The Mayor Of Pittsburgh Is Throwing A Same-Sex Group Wedding

he Republican governor of Pennsylvania has announced he will not appeal a federal judge’s ruling striking down the state ban on same-sex marriage, and Pittsburgh’s Democratic mayor has decided to celebrate.

Mayor Bill Peduto has announced he will not only officiate, he will pick up the tab for the weddings and receptions of up to twenty same-sex couples during Pride Fest next month.

Gallup's Values And Beliefs Poll Finds Americans Are Still Split On Homosexuality's Origins

Despite national advances in the fight for same-sex marriage, Americans remain sharply split on the origins of homosexuality, a new Gallup survey has revealed.

New data from Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll found that 37 percent of Americans believed that people became gay or lesbian as the result of favors like upbringing and environment, compared with 42 percent who said that people were born gay. Interestingly, the latter result is down 5 percentage points from 2013, when 47 percent of respondents said they believed people were born gay or lesbian.

The poll revealed some religious, political and demographic splits, too: those with college educations, whites, females, liberals, Democrats, high-income earners, and those who seldom or never attend church were the most likely to believe that being gay or lesbian is something people are born with.

The results of the poll were based on a random sample of 1,028 adults, age 18 and over, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

Results from an earlier Gallup poll found that support for marriage equality had reached an all-time high in the U.S., with 55 percent of respondents in favor of recognizing same-sex unions.

Duck Dynasty Dad Phil Robertson To Share His Views With Republican Leadership Conference

“Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson will share his views tonight as the guest speaker at the opening night of the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. 

Here’s the promo video released two weeks ago showing clips from 2011 of Donald Trump, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann and Allen West claiming victory in 2012.

Gay Marriage Will Become Law Of The Land

Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch conceded Wednesday it's only a matter of time before gay marriage is legal across the country, even though he doesn't think that's the right way to go.

Hatch said people who can't see what's happening aren't living in the real world. He made the remarks during an appearance on KSL-Radio's Doug Wright Show (http://bit.ly/1koFdlh).

"Let's face it: anybody who does not believe that gay marriage is going to be the law of the land just hasn't been observing what's going on," said Hatch, a seven-term Republican senator who has been a proponent of keeping marriage exclusively between a man and a woman.

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Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Charlie Dent Comes Out For Gay Marriage

Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) came out in support of gay marriage on Wednesday in an interview with The Washington Post.

"Life is too short to have the force of government stand in the way of two adults whose pursuit of happiness includes marriage," Dent told the Post. "As a Republican, I value equality, personal freedom and a more limited role for government in our lives... I believe this philosophy should apply to the issue of marriage as well."

Supreme Court Wades In To Oregon Marriage Ruling

Late yesterday, the National Organization For Marriage officially requested the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the ruling by a federal judge that found Oregon‘s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Today, Justice Anthony Kennedy responded, requesting information from both parties in the case.

That means Justice Kennedy may intervene in the case, stay the ruling, and halt any future marriages, or he may decline to accept NOM’s motion, or he may pass the entire case to the full Court, which would then make a determination to proceed or to decline to intervene.

Court watchers believe that NOM does not have standing to defend Oregon’s marriage ban, and that Judge Michael McShane appropriately ruled on the case when he handed down his decision nine days ago. NOM had waited eight days to make the formal request.

Houston Passes Wide-Reaching Non-Discrimination Ordinance

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The Houston city council this evening passed an historic non-discrimination ordinance that bans discrimination on the basis of “sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, military status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or pregnancy.” Houston, a city of more than 2.1 million people and America’s fourth-largest, had been the only major U.S. city without a non-discrimination ordinance. The vote was 11-6.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

‘We don’t serve fags’ at Big Earl’s in Pittsburg, Texas

A same-sex couple says they were told not to come back to a restaurant in East Texas because Big Earl’s “doesn’t serve fags.”

Collin Dewberry and Kelly Williams said tehy had breakfast at Big Earl’s in Pittsburg, Texas, and “everything seemed to be going fine” until after they paid their check. That’s when they were approached by “Big Eaarl’s” daughter and told them not to return.

Owner Earl Cheney says his daughter simply “told them the rules are on the door and it says ‘Welcome to Big Earl’s where men act like men, women act like ladies, no saggy pants and we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.’”

Cheney said it was the couple’s behavior — “touching legs” — that violated the restaurant’s policy, not their sexual orientation, but admits that his daughter used the gay slur.

“She’s a young lady, didn’t know what else to say, and they just kept on and she finally said we just don’t like fags,” he explained.