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John McCa’s dghter, Meagan McCa is schled to speak at the gay Log Cab Republin Conventn this April.

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MCCA'S WIFE, DGHTER BACK GAY MARRIAGE

Cdy McCa, the wife of 2008 Republin printial nomee John McCa, and their dghter Meghan have posed for photos endorsg pro-gay marriage forc California. * john mccains daughter gay *

Then a sophomore at a Phoenix private school, she appeared wh the rt of her fay at the Republin Natnal Conventn and gave a brief terview to Scholastic News.

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. Meghan did, however, clear up a few thgs about her personal life—like addrsg those gay mors.

MEGHAN MCCA DISH TO PLAYBOY ON GAY RUMORS, CALLS BRISTOL PAL "CONFED"

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"I'd be the first person to tell the world I was gay. While she's ed to beg h on by women, on the subject of gay marriage, she let be known she's a live-and-let-live kd of gal unlike many of her nservative lleagu.

And if you see me a gay bar, 's only bee they play the bt mic and my gay iends like to dance, " the polil lumnist said.

"Gay guys love me.

MCCA’S WIFE, DGHTER BACK GAY MARRIAGE MOVEMENT

Meghan McCa, dghter of Sen. John McCa, lls herself a 'progrsive republin,' and says she disagre wh her father on several pots, clearly statg she 'believe[s] gay marriage.' * john mccains daughter gay *

Cdy McCa, the wife of 2008 Republin printial nomee John McCa, and their dghter Meghan have posed for photos endorsg pro-gay marriage forc California.

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 McCas’ dghter Meghan, who has been outspoken her support for gay rights, has also endorsed NOH8. John McCa’s office said a statement that the Arizona senator rpects the views of members of his fay but remas opposed to gay marriage.

Dpe mors that she is a lbian, McCa says she is straight but remas a strong supporter of gay rights and same sex marriage.

CDY MCCA COM OUT FOR GAY MARRIAGE

Wife and dghter of GOP Sen. John McCa pose for photos for group endorsg gay marriage * john mccains daughter gay *

"You're nobody unls you have a gay mor about you! "If you see me a gay bar, 's only bee they play the bt mic and my gay iends like to dance. Gay guys love me.

”Bridget ma ocsnal public appearanc as her father succsfully mpaigned for the Republin printial nomatn and went on to challenge Barack McCa fay at the 2008 Republin Natnal Conventn | Alex Wong/GettyThen a sophomore at a Phoenix private school, she appeared wh the rt of her fay at the Republin Natnal Conventn and gave a brief terview to Scholastic News. John McCa’s dghter, Meagan McCa is schled to speak at the gay Log Cab Republin Conventn this April. "She also went on to expla that if you happen to tch her a gay bar, 's jt bee "they play the bt mic and my gay iends like to dance.

We're glad she cleared all that add that gay guys love her bee she has "big boobs and blon hair. It's a gay marriage muty the hoe of McCa.

BH’S DGHTER, A BREAK, ENDORS 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 MOVEMENT

John McCa, lls herself a 'progrsive republin, ' and says she disagre wh her father on several pots, clearly statg she 'believe[s] gay marriage. John McCa admted she disagre wh her father on several pots, clearly statg she “believe[s] gay marriage.

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MEGHAN MCCA LEANS LEFT ON GAY RIGHTS, UNLIKE HER FATHER, JOHN

Bh, will endorse same-sex marriage on Tuday, publicly breakg ranks wh a father who, as print, phed for a nstutnal amendment banng such Bh, 29, has taped a vio llg on New York to legalize gay marriage. Gay rights advot have been quick to seize on the generatnal spl as evince that the acceptance of same-sex marriage is bld to party affiliatn and fay valu.

But for years, those close to her say, she has surround herself wh gay iends — at Yale, where she was an unrgraduate, and New York Cy, where she worked the sign world.

Brian Smh, a iend om llege who is gay, relled that the Yale Ms. Bh habed was filled wh openly gay stunts and unbothered by qutns about sexualy.

SEN. JOHN MCCA'S WIFE, DGHTER OFFER SUPPORT TO PRO-GAY MARRIAGE WEB SE

“She was loved by the gay muny at Yale. The Human Rights Campaign, a natnal gay rights group that ma the vio, plans to show Saturday at an annual gala New York Cy. A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 14 of the New York edn wh the headle: Dghter Of Bh Endors Gay Marriage.

(AP) — 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.

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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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