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Cameroon frees seven accused of breaking anti-gay law
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — An official says seven people who were arrested this month on suspicion of violating Cameroon’s anti-gay law have been released but will remain under close observation. Donatus Sembe, a police official in Yaounde, the capital, said Thursday that four of them were released Wednesday for lack of evidence…
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News (USA)
University of Notre Dame grants benefits to employees’ same-sex spouses
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame has informed employees it will extend benefits to same-sex spouses after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively legalized gay marriage in Indiana and 10 other states.
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Federal appeals court again declares same-sex couples can marry in Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO — A group that fought to keep Nevada’s state ban on same-sex marriage is dropping its appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and a lower court, clearing the way for gay couples to marry.
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West Virginia begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — County clerks in West Virginia were told to begin accepting marriage applications from same-sex couples Thursday after Attorney General Patrick Morrisey dropped his fight to a court challenge on the state’s gay marriage ban.
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North Carolina GOP leaders hire NOM chairman to help block gay marriages
RALEIGH, N.C. — As same-sex couples in North Carolina await federal court rulings they hope will allow them to get married, Republican legislative leaders are making a last-minute move to block or delay the nuptials….
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Missouri state workers’ health plan expanded to include same-sex spouses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s health care and retirement plans are expanding coverage to same-sex spouses following a recent court ruling. The Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan says it will enroll same-sex spouses of state employees and retirees who have valid marriage licenses from other states.
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Arkansas Supreme Court rejects AG’s request to delay gay marriage case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court has refused to delay proceedings in a lawsuit challenging the legality of the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Earlier this year, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel asked the court to put the case on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court rules in challenges involving other states…
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North Carolina couples eager for judge to rule on same-sex marriages
RALEIGH, N.C. — Same-sex couples in North Carolina are eagerly awaiting federal court rulings they hope will allow them to get married. Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina filed a request late Wednesday asking Chief U.S. District Court Judge William L. Osteen, Jr. to strike down the state’s gay marriage ban.
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What’s happening where? The latest developments in marriage equality…
Weddings, court rulings and confusion are defining a week that started with the U.S. Supreme Court denying appeals from five states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. Some of the 11 states affected by the denial went ahead with weddings; others are proceeding toward marriage deliberately. Others are putting up a fight.
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Gay marriage supporters in Colorado celebrate in rally at 10th Circuit court
DENVER — Supporters of same-sex marriage in Colorado are celebrating their legal victory but also trying to help advance their cause elsewhere. Gov. John Hickenlooper and others, including software entrepreneur Tim Gill and representatives of the ACLU and NAACP, rallied Wednesday at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.