Tag Archives: gay marriage

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO OVERWHELMED BY SAME-SEX WEDDING INVITATIONS

April 17, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

MIAMI, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles) – In a recent television interview with anchor Jorge Ramos Ávalos, Florida Republican Senator and declared presidential candidate Marco Rubio answered a series of questions about same-sex marriage.

Ávalos is a Mexican-American journalist and author based in Miami. He anchors the Univision news television program, Noticiero Univision.

During the interview, Rubio was asked whether he would attend a gay wedding if invited by someone close to him. The Christian senator responded that despite his opposition to same-sex marriage, he would attend a gay wedding if invited by someone he loves.

Well, just days after the interview, Rubio got the surprise of his Christian life. Dozens of wedding invitations arrived in his mailbox at his Florida residence, all of which were from his relatives and very close friends who were gay or lesbian. He admitted that he had no clue whatsoever that some of his beloved relatives and friends were gay. A few of the invitations came from his own campaign staff.

But as a respectable politician that stays true to his word, Rubio told The Adobo Chronicles that he would be attending each and every gay wedding he was invited to.

The senator may have gained some points there. Que bueno!

LGBT, Same-sex Marriage

LGBT COMMUNITY’S NEW BATTLE CRY: ‘DIVORCE EQUALITY NOW’

February 8, 2015 Pol Pinoy 2 Comments

O'Donnel, right, and second wife Michele Rounds — O’Donnell, right, and second wife Michele Rounds

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – The soon-to-leave The View host Rosie O’Donnell was a poster child (or adult) for marriage equality, having married her spouse Kelli Carpenter at San Francisco’s City Hall in 2004.

That marriage didn’t last long. In 2012, she married another girlfriend, Michelle Rounds.

O’Donnel, 52, has confirmed that she and Rounds have been living apart for at least three months and have finally decided to divorce.

The problem is, while same-sex marriage is now allowed in 36 U.S. states, same-sex divorce has yet to be legalized.

Many same-sex couples who are married or in civil unions or registered domestic partnerships may not be able to get divorced. All states have some residency requirement for divorce: at least one spouse must be a resident of a state that recognizes their union in order to dissolve it. Same-sex couples who live in states that do not recognize their relationships may not be able to divorce.

Because of the increasing number of married gay couples deciding to part ways, LGBT organizations and advocacy groups are now scrambling to advocate for state legislation that would legalize same-sex divorce.

Same-sex divorce may be the next big battle in the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to rule this year on what could be a federally-mandated gay marriage in the next few months.

In San Francisco’s gay Castro Street last night, members of Equality California blocked entrances to the Muni station, shouting: “What do we want? Divorce Equality! Whe do we want it? Now!”

Human Interest, International, LGBT, Politics, Religion, Same-sex Marriage, The Media, Tourism, Travel

SAN FRANCISCO ARCHBISHOP CORDILEONE COMES OUT

June 17, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – In a development that has stunned the Catholic community of San Francisco and the rest of the nation, San Francisco’s Roman Catholic Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has decided to come out.

Cordileone is coming out to the nation’s capital to address a march against marriage equality happening this Thursday.

No further statement is available from Cordileone or the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.