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U.S. House candidate apologizes for plagiarizing anti-gay marriage speech
CONCORD, N.H. — Republican U.S. House candidate Marilinda Garcia has acknowledged she should have attributed parts of a speech she made on same-sex marriage. The statement came after the liberal advocacy group Granite State Progress pointed out several passages in the 2012 speech Garcia gave on the floor of the state House…
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South Carolina AG argues couple can’t bring federal lawsuit on gay marriage
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A same-sex couple married in Washington, D.C., and seeking to have South Carolina recognize the union is suing the wrong people in the wrong court, state Attorney General Alan Wilson argued in federal court documents filed late Thursday.
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ACLU: Idaho chapel a religious corp., falls under religious exemption
BOISE, Idaho — The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho says it will not challenge a northern Idaho wedding chapel’s refusal to conduct same-sex marriages because the chapel falls under a religious exemption. Interim Executive Director Leo Morales said in a news conference Thursday that the Hitching Post became a religious corporation…
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Michigan LGBT rights advocacy group gets $3 million donation
DETROIT — A Michigan LGBT rights advocacy organization in Michigan has received a $3 million gift from the estate of the group’s co-founder. Equality Michigan announced the donation from Dr. Henry Messer on Tuesday.
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Wyoming LGBT advocates turn attention to statewide anti-discrimination law
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Fresh off their victory to legalize same-sex marriages in Wyoming, advocates for gay rights are turning their attention to other state laws they say need to be changed. “The work’s not over,” Jeran Artery, of Wyoming Equality, said.
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Former Italian premier promotes legalizing same-sex civil unions in Italy
ROME — Silvio Berlusconi is pushing for the legalization of civil unions between gays in Italy, but not same-sex marriage. In Rome, where politicians are sensitive to Vatican policy, the leader of Italy’s largest center-right party told reporters Thursday that allowing civil unions by gays would be the “right compromise” between freedom for all and…
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Kansas same-sex marriage hearing cancelled, judge may rule or reschedule
TOPEKA, Kan. — An American Civil Liberties Union attorney says a federal judge in Kansas has canceled a hearing scheduled Friday in the group’s lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Utah Supreme Court lifts hold on adoptions by same-sex couples
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court is lifting its hold on adoptions by same-sex couples. The high court halted all such adoptions in May as the state appealed a federal ruling striking down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Alaska asks 11-judge panel to review same-sex marriage ruling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska is seeking to have an 11-judge panel of the federal appeals court for the West review a lower court’s ruling that struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban. The state on Wednesday filed its case with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
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LGBT inmates sue California county over access to work, rehabilitation programs
LOS ANGELES — Gay, bisexual and transgender inmates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against San Bernardino County and its sheriff, alleging they are kept in a segregated unit that doesn’t give them equal access to rehabilitation services and work programs that could shorten their incarceration and help them learn job skills.