James S. Alesi, one of four Republicans state senators who voted for same-sex marriage last year, said he would not seek re-election because he did not want a “grueling” primary battle. full story ![]()

Mark Kirk, a Republican senator, announced that he now supports gay marriage. His change of heart regarding gay marriage came after he had suffered a major stroke. According to an April 2 report by the Chicago Tribune, Mark Kirk had...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman, a longtime opponent of same-sex marriage, said on Friday he now believes gays have a right to marry after learning two years ago that his son is gay.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman, a longtime opponent of same-sex marriage, said on Friday he now believes gays have a right to marry after learning two years ago that his son is gay.
chicagotribune.com (2 months and 7 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman, who was on the short list last year to be the party's vice presidential candidate, has reversed his opposition to same-sex marriage after learning in 2011 that his son is gay.
reuters.com (2 months and 7 days ago)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Mark Kirk announced on Tuesday that he supports gay marriage, suggesting a brush with death had helped shift his attitude as he became the second Republican to join dozens of Democratic senators who back homosexuals' right to wed.
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WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator's embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling to adapt in a society whose demographics -- and views on emotional issues -- are
thonline.com (2 months and 6 days ago)
Former Maine senator Olympia Snowe, a moderate Republican, revealed Friday that she supports gay marriage and backed a ballot measure legalizing same-sex unions in her state last fall. "I think obviously this has evolved over time on the whole issue for the whole country," Snowe told CNN. "I think what we're seeing is, I think, changing societal conventions, that ultimately...
washingtonpost.com (1 month and 14 days ago)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator's embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling with society's fast-changing views on emotional issues. Gay marriage still divides the party, with the conservative wing strongly opposed.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com
washingtonexaminer.com (2 months and 7 days ago)
A conservative U.S. Senator once opposed to gay marriage is now supporting it after learning one of his sons is gay.
cbc.ca (2 months and 7 days ago)
A Republican state senator who supports legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota says he hopes to convince GOP colleagues to join him in abandoning the party's traditional stand on the issue.
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