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Marriage News Watch:
April 27, 2015We’ll have oral argument before the Supreme Court this week. Ted Cruz has introduced two new bills in Congress to stop marriage, but they may backfire on him. And the National Organization for Marriage has lost yet another court case.
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Thousands descend on Washington ahead of historic Supreme Court hearing on marriage equality
Thousands of supporters and opponents of marriage equality descended on Washington this weekend and met at the steps of the Supreme Court Saturday, but not before those opposed to same-sex unions held what they called their “largest march for marriage yet.”
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‘Face the Nation’ introduces Tony Perkins as ‘hate group leader’ who ‘doesn’t speak for Christians’
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, branded an anti-gay “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, says most Americans would not be comfortable with a Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality.
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GOP 2016 hopefuls emphasize staunch opposition to same-sex marriage in Iowa stump
Republican presidential hopefuls emphasized their staunch opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion rights Saturday before a crowd of social conservatives who hold significant sway in the state’s leadoff presidential caucuses.
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Lawmakers introduce resolution calling for federal protections for LGBT Americans
U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) is banding with other lawmakers to introduce a resolution seeking to protect LGBT Americans from discrimination under federal law as religious objection bills in other states have prompted protests.
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Stories of love, life, death mark U.S. Supreme Court marriage equality cases
Some sued for the right to marry, while others are fighting to have states recognize a marriage performed elsewhere. They include young parents and grandparents, as well as a couple of grieving men who already have lost their life partners.
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Commentary
Not all the same: Christian Right’s Hobby Lobbyization of RFRAs hits the fan
It is revealing how important it was to conservatives that the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act not be seen as discriminatory – using false claims about the federal and other state level RFRAs as a cover.
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Growing Mormon-Catholic Alliance: Quiet partners behind the Christian Right’s religious discrimination agenda
One of the primary drivers of the movement to corrupt and redefine religious freedom isn’t someone in a shouting match on cable news, but a decades-long alliance of top Mormons and Catholics.
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Ohio man, deceased husband: The faces of the marriage equality movement
Jim Obergefell hadn’t thought about becoming one of the most visible figures in the marriage equality movement. He just wanted to marry the love of his life for 21 years.
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Activist remembers those he met on his 6,000-mile walk for equality
Back in 2011, Alan Bounville walked 6,000 miles to raise awareness for gender identity and sexual orientation equality. But what happened early on in his walk, at a small grocery store in a rural town, is what led him to one of his most memorable experiences.
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Missourians lobby for LGBT protections ahead of crucial votes
Equality supporters met with and urged elected lawmakers to support legislation protecting Missourians from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation, and grant local school districts the authority to develop their own anti-bullying policies.
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Iowa Catholic school that refused to hire gay teacher approves gay-straight alliance
A West Des Moines Catholic high school that came under fire recently for refusing to hire a gay teacher, has approved a request by students to form a school-based gay-straight alliance called “One Human Family.”
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Texas GOP bills denounced by LGBT rights groups stagnant in state legislature
Proposals that critics say could be used to discriminate against LGBT individuals have largely gone nowhere in the Texas Legislature, and some LGBT rights activists believe a big reason is because of the backlash over religious objection laws passed in Arkansas and Indiana.
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Adoption struggle leads couple into same-sex marriage fight
On paper, Paul Campion’s home seemed perfect for a foster child – and one of the students he worked with as a school counselor was begging to be taken in. His partner was the PTA president, and they had three adopted children already. But they were a gay couple in Kentucky.
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A new baby pulled New York couple into Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit
Married and living in New York City, Joseph Vitale and Robert Talmas joined the legal battle over Ohio’s same-sex marriage law because that’s where their adopted son was born. Both fathers want to be listed on Cooper’s birth certificate.
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After four decades in secret, Kentucky couple fights for the next generation
Luke Barlowe and Jimmy Meade never held hands in public. For more than 40 years, they lived together quietly, afraid to out themselves as a couple.
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A long road from high school crush to the fight for marriage equality
Every time Kim Franklin saw Tammy Boyd in their small town of Simpsonville, Kentucky, a Rod Stewart ballad streamed through her head: “Some guys have all the luck.”
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Marriage issue complicates immigration, motherhood for Tennessee couple
When Valeria Tanco and Sophy Jesty began dating during post-graduate veterinary training at Cornell University, their relationship faced more than the usual run of hurdles.
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Faith guides Kentucky minister to protest for same-sex marriage rights
Maurice Blanchard says anti-gay sentiment was rampant where he grew up in South Carolina. Now he’s one of a group of plaintiffs in cases seeking to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country.