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South Carolina judge accepts marriage license application from same-sex couple
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina court accepted a same-sex marriage application Wednesday and plans to issue a license despite the state’s constitutional ban against the practice and the attorney general’s pledge to defend it.
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Georgia public health department launches HIV/AIDS website
ATLANTA — Health officials in Georgia have launched an online clearinghouse for information related to HIV and AIDS in the state. The Georgia Department of Public Health announced the launch of the Georgia CAPUS Care Portal.
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Kentucky town rejects LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
BEREA, Ky. — The Berea City Council has rejected a proposed ordinance that would have banned discrimination based on sexual orientation. The proposal failed on a 5-3 vote Tuesday night in the Kentucky town in the Appalachian foothills, according to media reports. The meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd, and others filled …
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Conservative states balk at same-sex marriage decisions
Conservative officials in some of the six states where Supreme Court action this week likely cleared the way for same-sex weddings say they won’t issue marriage licenses to gay couples until their hands are forced. Now, gay rights advocates are preparing to do just that…
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Florida AG, governor say they will keep fighting to preserve gay marriage ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida will continue to fight to prohibit same-sex marriage even as other states are allowing it following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to ignore their appeals. The court’s decision to turn away appeals from five states prompted the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida as well as lawyers representing same-sex couples on …
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Arizona’s same-sex marriage ban likely to fall in wake of 9th Circuit ruling
PHOENIX — The federal appeals court overseeing Arizona overturned gay marriage bans in two other states Tuesday in a decision that means same-sex marriage is virtually certain to be declared legal in Arizona soon. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out gay marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada on constitutional grounds…
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Wyoming gay marriages still on hold as new challenge is filed in federal court
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Lingering uncertainty over whether same-sex marriage is allowed in Wyoming prevented same-sex couples from marrying in the state Tuesday, prompting four couples to file a federal lawsuit a day after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld gay marriage by refusing to hear appeals on the issue.
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ACLU: Alaska should stop defending same-sex marriage ban
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The head of the American Civil Liberties Union in Alaska says the state should stop defending its same-sex marriage ban after a federal appeals court ruled gay marriage is legal in Idaho and Nevada. Tuesday’s decision was issued by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction in Alaska and other states …
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Life
Methodist clergy escape sanctions over blessing of same-sex wedding
Dozens of United Methodist ministers who blessed a same-sex wedding in Philadelphia will face no discipline for breaking church law, but acknowledge they could be punished if they do it again, according to a settlement announced by the denomination. A total of 36 Methodist clergy blessed the Nov. 9 ceremony at …
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‘Wedding capital’ Las Vegas to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples
LAS VEGAS — Gay rights groups celebrated Tuesday and county clerks began making plans to for a burst of marriage applications after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Nevada’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. In Las Vegas, the self-described “wedding capital,” the county-run marriage license bureau set a 2 p.m. Wednesday…