Fellow blogger Paul Ogden makes a great point in his blog about the inheritance tax. LGBT couples might be the biggest winners.You see, a spouse was previously tax exempt from the inheritance tax. But since Indiana doesn’t recognize gay mar…
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Rhode Island Republican Senators Unanimously Support Gay Marriage
By joshfeatherstone on April 24, 2013 in Dennis Algiere, gay marriage, Gay Rights, LGBT, LGBT Rights, National Organization for Marriage, republican, Rhode Island
Yep. You read that right. An entire Republican caucus has voted in favor of legalizing gay marriage.Sure, it’s a small number of legislators, but the importance of the word “unanimous” still shouldn’t be lost on you. Especially on thi…
Obama’s Gay Marriage Statement: Right Message, Wrong Reason…Again
By joshfeatherstone on May 10, 2012 in Democrat, Election 2012, gay marriage, Gay Rights, LGBT Awareness, LGBT Rights, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, Obama, Rupert Boneham
President Obama declared yesterday that he now agrees that homosexuals should be allowed to marry. In an ABC News interview, Obama stated that his views have been evolving and that now, “it is important for me to go ahead and affirm tha…
Rupert Makes Pledge to the LGBT Community on Marriage Equality
By joshfeatherstone on April 19, 2012 in Bill Clinton, Circle City IN Pride, Democrat, DOMA, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, gay marriage, John Gregg, LGBT, LGBT Rights, Libertarian, Marriage Equality, Mike Pence, republican, Rupert Boneham
One of the more divisive issues in our communities today is the future of LGBT rights. Marriage is at the forefront of this issue. Whether you are for or against the rights of homosexuals to marry, the topic is hotly debated in just about e…
Indiana One Step Closer to Discrimination in Our Constitution
By joshfeatherstone on March 30, 2011 in Discrimination, gay marriage, Indiana Legislature, Indiana Marriage Amendment, LGBT, Save Marriage
The Indiana State Senate passed the gay marriage amendment by the disgustingly wide margin of 40-10. Since the House has already passed the same bill, the first of three steps required to add discrimination to the Indiana Constitution is now comp…