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Boxer Manny Pacquiao Opposes Obama on Same-Sex Marriage

By UCN on May 15, 2012 8:08 AM

Manny Pacquiao attends a press conference announcing his upcoming World Boxing Organization welterweight championship fight against Timothy Bradley at The Beverly Hills Hotel on February 21, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America)

Manny Pacquiao probably won't ever fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., but he is ready to take on President Obama.

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Poll: Small Majority of Americans Consider Same-Sex Relations Morally Acceptable

By UCN on May 14, 2012 4:13 AM

In recent years, acceptance of gays and lesbians as equal members of society has grown. (Reuters)

For the third year in a row, a narrow majority of Americans consider gay and lesbian relations morally acceptable, signaling that this is the new "new normal" in public opinion, according to a new Gallup Poll released Monday just days after President Barack Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage.

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Gallup Poll Suggests 40% of Americans Say Obama's Support of Same-Sex Marriage Will Affect Their Votes

By UCN on May 12, 2012 2:35 PM

U.S. President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office for his departure from the White House May 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images North America)

Gallup is out with a new poll suggesting a whopping 40 percent of Americans say President Obama's newly public support of gay marriage will affect their votes.

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Survey: Americans Split on Whether or Not Same-Sex Marriage Is a Sin

By UCN on May 11, 2012 4:40 PM

The presidential election will tell whether Americans view support for gay marriage as a political sin, but the vote is in on whether it is theologically sinful -- and it's a close call.

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Harry Reid Suggests DOMA May Be Repealed by Senate Democrats

By UCN on May 11, 2012 10:01 AM

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the media after a weekly policy meeting at the Capitol on March 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images North America)

A day after President Barack Obama endorsed gay marriage, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid suggested Thursday that Democrats may move to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the Clinton-era law that defined marriage as between a man and a woman.

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After Victory In North Carolina, Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Push Forward to Other States

By UCN on May 10, 2012 12:57 PM

Gretchen Colby casts her vote Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Belville Elementary School in Brunswick County, N.C. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Ken Blevins)

Fresh off their win in North Carolina, opponents of gay marriage are pushing forward to enact similar constitutional amendments in more states this fall - and to actually override pro-gay marriage legislation in two others.

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California Expected to Pass Ban on Psychotherapy Aimed at Making Gay People Straight

By UCN on May 9, 2012 6:39 AM

State Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance urged lawmakers to approve his bill to ban a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight during a hearing at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight is speeding through the California statehouse.

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Both Sides In Homosexual Marriage Debate Claim to Have God on Their Sides as N. C. Prepares to Vote

By UCN on May 8, 2012 8:44 AM

Backers of North Carolina's proposed marriage amendment pray during a rally at the state Capitol in Raleigh. It would strictly define marriage as between one man and one woman. (Allen Breed, Associated Press / April 20, 2012)

The national debate over gay marriage turns its attention South on Tuesday, as North Carolina could be on the verge of becoming the next state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman.

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Obama Again Facing Pressure from LGBT Community to Endorse Same-Sex Marriage

By UCN on May 6, 2012 2:19 PM

Vice President Joe Biden finally said Sunday what gay marriage supporters have been waiting for President Barack Obama to say -- but his office's immediate effort to walk back those comments provided another convoluted step in the White House's evolution on the issue that's already maddening the LGBT community.

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Half of North Carolina Yard Signs Supporting Marriage Amendment Stolen or Damaged

By UCN on May 2, 2012 4:43 AM

Roughly half of the yard signs around North Carolina supporting a proposed constitutional marriage amendment have been stolen or damaged, according to the communications director for the group promoting the amendment.

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