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Brian Brown

Brian Brown is the president of the National Organization for Marriage, a nonprofit organization that was created to advocate for the passing of Prop. 8 in California. Brian Brown, like his organization, opposes marriage equality as well as other LGBT rights issues, including adoption by same-sex couples and the ability of transgender individuals to access restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. Read more about the conservative activist, who once accepted Dan Savage's challenge to a 'dinner table debate' on gay rights issues.

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Politics

After Photo Emerges, Alito, Kavanaugh Urged to Recuse From LGBTQ Cases

The call comes after the two Supreme Court justices were photographed with homophobic activist Brian Brown.

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Politics

Right-Wingers Vow to Undo Marriage Equality at WCF

And the father of a certain presidential candidate said the LGBT movement's next goal is legalizing pedophilia.

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Marriage Equality

WATCH: Kim Davis as Heroic as Abolitionists, Says Bryan Fischer

Yep, opposing marriage equality is just like opposing slavery. Or the Nazis, says the antigay commentator.

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Marriage Equality

WATCH: Brian Brown's Bizarre Advice for Gay People

When Evan Wolfson challenges Brown on how he'd help those hurt by homophobia, Brown says he'd tell them 'the truth' about marriage.

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Marriage Equality

NOM Praises Huckabee for Threat to Leave GOP Over Marriage Equality

Mike Huckabee is right to denounce party leaders for not taking a stronger stand against marriage equality, says NOM president Brian Brown.

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Marriage Equality

9 Strangest Rants From NOM's Failed Marriage March

Opponents of marriage equality compared themselves to Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln, and emphasized how much women need men.

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Marriage Equality

Santorum Joins NOM's March for (Straight) Marriage

NOM continues its march against the rising tide of marriage equality, with Rick Santorum joining a June event.

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Marriage Equality

Maine Ethics Board Imposes Record Fine on NOM

NOM failed to register as a political action committee or disclose donors during its campaign to repeal Maine's marriage equality law, and now the group must pay a $50,250 fine.

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Voices

Op-ed: What NOM's President Gets Right on Marriage Equality

The president of the National Organization for Marriage predicted that 2014 will be a major year in marriage equality, but he's probably not going to like the outcome.

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Marriage Equality

NOM Leader: 'Same-Sex Marriage Bullies' Oppressing Christians

Right-wing roundup: Brian Brown says gays are the bullies, while Peter LaBarbera says children of same-sex couples learn 'perversion.'

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Transgender

NOM's New Attack on Trans Students: Nudity Trumps Sincerity

The antigay National Organization for Marriage focuses on the genitalia of transgender students in California in its latest fundraising pitch.

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Marriage Equality

NOM Censures N.J. Gov. Christie for Dropping Marriage Equality Appeal

The conservative organization's president called the act a 'disqualifying failure' that will destroy Christie's higher ambitions in the GOP.

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Voices

Op-ed: NOM's Brian Brown, the 'Bigocrite'

Brian Brown claims to be the victim, but he and his organization have bullied so many people in the past.