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metroweekly.com > 2026 > 08 > ohio-billboard-same-sex-parents-backlash

Ohio Billboard Attacking Same-Sex Parents Sparks Backlash

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (723+ words) By John Riley on August 2, 2026 @JRileyMW A billboard in Lima, Ohio, sponsored by a national organization seeking to overturn marriage equality has sparked backlash from LGBTQ advocates across the state. Them Before Us routinely uses rhetoric that likens same-sex parents…...

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metroweekly.com > 2026 > 02 > right-wing-groups-campaign-overturn-marriage-equality

47 Right-Wing Groups Unite to Overturn Marriage Equality

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (903+ words) By John Riley on February 2, 2026 @JRileyMW A coalition of at least 47 right-wing groups, operating under the name “Greater Than,” has launched a coordinated campaign to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, part of…...

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metroweekly.com > 2026 > 05 > hobby-lobby-founder-overturn-gay-marriage

Hobby Lobby Founder Linked to Effort to Overturn Gay Marriage

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (779+ words) By John Riley on May 12, 2026 @JRileyMW David Green, the founder of the conservative Christian retailer Hobby Lobby, donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Them Before Us, an anti-LGBTQ organization behind the Greater Than Campaign, a national effort seeking to…...

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metroweekly.com > 2026 > 03 > eu-court-bulgaria-gender-recognition

EU Court Says Bulgaria Must Allow Gender Recognition

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (802+ words) By John Riley on March 17, 2026 @JRileyMW The European Court of Justice has ruled that Bulgaria’s ban on allowing transgender people to change the gender marker on their birth certificates violates European law. The case centers on “Shipova” — referred to in…...

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metroweekly.com > 2025 > 10 > ciattarelli-aide-ban-same-sex-marriage

Aide Brags About Ciattarelli’s Opposition to Gay Marriage

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (817+ words) By John Riley on October 21, 2025 @JRileyMW Ibrar Nadeem, an aide to Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli, bragged to Muslim supporters about the candidate’s past opposition to marriage equality during a “Muslims4Jack” event in Piscataway, New Jersey on October 18. “We want to…...

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metroweekly.com > 2025 > 10 > john-reid-anti-gay-marriage

John Reid Defends Running Mate’s Opposition to Gay Marriage

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (697+ words) By John Riley on October 9, 2025 @JRileyMW John Reid, the gay Republican nominee for Virginia lieutenant governor, has defended the right of his running mate, current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, to oppose same-sex marriage — even though he personally disagrees with her…...

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metroweekly.com > 2025 > 09 > oregon-republican-switches-parties-lgbtq

Oregon Republican Defects After LGBTQ Rights Clash

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (929+ words) By John Riley on September 24, 2025 @JRileyMW Oregon State Rep. Cyrus Javadi announced last Friday that he’s switching from the Republican to the Democratic Party, blasting GOP leaders for obstructing legislation that would have benefited his constituents and for pursuing an…...

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metroweekly.com > 2025 > 08 > the-roses-review-wilted-remake

The Roses Review: A Wilted Remake of a Classic

11+ mon, 3+ day ago   (930+ words) By story’s end, though, he’s pissing on her fish dish in front of dinner guests, and she’s driving her monster SUV over his vintage Morgan roadster with him inside it. He (accidentally) kills her cat. She fakes killing his dog…...

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metroweekly.com > 2025 > 08 > obergefell-v-hodges-lgbtq-marriage-rights

Obergefell Is at Risk. LGBTQ Advocates Must Act Now.

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (739+ words) By Maximilian Sandefer August 6, 2025 On June 22, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision with Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Abortion rights were now no longer guaranteed nationwide as the issue was left up to the states. This shock reversal of…...