McCa's Wife, Dghter Back Gay Marriage - CBS News

Contents:

• CDY MCCA COM OUT FOR GAY MARRIAGE
• MEGHAN MCCA: 'BEG A REPUBLIN WHO SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE IS A BCH'
• PAL BREAKS WH MCCA ON GAY MARRIAGE
• MCCA'S WIFE, DGHTER BACK GAY MARRIAGE
• MC AND GAY MARRIAGE
• ARIZONA GOP WANTS TO CENSURE CDY MCCA OVER GAY MARRIAGE, BIN SUPPORT
• MCCA DISCS THE ISSUE OF GAY MARRIAGE WH ELLEN
• PAL BREAKS WH MCCA ON GAY MARRIAGE BAN
• MCCA’S WIFE, DGHTER BACK GAY MARRIAGE MOVEMENT
• RULG MAY REVIVE GAY MARRIAGE AS ISSUE

CDY MCCA COM OUT FOR GAY MARRIAGE

An early tt for McCa on LGBT issu durg his reer the Senate me 1993, when lawmakers were batg gays the ary rponse to then-Print Clton’s ll to lift the admistrative ban on their service.

LGBT activists, cludg the then-publishers of the Washgton Bla, threatened to out Kolbe over his vote, but Kolbe pre-empted them by g out as gay. In an terview Sunday wh the Arizona-based Kronke News, Kolbe said havg McCa’s support when g out as gay was important. (Ironilly, the Arizona amendment 2006 was the first anti-gay marriage amendment to fail at the ballot, although voters the state rrected that by passg a different versn of the amendment 2008.

Notably, McCa when asked to intify a gay role mol chose 9/11 hero Mark Bgham, who helped lead passengers divertg Uned Airl Flight 93 om the terrorists’ tend target of the U. Hayworth, McCa was the biggt opponent of endg the prohibn on gays the ary and fought aggrsively agast changg the policy. This article origally appeared the Washgton Bla and is ma available partnership wh the Natnal Gay Media Associatn.

MEGHAN MCCA: 'BEG A REPUBLIN WHO SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE IS A BCH'

It's a gay marriage muty the hoe of McCa.

PAL BREAKS WH MCCA ON GAY MARRIAGE

Followg dghter Meghan's footsteps, Cdy McCa, the wife of Republin senator and former GOP ndidate for print John McCa, has publicly joed the fight for same-sex marriag -- posg for a photograph for NOH8, a group fightg the ban on gay marriage California. While lady McCa has quietly exprsed support for gay marriage the past, the photo reprents a dramatic spl om Sen.

"I nnot help but to wonr if the 2008 Printial electns would have went differently if John McCa would have said that his fay supports gay marriage, " Baron wr.

On a posive aspect, uld be te that not all republins are anti-gay marriage. McCa on gay marriage -- Sarah Pal, albe the oppose directn. "John McCa has typilly taken a more morate posn on the issue of gay marriage than nservative Republins, sayg is an issue of stat' rights, promptg his 2008 nng mate Sarah Pal to break wh him on the issue durg the mpaign, " she wr.

MCCA'S WIFE, DGHTER BACK GAY MARRIAGE

Skip to Ma ContentMeghan McCa said that beg a Republin who supports gay marriage is a "bch" at an event sponsored by the Young Conservativ for the Freedom to Marry on Monday, Raw Story MSNBC ntributor and dghter of Sen. McCa joed Young Conservativ for the Freedom to Marry learship November May 2012, McCa qutned the scery of Print Barack Obama's support for gay marriage.

Rob Portman (R-Oh) announced he had reversed his stance on gay marriage rponse to his son, Will, g out two years ago. Days later, former Secretary of State Hillary Clton endorsed marriage equaly an announcement sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign, signalg the rise of policians embracg Ameri's growg support of gay You GoGay Marriage In The Uned StatPopular the CommunyYou May Like. Republin vice printial nomee Sarah Pal says she supports a nstutnal amendment banng gay marriage, a break wh John McCa who has said he believ stat should be left to fe what marriage is.

20, 2008, 10:08 PM UTC / Source: The Associated PrsRepublin vice printial nomee Sarah Pal says she supports a nstutnal amendment banng gay marriage, a break wh John McCa who has said he believ stat should be left to fe what marriage an terview wh Christian Broadstg Network, the Alaska ernor said she had voted 1998 for a state amendment banng same sex marriage and hoped to see a feral ban on such unns. I don't support gay marriage, " Pal said.

MC AND GAY MARRIAGE

She said she believed tradnal marriage is the foundatn for strong, an Arizona senator, is supportg a ballot iative his state this year that would ban gay marriage. But he has nsistently and forcefully opposed a feral marriage amendment, sayg would urp stat' thory on such ernor, Pal vetoed a bill that would have nied benefs to the partners of gay state employe. In a bate wh Democratic rival Joe Bin, Pal said she was "tolerant" of gays and said she supported certa legal protectns for same-sex upl, like hospal visatn the CBN terview, Pal also said she would speak out if she heard a supporter at a rally yell vlent or threateng ments about Barack Obama, the Democratic printial nomee.

Dpe her profsed polil party’s origal posn on certa social issu like gay marriage, McCa openly spoke out favor of LGBT rights. Senate Republins stggle bid to pass gay marriage ban. Senators bate the amendment banng gay marriage.

The shift happened, he said, after his son, Will, me out to him as gay. Meghan joed the learship mtee of the Young Conservativ for the Freedom to Marry last November, a group workg to build support for gay marriage among a younger generatn of nservativ.

ARIZONA GOP WANTS TO CENSURE CDY MCCA OVER GAY MARRIAGE, BIN SUPPORT

“And by the way, ” he told Cooper, who is gay, “I have admired your forward posn and stand on this issue.

MCCA DISCS THE ISSUE OF GAY MARRIAGE WH ELLEN

Cdy McCa, the wife of 2008 Republin printial nomee John McCa, and their dghter Meghan have posed for photos endorsg pro-gay marriage forc McCa appears wh silver duct tape across her mouth and "NOH8" wrten on one cheek a photo posted Wednday to the Web se of NOH8, a gay rights group opposed to Proposn 8.

The ballot measure passed by California voters 2008 bans same-sex McCas' dghter Meghan, who has been outspoken her support for gay rights, has also endorsed NOH8. Cdy McCa ntacted NOH8 and offered to pose for the photo endorsement, the Web se McCa's office said a statement that the Arizona senator rpects the views of members of his fay but remas opposed to gay marriage. Pal has been a vol opponent of gay marriage.

PAL BREAKS WH MCCA ON GAY MARRIAGE BAN

It's worth keepg md that durg the 2004 marriage bate Congrs, McCa, who opposed the Feral Marriage Amendment maly on feralist grounds, also seemed to ridicule the notn that gay marriage would stroy civilizatn as we know whout some feral actn:But he said the cisn Massachetts to legalize same-sex marriag do "not reprent a ath knell to marriage.

MCCA’S WIFE, DGHTER BACK GAY MARRIAGE MOVEMENT

23, part bee of her support for Print-elect Joe Bin and for same-sex proposal, which seeks to “dissolve any nnectns whatsoever” between McCa and the state GOP, says she “has supported leftist such as gay marriage, growth of the admistrative state, and others that n unter to Republin valu, a Republin form of ernment, and the U. 23, the state party is expected to re-elect Ward as chair, acrdg to Arizona a of LGBTQ supportCdy McCa has publicly supported same-sex marriage sce 2010, when she posed for a photo for the NOH8 Campaign, a group that advot gay marriage. Followg his wife and dghter’s public support, John McCa issued a statement sayg that while he rpected his fay’s views, he still opposed gay marriage.

RULG MAY REVIVE GAY MARRIAGE AS ISSUE

Until than a year after her ial NOH8 photo shoot, Cdy McCa appeared a public service announcement for the group llg for the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell, ” a feral policy that prohibed gays and lbians om servg openly the U.

The openly gay talk show host has announced her tentn to marry her girliend, an issue on which she and McCa disagree. McCa said same-sex upl should be allowed to enter to legal agreements for surance and other purpos, but he oppos gay marriage and believ "the unique stat of marriage between a man and a woman. ) - In an terview wh CBN's David Brody, Sarah Pal signaled her support for a nstutnal ban on gay marriage, a posn that John McCa once scribed as "anthetil every way to the re philosophy of Republins.

I wish on a feral level that that's where we would go bee I don't support gay marriage, " Pal said.