Ten years after Obergefell, the fight for freedom is far from over
A decade after marriage equality became the law of the land, LGBTQ+ rights—especially for trans Americans—are under renewed attack.
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Gay Republican leader not worried about SBC vote to seek gay marriage reversal
Andy Blalock, leader of the Huntsville Log Cabin Republicans, said he is not concerned about the party bending its ear to the SBC.
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See recent postsWhen religion rules the state, freedom is the first to fall
The SBC’s resolutions — and similar moves in Alabama — show how religious control of policy threatens liberty, diversity, and democracy itself.
Tuberville among Senators calling to amend Respect for Marriage Act
The amendment would prohibit denials or revocation of tax-exempt status, licenses and more for failing to recognize a same-sex marriage.
Moore bringing the Ten Commandments monument back to Montgomery
Thursday, Judge Roy Moore, President Emeritus of the Montgomery based Foundation for Moral Law, and Kayla Moore, the Foundation’s President announce that on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, the “Ten Commandments Monument” will be returned to Montgomery, Alabama, to be placed at One Dexter Avenue on the first floor of the Foundation for Moral Law. “One … Continued
Bill updating sex education curriculum fails on the last day of session
The Alabama House of Representatives ended the 2019 Legislative Session Friday without addressing legislation to remove language from the Alabama public schools sex education curriculum that the LGBTQ+ community finds objectionable. Sponsors said the bill would have also made the curriculum more scientifically and medically accurate. Senate Bill 140 was sponsored by State Sen. Tom … Continued
Legislature OKs bill ending marriage licenses
Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill that would end the requirement that marriages must be solemnized with some sort of a ceremony and the state will no longer issue licenses giving two people permission to marry. Instead, the state will simply record that a marriage exists. Senate Bill 69 is sponsored by … Continued
Trump appoints Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
Tuesday, July 9 President Donald J. Trump (R) appointed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Kavanaugh sits on the DC Circuit Court. That is the main federal appeals court and has often been a stepping stone to the Supreme Court as it hears some of the most prominent cases, … Continued
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See recent postsProtect the sanctity of marriage from government intrusion
By State Sen. Greg Albritton Like most Alabamians, I believe that God established the institution of marriage for the benefit of mankind. Indeed, His purpose was to begin the human family within His bonds of marriage, as a holy union. Then government stole marriage, for its own purposes. A classic example is Henry VIII, who … Continued
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See recent postsDoes love win when a 20-week old baby is aborted? Some liberals think so
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A recent poll of the U.S. Senate race in Alabama is giving liberal Democrats hope that Judge Roy Moore’s beliefs are too far out of the mainstream for him to win in December’s general election. A recent Fox poll shows Moore and former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones in a … Continued