicans and GOProud criticized former Gov. Tim Pawlenty for stating that he would reinstate the military’s ban on openly serving gay and lesbian servicemembers. Pawlenty told members of the Family Leader, a group that opposes rights for same-sex couples in Iowa, that if he was elected president More…

Shove it! Dan Choi won’t pay the government for his being discharged under DADT

The Defense Department, after discharging gay soldiers under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, apparently sends them bills requiring them to pay back “unearned portions” of their contracts. High-profile discharged soldier Dan Choi received his bill this week from Defense Department Finance and Debt Services in the amount of $2,500. More…

Bill to delay repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ introduced in House

By | 01.20.11 | 2:51 pm

soldier at Fort BraggThe repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the U.S. military’s policy of banning openly gay servicemembers, was signed into law late last year. Nevertheless, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) has already introduced a bill that would require the signature of chiefs of the four branches of the military to sign More…