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href="/topics/U.S._Republin_Party">Republin</a> printial nomee John McCa, and their dghter Meghan have posed for photos endorsg pro-gay marriage forc <a href="/topics/California">California</a>.</p><p>Mrs. 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 <a href="/topics/Proposn_8">Proposn 8</a>. The ballot measure passed by California voters 2008 bans <a href="/topics/Same-sex_Marriage">same-sex marriage</a>.</p><p>The McCas' dghter Meghan, who has been outspoken her support for gay rights, has also endorsed NOH8. She appears wh silver duct tape across her mouth and "NOH8" on a cheek a photo on her <a href="/topics/Twter_Inc">Twter</a> se.</p><div class=""></div><p>Cdy McCa ntacted NOH8 and offered to pose for the photo endorsement, the Web se said.</p><p>John McCa's office said a statement that the <a href="/topics/Arizona">Arizona</a> senator rpects the views of members of his fay but remas opposed to gay marriage.</p><div class="newsletter-widget Newsletter_newsletter-widget__8z2gu ux Newsletter_ux__Xr3cN"><div><strong for="erContact">Get the Breakg News newsletter!</strong><p>Get the latt breakg news as happens.</p><p class="equency"></p></div><div><form class="subscribeForm" actn="" method="POST"><put class="" type="email" name="email" placeholr="Email addrs" required="" toComplete="email"/><button class="btn">Sign up</button></form></div><p class="disclaimer Newsletter_disclaimer__KROmB">By clickg Sign up, you agree to our<!-- --> <a href="/privacy">privacy policy</a>.</p></div><p>"Sen. McCa believ the sancty of marriage is only fed as between one man and one woman," the statement said.</p><p>John McCa backed an Arizona ballot measure passed by voters 2008 that fed marriage as between one man and one woman.</p><p>The NOH8 Web se praised Cdy McCa's willgns to publicly endorse a e that is unpopular wh the <a href="/topics/U.S._Republin_Party">Republin Party</a>.</p><p>"The McCas are one of the most well-known Republin fai recent history, and for Mrs. McCa to have reached out to to offer her support tly means a lot," the se says.</p><p>"Although we had worked wh Meghan McCa before and were aware of her own posn, we'd never really thought the e might be somethg her mother would get behd. We have a huge amount of rpect for both of the women for beg brave enough to make known they support equal marriage rights for all Amerins."</p><div class=""></div><p>Meghan McCa said Wednday a Twter msage lked to her blog: "I uldn't be more proud of my mother for posg for the NOH8 mpaign. I thk more <a href="/topics/U.S._Republin_Party">Republins</a> need to start takg a stand for equaly."</p><p>Meghan McCa was asked to be the keynote speaker at next month's Natnal Equaly Week at <a href="/topics/Gee_Washgton_Universy">Gee Washgton Universy</a> Washgton for her advocy, but her appearance has drawn cricism om Republins on mp, the NOH8 se said.</p><p>McCa's <a href="/topics/U.S._Senate">Senate</a> re-electn mpaign said Wednday that his printial nng mate, former <a href="/topics/Alaska">Alaska</a> Gov. <a href="/topics/Sarah_Pal">Sarah Pal</a>, will e to Arizona to mpaign for him March. 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