Word: gays
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...should be surprised by Zapatero's commitment to gender equality. In his first term, he passed a sweeping law against domestic violence, legalized gay marriage, eased divorce laws, and required political parties to practice gender parity. He also appointed equal numbers of men and women to cabinet positions, and named María Teresa Fernández de la Vega as his deputy prime minister...
...undecided Super Delegate who ran Al Gore's presidential campaign in 2000. "Clearly Obama's comments were 'unartful,' but not inaccurate. Polls show most voters are dissatisfied with the current direction of the country. And politicians have always played on their fears-and used issues like crime, welfare, gay rights and abortion-to draw distinctions without addressing the deep issues that voters care about...
...they don't vote on economic issues because they don't expect anybody's going to help them," Obama said. "So people end up, you know, voting on issues like guns, and are they going to have the right to bear arms. They vote on issues like gay marriage. And they take refuge in their faith and their community and their families and things they can count on. But they don't believe they can count on Washington...
...Bacon says, “Every store suits a niche.”Picnic, located on Mt. Auburn St., is probably the most overtly newbie-friendly of the three, featuring a special binder for anyone with zero comics knowledge. Each page has a heading like “Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Comics” or “Great Superhero Comics.” Below each heading is a short list of graphic novels and monthly comics series that fit the description—a starter set for anyone intimidated by the world of comics jargon and history...
...there’s no such thing as a free lunch. The sitting Bush administration has dedicated more and more lip service to hot topics like gay marriage. And in 2008, Huckabee—a man who really puts the Bible into Bible Belt—surged in the primaries, even after McCain was the obvious winner. He may have lost, but this was as close to an open revolt as you can get amongst Republicans; dissatisfied with past administrations, evangelicals decided to collect on their bargain with the American right...