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Some Arkansas cities push back against anti-gay laws by expanding LGBT protections
After the state faced widespread backlash over measures critics cast as anti-gay, several Arkansas cities worried about the economic fallout are challenging the new laws by expanding their anti-discrimination protections.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects NOM’s efforts to overturn Oregon marriage ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an attempt by the National Organization for Marriage to reverse a federal judge’s decision that allowed same-sex couples in Oregon to begin marrying.
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Wisconsin same-sex couple asks court to order both names on child’s birth certificate
A same-sex couple who sued for the right to marry in Wisconsin wants a federal judge to mandate that both parents’ names appear on their children’s birth certificates.
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U.S. House committee won’t consider resolution to kill D.C. LGBT students’ rights law
The resolution was introduced by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), who said the law, signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, would infringe upon the religious rights of faith-based schools.
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Marriage News Watch: April 20, 2015
I’ve rounded up the weirdest Supreme Court briefs that argue in favor of preventing gays and lesbians from marrying. Some are full of mistakes, others have baffling arguments. And at least one is incredibly sexist, and signed by a member of Congress.
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Rubio: Gay is not a choice, but that doesn’t mean you have a constitutional right to marry
Presidential hopeful, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday that he believes sexual orientation isn’t a choice, but that he remains opposed to federal courts legalizing marriage for same-sex couples.
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Clinton patches relations with liberals at campaign’s outset
This time, Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to be on liberals’ good side. During the opening week of her second presidential campaign, Clinton showed she had retooled her positions to line up with the views of progressive Democrats.
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The impact of meeting Harvey Milk: From marching in a protest to making history in the workforce
One person really can make a difference. For Ron Huberman, all it took to find himself on the path toward an accomplished life was meeting Harvey Milk.
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Gay mentor, belief in dignity at the core of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s views
The Irish Catholic boy who came of age in Sacramento after World War II is an unlikely candidate to be the author of the U.S. Supreme Court’s major gay rights rulings.
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Michigan same-sex marriage challenge began as an adoption case
April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse initially went to court to jointly adopt each other’s children, not to confront Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban. Three years later, the Detroit-area nurses sometimes can’t buy groceries without supporters recognizing them and giving a hug.
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Funeral director speaks up for the deceased and their loved ones in marriage case
Robert Grunn, a Cincinnati gay man who’s been a licensed funeral director for more than two decades, joined cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking recognition of same-sex marriage in Ohio and other states.
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California couple become part of Tennessee same-sex marriage challenge
Johno Espejo and Matthew Mansell moved from the San Francisco Bay area to Franklin, Tenn., in 2012 for Mansell’s job at an international law firm. Their neighbors were friendly, Mansell says, but the family couldn’t go out in public without being stared at.
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Alaska LGBT rights groups ask governor to end appeal of same‑sex marriage ruling
Alaska LGBT rights organizations have formally asked Gov. Bill Walker to end the state’s appeal of a federal judge’s decision overturning the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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IBM tells North Carolina governor it opposes ‘religious freedom’ bill
IBM’s top North Carolina executive has told state lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory that the corporation strongly opposes proposed legislation supporters say protects religious convictions and opponents worry allows discrimination against LGBT people.
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Students at Pa. school organize ‘Anti-gay day’ in response to ‘Day of Silence’
A Pittsburgh-area school district is investigating allegations of harassment involving students after complaints by parents and students voicing concern about a so-called “Anti-Gay Day” allegedly organized by some students.
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Houston LGBT-inclusive equal rights ordinance prevails as judge backs city in court challenge
A state judge ruled Friday that the city of Houston was within its rights to reject a petition circulated by conservative activists that would have referred the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance to city voters.
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Alabama’s only openly gay lawmaker named director of local HRC chapter
Democratic state Rep. Patricia Todd of Birmingham was introduced Friday as the new state director of the Human Rights Campaign in Alabama.
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Cardinal Francis George, key Catholic orthodoxy voice, dies
Cardinal Francis George, a vigorous defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy who fought tirelessly against the legalization of same-sex marriage in Illinois, and who once compared LGBT people to the Ku Klux Klan, died after a long fight with cancer.
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El Salvador approves measures banning same-sex marriage, gay couple adoption
A package of constitutional reforms approved Thursday night would ban same-sex marriage in El Salvador and also bar same-sex couples from adopting children.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court says laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are ‘discriminatory’
A strongly-worded statement the court posted to its website said the majority of the judges who considered a case that challenged portions of the state of Sinaloa’s family code defining marriage between a man and a woman found them to be unconstitutional.