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Reaction to Alabama Supreme Court Ruling Nullifying Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, March 3 the Alabama Supreme Court ordered Alabama Probate Judges to stop issuing same-sex marriages. The court argues that for over 200 years of Alabama history marriage has been recognized as between one man and one woman and the law remains that way. Most probate judges in Alabama have … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 4, 2015

HRC Accuses Roy Moore of Ethics Violations in Fight Against Gay Marriage

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, February 19, the pro-homosexual group Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Alabama filed an Alabama Open Records request for the government email and phone records of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. HRC Alabama is investigating whether Chief Justice Moore was responsible for developing a plan to stop … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 20, 2015

HRC Says 44 Counties Still Refusing To Issue Gay Marriage Licenses

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter On Thursday, February 11, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on all counties to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. According to information from the HRC 44 counties in Alabama, 56 percent are still not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. HRC’s Legal Director, Sarah Warbelow said in a … Continued

Brandon Moseley

February 12, 2015

Candidate to AL Democratic Chairwoman: “Are you a Lesbian or Bisexual?”

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Democratic Party is set to reorganize itself this weekend at a quadrennial meeting of its governing body, the State Democratic Executive Committee, in which the fractured group aims to fill vacant committee seats and potentially elect new leadership. Currently, the only declared candidate for chairman … Continued

Lee Hedgepeth

August 13, 2014

HRC Commends Alabama SEC Football Teams for Welcoming Gay Football Players

Staff Report WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) commended the football coaches at Alabama’s two Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools. Both coaches have stated recently gay athletes are welcome on their respective teams. In a report by NFL.com Tuesday, University of Alabama Coach Nick Saban said he would sign a recruit regardless of sexual orientation. … Continued

May 29, 2014

Amendments to Hate Crimes Law to be Introduced

By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter “Those who are perceived to be gay are the largest group of victims of hate crime, but the law doesn’t protect them,” State Representative Patricia Todd said of the current hate crime law. She continued, saying she simply wanted the law to reflect this fact. In the upcoming legislative … Continued

Grant Hallmark

January 4, 2012