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Portman stirs mixed reaction with same-sex marriage reversal. It has to do with another revelation, one deeply personal. His 21-year-old son, Will, is gay.
Senator Rob Portman became the most prominent Republican lawmaker to back gay rights when he reversed his opposition to same-sex marriage on Friday, two years after his son told him he...
The news that Senator Rob Portman of Ohio has become a supporter of equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians because he himself has a gay son was a surprise.
Republican Senator Rob Portman has announced his support for same-sex marriage, saying he reversed his position on the divisive social issue after his son came out as gay.
Portman said his views on gay marriage began changing in 2011 when his son, Will, then a freshman at Yale University, told his parents he was gay and that it wasn’t a choice but “part of who he...
The Ohio Republican says his son is gay, and becomes the first GOP senator to back same-sex marriage
The gay son of the first Republican senator to announce his support for same-sex marriage says he’s “pretty psyched” about his father’s decision and hopes his story will inspire people who...
