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News (USA)
Houston subpoenas sermons in challenge to LGBT rights ordinance
HOUSTON — The dispute over Houston’s LGBT-inclusive equal rights ordinance has extended to the pulpit. Houston city attorneys recently subpoenaed sermons by several local pastors who oppose the measure and are tied to conservative Christian activists. The activists have sued Houston, claiming they had enough valid signatures to put a repeal…
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News (USA)
Alaska asks federal appeals court to delay same-sex marriages
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska is asking a federal appeals court for a stay after a judge ruled the state’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. The state seeks the stay from the 9th Circuit Court while it appeals the lower court’s opinion.
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Groups file federal lawsuit to force South Carolina to allow same-sex marriages
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina Equality and Lambda Legal on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court arguing that South Carolina is obligated to allow same-sex couples to marry, consistent with a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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News (USA)
Lambda Legal urges federal judge to strike down Arizona gay marriage ban
PHOENIX — Lambda Legal on Wednesday urged a federal court judge in Phoenix to issue an immediate ruling striking down Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage. The filing follows last Tuesday’s ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down gay marriage bans in Nevada and Idaho, which came just a day after the announcement…
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Idaho begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
BOISE, Idaho — The state of Idaho has begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Dozens of couples waiting in line at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise on Wednesday morning cheered as state officials begin issuing the licenses moments ago.
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News (World)
Philippine police accuse U.S. Marine in transgender murder case
MANILA, Philippines — A police inspector says a complaint for murder has been filed in the Philippines accusing a U.S. Marine of killing a transgender Filipino in a motel room. Police Chief Inspector Gil Domingo said Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton was the last person seen with the victim late Saturday, when they checked into a motel…
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News (USA)
Alaska’s first same-sex marriages performed in Arctic town of Barrow
BARROW, Alaska — A remote outpost on Alaska’s Arctic Coast where people are used to doing their own thing has applied that independent streak to gay marriage. A magistrate in Barrow, Alaska – the nation’s northernmost community, and one that cannot be reached by road, has performed what is believed to be the state’s first gay marriage ceremonies…
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Life
Scotland’s marriage equality law to come into effect on New Year’s Eve
Same-sex couples in Scotland will be able to plan New Year’s Eve weddings, the date the country’s marriage equality law comes into effect. Scottish Health Secretary Alex Neil said gay and lesbian couples will be able to marry beginning December 31, and couples in an existing civil partnership will also be able to change their relationship to a…
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News (USA)
Houston gay couple kicked out of taxi for kissing, told they’re going to hell
HOUSTON — Two Houston men are the latest same-sex couple to be kicked out of a taxicab for being affectionate. Travis Player and Andres Orozco tell KTRK-TV they were booted from the cab during a ride home from a local bar. “We thought he was joking until he actually pulled over,” said Player.
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News (USA)
Judge denies stay, allows same-sex marriages to go forward in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal court judge has denied a request from the state of Alaska to put same-sex marriages on hold until an appeal is heard. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess denied the state’s request for a stay on Tuesday, two days after he struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional.