http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/marriage_civil_unions This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Marriage/Civil Unions en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200802290003 On his Townhall.com blog, Kevin McCullough posted an entry about Sen. Barack Obama's statement on "bring[ing] about real change for all LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual] Americans" under the headline "Obama: Hey Homos, I'm Your Dude!" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802290003 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:05:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707190010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707190010 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:34:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702270015 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702270015 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:50:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701050005 Ignoring conflicting statements by John McCain on gay and lesbian issues, The Hotline's Chuck Todd asserted that on the issue of same-sex marriage, McCain is "being true to what he is and what he thought conservatism was." Todd also likened McCain to Barry Goldwater, suggesting they held similar views on gay rights; in fact, while McCain supported an Arizona effort to ban legal recognition of gay and lesbian couples and supports the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, Goldwater became a strong supporter of gay rights and opposed the ban on gays in the military. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200701050005 Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:15:27 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200612110002 In a <em>Time</em> magazine guest column, James Dobson baselessly claimed that "the majority of more than 30 years of social-science evidence indicates that children do best on every measure of well-being when raised by their married mother and father." In fact, studies have consistently found that children raised by gay or lesbian parents suffer no adverse effects in their psychosocial development. http://mediamatters.org/items/200612110002 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:15:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290003 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:31:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611220001 A <em>New York Times</em> article that noted Sen. John McCain's recent statement that "he thought Roe v. Wade ... should be overturned" did not mention that McCain has voiced several inconsistent positions on <em>Roe v. Wade</em>. The <em>Times</em> also wrote that McCain "seemed to countenance civil unions"; in fact, McCain offered two apparently contradictory positions on civil unions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200611220001 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:23:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611150018 On CNN, the Family Research Council's Charmaine Yoest falsely claimed that "every single time" a marriage initiative has appeared on the ballot, "it's passed with over 70 percent of the popular vote." The statement is wrong for two reasons. First, a same-sex marriage ban failed in Arizona in the midterm elections. Second, all of those that did pass did not get 70-percent support -- only two did. Yoest also falsely claimed that those that passed did so "resoundingly." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200611150018 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:08:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200610270020 <em>The New York Times</em>' Patrick Healy reported that Sen. Hillary Clinton had said she "would support a gay marriage law in New York" and suggested that she had changed her position from her previous opposition to same-sex marriage -- an account that MSNBC's Chris Jansing echoed. Healy later amended his report to say that Clinton had said she "would not stand against a gay marriage law" and appeared on MSNBC to "correct the record." But he failed to acknowledge that his own flawed original reporting may have led to MSNBC's inaccurate report. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610270020 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:58:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200607200001 On Fox News' <em>Special Report with Brit Hume</em>, Carl Cameron falsely suggested that public opinion polls show that most Americans support amending the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. While some recent polls indicate that a majority of Americans believe same-sex marriage should be illegal, most polls that directly addressed a federal constitutional amendment show that a plurality or even a majority of Americans oppose it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200607200001 Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:20:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606300006 In a commentary on CNN.com, Focus on the Family's James C. Dobson criticized senators who voted against a constitutional amendment that would have banned gay marriage for "turn[ing] their backs" on the "most basic social institution" and mischaracterized the debate to baselessly suggest that there is strong public support for the amendment. But while some recent polls indicate that most Americans believe same sex marriage should be illegal, that was not the issue before Congress. http://mediamatters.org/items/200606300006 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:46:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606080010 On the <em>Focus on the Family</em> radio show, FOF CEO James Dobson and president Jim Daly lambasted opponents of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, comparing the amendment to civil rights legislation and the abolitionists' campaign to end slavery, and predicting that if it failed, "civilization will go down." http://mediamatters.org/items/200606080010 Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:26:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606080003 On his radio and television shows, Bill O'Reilly offered up numerous falsehoods and misrepresentations while discussing the Senate's consideration of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. http://mediamatters.org/items/200606080003 Wed, 7 Jun 2006 22:56:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606070008 Chris Matthews allowed Sen. Trent Lott to suggest that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist did not make the decision to have the Senate consider the Marriage Protection Amendment during an election year, because Frist "[doesn't] control totally what the schedule might be." In fact, Frist publicly stated in mid-May that Senate debate on the proposed amendment would occur in early June, and then moved to have the Senate consider the motion on the first day it was in session in June. At the conclusion of the interview, Matthews told Lott, "I'm getting to like you too much." http://mediamatters.org/items/200606070008 Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:35:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606070007 Fox News host Brit Hume stated that "Democrats and those who support them" are divided over a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages, but Hume overlooked the much deeper Republican split on the issue, as evidenced by a Senate vote related to the amendment. Hume introduced a report by Fox News correspondent Major Garrett by stating that a vote on the proposed amendment "is expected to break almost perfectly along party lines, the Republicans for it and Democrats against," but continued: "Nevertheless, the issue has divided some Democrats and those who support them." http://mediamatters.org/items/200606070007 Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:13:04 EST