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Rhode Island House Speaker to call for early vote on marriage equality
The Rhode Island General Assembly kicks off its 2013 session Tuesday, and the first big debate of the year is likely to center on same-sex marriage.
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News (USA)
‘Modern Family’s’ Jesse Tyler Ferguson to lobby for Ill. same-sex marriage bill
As state lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois, support has come in from coalitions of LGBT rights organizations, voters, hundreds of local clergy, President Obama — and now — from ABC’s Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
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Obama urges Illinois lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage
President Barack Obama on Saturday urged the Illinois General Assembly to vote in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in his home state.
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Life
Reza Farahan of ‘Shahs of Sunset’ on reality TV fame, ‘Bravolebrity’ status
In its second season, Bravo had a clear hit with The Shahs of Sunset — a series about a group of Persian-American friends living in Los Angeles that has managed to double its audience since its debut last spring, thanks to a mix of lavish real estate, glimpses at Persian-American culture and a group of compelling personalities that included openly gay realtor Reza Farahan.
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The Year in Review: Gay, lesbian service members no longer in the closet
On Sept. 21, 2012, the U.S. military marked the first anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and 2012 saw lesbian, gay and bisexual service members openly participating in proud military traditions, national events and LGBT pride celebrations.
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‘All you need is love’ — Maine latest U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage
PORTLAND, Maine — Same-sex couples in Maine began exchanging wedding vows shortly after midnight on Saturday as the state’s new marriage equality law took effect. Maine becomes the eighth U.S. state to legalize marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.
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Maine to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples at midnight
In just hours, the city clerk’s office in Portland, Maine, will begin issuing the state’s first marriage licenses to same-sex couples, as Maine becomes the first state to legalize marriage equality by a popular vote of its citizens.
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Openly gay Baltimore man says Christmas attack was a hate crime
BALTIMORE, Md. — An openly gay East Baltimore resident who was severely beaten Christmas night told police investigators that he believed that he was attacked because he is gay.
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Ill. hate group leader: ‘There are no round triangles, and no gay marriages’
Just as there are “no round triangles,” there are “no gay marriages.” So says David E. Smith, executive director of the Illinois Family Institute, the anti-gay organization working to defeat efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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News (World)
Website helps Dutch Catholics protest church’s opposition to gay marriage
AMSTERDAM — A website operator in The Netherlands is helping thousands of Dutch Catholics research information on how that can leave the church in protest of its opposition to same-sex marriage.
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News (USA)
Some Maryland county clerks resist officiating same-sex marriages
ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. — The Chief Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, Md., said Thursday that some deputy clerks were opposed to the state’s new law legalizing same-sex marriage, based on their religious convictions and will no longer officiate at wedding ceremonies.
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News (USA)
Connecticut governor nominates openly gay lawmaker to state Supreme Court
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday nominated State Sen. Andrew J. McDonald to the state’s Supreme Court. If confirmed by the legislature, he would become the first openly gay justice of the state Supreme Court.
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News (USA)
Two GOP congressmen announce support for DOMA repeal
Two Republican members of the U.S. House have announced their support for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Life
Defiant NOM strategist says marriage equality is not inevitable
National Organization for Marriage (NOM) political director Frank Schubert — the mastermind strategist behind the NOM’s failed campaign to defend “traditional” marriage in the recent election cycle — has slammed former GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich for asserting that marriage equality was “inevitable.”
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BioTech company to offset tax burden for married, same-sex employees
A Massachusetts-based biotechnology company announced it will join just a few dozen companies in the United States to supplement gay employees for taxes incurred when covering their spouse or partner in the company’s health plan — taxes that are not paid by their straight counterparts.
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Cameron’s support for marriage equality improves popularity among LGBT voters
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron’s strong support for legalizing same-sex marriage has greatly improved his popularity with the U.K.’s LGBT voters since the last general election, according to a recent survey by PinkNews.co.uk.
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Uruguay Senate postpones vote on marriage equality bill until April
Amid heavy political controversy, Uruguay’s Senate on Wednesday unexpectedly postponed a vote on a marriage equality bill until its next session in April.
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Maryland trolley business opts out of weddings to avoid same-sex couples
The owner of Annapolis’ iconic old-fashioned trolleys that are often synonymous with the city’s wedding scene, said he is abandoning the wedding industry, rather than be forced to serve same-sex couples when Marylard’s marriage equality law takes effect next month.
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Chicago Sun-Times: Marriage equality is ‘just the right thing to do’
As Illinois lawmakers prepare to consider legislation next month that would legalize same-sex marriage, the Chicago Sun-Times on Tuesday endorsed marriage equality.
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Seabra sentenced to 25 years-to life for grisly murder of celebrity journalist
A judge in Manhattan has sentenced Renato Seabra, a former Portuguese underwear model, to 25 years to life in prison for the the grisly murder of celebrity journalist Carlos Castro in a New York hotel last year.