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Hawaii Supreme Court dismisses challenge to marriage equality law
Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott is one of four people who sued to stop the state from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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News (USA)
Alabama House committee kills bill that would have banned LGBT discrimination
The delay on Wednesday in the House Judiciary Committee essentially kills a bill that would have protected individuals from discrimination in areas including employment and housing.
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Rick Santorum announces second White House run
Rick Santorum, an aggressive advocate for conservative family values and longtime opponent of LGBT rights, launched a 2016 White House bid on Wednesday, vowing to fight for working-class Americans in a new election season that will test his influence – and focus on social issues – in a changing Republican Party.
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Life
Study confirms early treatment is best in combatting HIV
A major international study says don’t delay in seeking HIV treatment: Starting medication soon after diagnosis helps keep people healthy longer.
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News (USA)
Anti-gay marriage religious objections bill clears North Carolina House panel
A House judiciary panel scheduled debate Wednesday on legislation allowing some court officials to decline carrying out same-sex marriage duties.
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News (World)
Kazakhstan ‘gay propaganda’ measure ruled unconstitutional
A proposed law in Kazakhstan that would criminalize dissemination to minors of information supporting same-sex relationships has been struck down as unconstitutional.
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News (World)
Australian political party revives same-sex marriage debate following Ireland vote
Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a former Roman Catholic seminarian who opposes same-sex marriage, would not say Wednesday whether government lawmakers would be allowed a free vote.
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News (World)
Vatican: Ireland same-sex marriage vote a ‘defeat for humanity’
The Vatican’s secretary of state has called the Irish vote to legalize same-sex marriage a “defeat for humanity,” evidence of the soul-searching going on in Catholic circles after the predominantly Roman Catholic country overwhelmingly rejected traditional church teaching on marriage.
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News (World)
India appoints first transgender individual as college principal
Manabi Banerjee, a transgender woman, will head the Krishnagar Women’s College in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, said Dipak K. Kar, chairman of an education panel that selects college principals in the state.
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News (USA)
Texas House scraps bill protecting agencies that bar gay adoptions
The Texas state House has scrapped – at least for the time being – a measure that would have allowed some child welfare agencies to block gays and same-sex couples from adopting children through them.
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Life
Michael Sam: Focused on football, not making history in CFL
Michael Sam says his priority is helping the Montreal Alouettes win, not making history as the first openly gay player in the Canadian Football League.
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Life
Marco Rubio: LGBT rights ‘a real and present danger’ to freedom
Marco Rubio was the subject of a fawning profile on today’s edition of “The 700 Club,” in which host Pat Robertson hailed the GOP presidential candidate as “the Democrats’ worst nightmare.”
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News (USA)
Texas Senate revives anti-gay marriage language by attaching it to another bill
The measure bars public funds from being used in same-sex marriage licenses. Although it failed in the House, it was inserted into a Senate bill and is likely set for a vote Wednesday.
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News (World)
What does Ireland’s vote say about the U.S. debate on same‑sex marriage?
Ireland’s national referendum on same-sex marriage, which was approved by 62 percent of the voters, comes just weeks ahead of an expected ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on whether to legalize gay marriage throughout the United States.
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News (World)
Catholic Church ponders future after same-sex marriage vote in Ireland
The morning after Ireland learned it had become the first nation to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, Diarmuid Martin, the archbishop of Dublin, looked out at the future of the Roman Catholic Church.
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News (USA)
For 2nd year, Mormon LGBT group’s bid to join parades is denied
Organizers of the Days of ’47 Parade in Salt Lake City and the Freedom Festival Grand Parade in Provo have again denied the bid by Mormons Building Bridges to take part.
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News (USA)
Analysis: Anti-gay bill rejection gives Jindal a campaign opportunity
By voting down a proposal to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage, lawmakers thought they had put the divisive issue to bed and ended one of the major controversies of the legislative session.
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News (USA)
Oregon: New policy in Eugene schools helps transgender students
Schools in Eugene, Ore., will now be required to accommodate transgender and gender non-conforming students thanks to a policy unanimously passed by the Eugene School Board.
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Commentary
The Christian Right’s claims of persecution by the secular state ring hollow
As a society we have long wrestled with religious objections to a wide range of public interests, from African American civil rights, to mandatory vaccinations, and even public schooling…
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News (World)
A nation reborn: Ireland’s gay community awakens to a whole new world
Ireland’s gay citizens woke up Sunday in what felt like a nation reborn – some with dreams of wedding plans dancing in their heads. Ireland’s unexpectedly strong 62 percent “yes” to adding same-sex marriage to its conservative 1937 constitution is expected to lead to a wave of gay weddings this summer.