Sen. Marco Rubio, one of the Republican presidential hopefuls for 2016, continues to emphasize his stance against same-sex marriage and as defender of Christianity in an attempt to woo his party's conservative religious base.
Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz accused some of his fellow GOP contenders of being afraid to take on gay and lesbian rights advocates over Indiana's controversial religious-freedom legislation, which LGBT groups have dismissed as discriminatory.
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said he would not support some of the Supreme Court's decisions, which hinted at his stance on same-sex marriage. The former governor told Fox News' Chris Wallace he would defy court rulings despite the principle of judicial review.
Jeb Bush reaffirmed his stance against same-sex marriage and religious freedom during a recent interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network's "The Brody File."
Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina no longer supports a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the former Hewlett-Packard executive told a blogger on Monday.
Nearly three in five Americans want same-sex marriage to be legal across the nation and NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found. Among minorities, Latinos favor marriage equality the most.
Outspoken support for same-sex marriage is apparently not seen as an asset in Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign, and Bob Wickers - a veteran pollster and strategist who prepares to lead the former Arkansas governor's second run - has toned down his once favorable views on such unions.
The Supreme Court will hear the case on same-sex marriage on Tuesday. The Supreme Court will hear the case on same-sex marriage on Tuesday. As the hearing approaches, people continue to discuss the controversial topic.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the second Cuban-American Republican presidential candidate, said President Barack Obama's 2012 deferred action program "is important," but he wants to see the end of the deferred action program.
Sen. Rubio, who is running for president, said on "Face the Nation" he believes people do not choose their sexuality but are born with it. His views counter some Republicans' views on homosexuality.
The U.S. territory's attorney general recommended the island start issuing same-sex marriage licenses but the its governor and other agencies have yet to fulfill the recommendation.
With the Supreme Court poised to hold a "historic hearing" on same-sex marriage later this month, opponents of such unions are aggressively pushing legislation on the state level to shield individuals who cite religious objections in denying services to gay couples.
The couple who made history in Baja California were robbed and beaten last week at their business in the city of Mexicali. The assailants remain on the loose and took with them 6,000 pesos and other valuables.
Opposition to same-sex marriage increasingly presents a liability for candidates hoping to move into the White House - and that includes Republicans. While nearly three-quarters of all GOP supporters still reject such unions, more than 60 percent of those under 30 do not, pollster Whit Ayres said.
Sen. Cruz has re-introduced legislation that would preserve same-sex marriage bans in some states as federal courts continue to overturn the bans around the nation.
The Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday defied the nation's highest tribunal and ordered that marriage licenses no longer be issued to same-sex couples in the state. The ruling comes some three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue a stay on a decision by U.S. District Judge Callie Granade, who had overturned Alabama's ban on such unions.
The head of the Alabama court system is using a states' rights argument that conjures up "ghosts of slavery, the Civil War and the battle against desegregation" in his fight to stop same-sex marriage in the state. Chief Justice Roy Moore instructed probate judges to defy federal court rulings and refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
