Majority of Colorado voters favor civil unions for same-sex couples

According to a poll released last week by Public Policy Polling, Colorado voters narrowly favor making same-sex marriage legal and favor legalizing civil unions by a more than 3-1 margin....

Washington Independent • Dec 14, 2011

Family Research Council decries government spending while affiliates take in millions

The Family Research Council, a religious-right outfit some watchdog organizations have called an anti-gay hate group, has recently become quite vocal in its opposition to government spending and has called for drastic cuts to social programs. But a survey by The American Independent shows that FRC's state-based affiliates, called family policy councils, have raked in nearly $6 million in state and...

Washington Independent • Aug 22, 2011

Gay marriage poll released by religious right group was intentionally skewed

Faith in Public Life, a group that advocates for faith in the public square and organizes around social justice, also took issue with the poll, specifically its wording. The ADF poll asked for response to the statement "I believe MARRIAGE should be defined ONLY as a union between one man and one woman," while mainstream polls in recent months asked whether or not same-sex marriage should be legal....

Washington Independent • Jun 21, 2011

Former Iowa senator: More state Republicans will accept, advocate for gay marriage

More Republicans are starting to accept and advocate more for same-sex marriages in Iowa, and what was once considered a minority view within the GOP will "have influence" at the August Ames straw poll and 2012 Iowa Caucuses, a former state senator said Wednesday. Former state Sen. Jeff Angelo, an Ames Republican, said his newly launched group, "Iowa Republicans for Freedom," is only the beginnin...

Washington Independent • Jun 1, 2011