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Nevada Republican Party Drops Opposition to Marriage Equality

Nevada Republican Party Drops Opposition to Marriage Equality

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With little debate, the state party adopted a platform without language opposing same-sex marriage.

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The Nevada Republican Party has adopted a platform that does not include opposition to marriage equality or abortion, a move distinguishing it from the national party and Republicans in most other states.

Delegates to the state convention in Las Vegas approved the platform, essentially a statement of party principles, with a show of hands and little debate Saturday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

"The issue was how can we back out of people's personal lives," platform committee member Dave Hockaday told the Review-Journal. "We need to focus on issues where we can have an impact." The platform previously defined marriage as a union "between a man and a woman" and described the party as "pro-life."

"The state party has made it clear that they want a 'bigger tent' and has welcomed us into it," Ed Williams, president of Log Cabin Republicans of Nevada and a delegate at the convention, said in a press release.

Nevada's constitution has a provision banning same-sex marriage, and it is being challenged in court. A federal judge has upheld the law, but his ruling is on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.