Mary Cheney Joins Fight Against Indiana Gay Marriage Ban
DANIEL STRAUSS – NOVEMBER 26, 2013, 5:20 PM EST
Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has joined a bipartisan effort against adding a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage to Indiana's constitution.
In a fundraising email for the group, Freedom Indiana, Cheney, who is married to her partner, writes that "no one should be denied the fundamental liberties we all deserve."
"That’s why when I heard about HJR-6 -- the proposed constitutional amendment that would permanently ban all protections for same-sex couples and their families -- I knew I had to join the powerful bipartisan movement that’s working to stop this anti-freedom amendment," Cheney goes on to write in the fundraising email. She also plans to host a reception in Indianapolis on behalf of Freedom Indiana.
Cheney has also criticized her sister, Liz, who's running for Sen. Mike Enzi's (R-WY) Senate seat, for her opposition to gay marriage. The intrafamily feuding has become increasingly visible in the public sphere and Mary has said she does not plan to see her sister over the holiday season.
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is rather impressive for our state. I assumed that it would likely sail through our teabagger/fundie supermajority-controlled Statehouse (it passed during the last session after years of being blocked by Democrats) but there are a lot of organizations and businesses "coming out" (pun intended) against it. Maybe they- and even some "old guard" Republicans seem to be finally coming to the realization that the long-discussed but never really addressed "brain drain" is really happening and that bigoted anti-LGBTQ policies are not making Indiana a very hospitable place for its Hoosier LGBTQ citizens and driving them off to more friendly states after High School (or College). Indiana is actually coming to the table quite "late" with its same-sex marriage ban and it's possible that, even in deep red Indiana, anti-gay sentiment just isn't as strong or pervasive as it used to be. 
