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Under new leadership, New York St. Patrick’s Day parade to add second gay group
After ending a long and controversial ban on gay groups this year, the nation’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade has new leadership and plans to add another gay contingent to its ranks, organizers said Wednesday.
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Rainbow Facebook photos: Armchair activism or shifting tide?
More than 26 million Facebook profile photos have taken on a rainbow hue in the days since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that marriage is a right guaranteed under the Constitution regardless of a person’s sexual orientation.
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HRC slams rival organization, plans Utah conference
The nation’s largest LGBT organization has announced plans to hold a conference in Salt Lake City just days before the conservative World Congress of Families stages a convention in the city.
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Mormon church donates to Utah LGBT community center
The Utah-based Mormon church has given its first-ever charitable donation to an LGBT community center in Salt Lake City.
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Fifth Circuit appeals court instructs federal judges to issue same-sex marriage rulings
The order clears one of the final procedural roadblocks in the cases from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, which had been pending before the New Orleans-based court. The 5th Circuit had heard arguments in the appeals, but hadn’t ruled.
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Episcopalians vote to allow same-sex wedding ceremonies in churches
Episcopalians overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples, solidifying the church’s embrace of gay rights that began more than a decade ago with the pioneering election of the first openly gay bishop.
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Benefits offered for same-sex spouses of Texas state workers
A group representing Texas state workers has begun allowing employees to enroll their same-sex spouses for benefits.
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Several Missouri counties still refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Some Missouri counties still won’t issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite last week’s Supreme Court ruling, prompting an advocacy group to threaten legal action Wednesday to force compliance.
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North Dakota lawmaker defends homophobic Facebook post on same-sex marriage
A North Dakota Republican state lawmaker is defending a Facebook post in which he called the recent Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage a victory for the mentally ill.
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Federal judge orders Alabama counties to comply with same-sex marriage ruling
U.S. District Judge Callie Granade issued an order Wednesday updating a previous ruling in favor of same-sex marriage in Alabama.
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All Tennessee counties now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
All of Tennessee’s county clerks are ready to or are already issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to county staffers and gay marriage advocates.
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Hood County, Texas, clerk relents, will issue same-sex marriage licenses after all
A North Texas county will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples even though the clerk in charge of such documents says it’s against her beliefs.
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LGBT rights groups ask judge to compel Alabama counties to comply with marriage ruling
Groups representing same-sex couples Tuesday said more Alabama counties are beginning to follow the U.S Supreme Court’s marriage ruling but want a federal judge to order reluctant probate judges to comply.
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U.S. Anglicans to vote on allowing same-sex marriage in churches
Episcopalians are set to vote Wednesday on allowing religious weddings for same-sex couples, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide.
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Justice Department: Students’ gender identity determines restroom use
The U.S. Justice Department says in a court filing that transgender students must be allowed to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity.
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Cuomo demands better protections for transgender students
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on the state Education Department to do a better job of protecting transgender students from harassment and discrimination in the classroom.
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Kansas AG dismisses state court case against same-sex marriage
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has dismissed a case he filed last year with the state Supreme Court to keep counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Marriage equality fight turns to clerks, probate judges who refuse licenses to same-sex couples
Legal experts are dubious that religious freedom arguments will protect public officials who not only refuse to participate due to their own beliefs, but also decline to make accommodations so that others who don’t object can serve the public instead.
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Democrats want to remove marriage definition in Wisconsin constitution
Wisconsin Democrats on Monday called for the elimination of nullified language in the state’s constitution that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Tenn. GOP wants to protect clergy from officiating same-sex weddings in case 1st Amendment changes
Members of the House Republican Caucus are proposing legislation to protect ministers who choose not to perform a marriage that violates their religious beliefs.