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Marriage News Watch: May 18, 2015
Texas is setting itself up for a showdown with the Supreme Court. A bill to defy the court’s rulings died in the House last week, but anti-gay politicians could find a sneaky way to revive it.
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Agender person goes from being bullied to gracing the cover of French Vogue
“Love yourself.” It seems like a simple-enough mantra, but for Andre J. it took a lot of learning experiences to understand its true power.
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Jeb Bush: No constitutional right to same-sex marriage; businesses should be able to refuse gays
“We need to be stalwart supporters of traditional marriage,” says Bush. “We have to restore committed, loving family life with a mom and dad loving their children with their heart and soul.”
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Obama administration: Gambia president’s anti-gay threats ‘unconscionable’
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice condemned on Saturday the president of Gambia’s pledge to slit the throats of gay men in his country as “unconscionable.”
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Gillibrand to introduce legislation to prohibit anti-LGBT adoption bias
The Every Child Deserves a Family Act would prohibit any entity that receives federal funds from discriminating against adoptive or foster parents based on sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status.
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Case of same-sex couple to receive marriage license in 1971 reverberates today
Long before the fight over same-sex marriage began in earnest, long before gay couples began lining up for marriage licenses, Jack Baker and Michael McConnell decided to wed.
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Seton Hall priest says he was fired for supporting ‘NOH8 Campaign’
A Catholic priest says he was fired as director of Seton Hall University’s campus ministry after publicly supporting the “NOH8 Campaign” in a Facebook post.
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Obamas commemorate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
“We take this opportunity to reaffirm that LGBT rights are human rights, to celebrate the dignity of every person, and to underscore that all people deserve to live free from fear, violence, and discrimination, regardless of who they are or whom they love.”
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Alabama AG: Supreme Court shouldn’t rule on same-sex marriage
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says America’s founders would not have approved of the current members of the Supreme Court making decisions on issues such as same-sex marriage.
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Irish voters expected to approve of marriage equality in upcoming referendum
Long considered one of the most socially conservative countries in Western Europe, support for gay rights has surged in Ireland in recent decades.
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Griner, Johnson suspended 7 games each by WNBA for domestic violence arrest
WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson were suspended seven games each Friday for their domestic violence arrest last month — the league’s longest ban in its 19-year history.
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No, Ben Carson… same-sex marriage will not lead to polygamy
So let’s answer the question once and for all: why is same-sex marriage different from polygamous marriage?
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Ted Cruz: Same-sex marriage is the greatest threat to religious freedom in American history
Cruz, who believes the gay “jihad” may soon lead to the imprisonment of pastors and the end of free speech, says the legalization of same-sex marriage is the greatest threat to religious liberty in U.S. history.
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Bishop offends Catholics, gays in speech intended to denounce anti-gay discrimination
The Jesuit priest used a pejorative Spanish term for a gay man, and wondered aloud whether one of Jesus’ 12 apostles could have been homosexual and Mary Magdalene a lesbian.
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Connecticut birth certificate gender designation bill awaits Senate action
A bill that would make it easier for transgender people in Connecticut to update their names and gender on their birth certificates faces one more legislative hurdle.
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Jurors recommend 30-year prison term for man convicted of infecting another with HIV
A jury in Missouri deliberated about two hours before recommending the prison term for former Lindenwood University student Michael L. Johnson.
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New York AG takes on transgender discrimination in health care
New York’s attorney general has started a program to ensure transgender individuals have equal access to health care.
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Gay Prime Minister of staunchly Catholic Luxembourg marries partner
The prime minister of Luxembourg has married his partner a year after the tiny, staunchly Roman Catholic nation’s parliament approved a law allowing same-sex marriage.
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Bernie Sanders touts record on LGBT issues in White House bid
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders wants you to know he’s had a strong record on LGBT issues during his nearly 35 years as a public servant.
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Anti-gay pundit: Homosexuality ‘a factor’ in Amtrak crash
Anti-gay pundits are making hay over the news that the engineer of the fatal Amtrak crash in Philadelphia on Tuesday was a supporter of gay rights and may be gay himself.