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Miss. prom canceled after lesbian's date request - USA Today


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Miss. prom canceled after lesbian's date request
USA Today
The ban on same-sex dates is a violation of McMillen's constitutional rights, said Sun, the ACLU's senior attorney on gay rights. ...
Lesbian Student, ACLU Steps on School's Toes Over Dance IssueParentDish (blog)

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Gay marriage in the District - Washington Post


Washington Post

Gay marriage in the District
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I am a huge supporter of gay rights, and as a straight person cannot think of any reason why my love warrants any more recognition than anyone else's. ...

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Karl Rove says did not ask for gay marriage fight - Reuters Blogs

Karl Rove, the political operative widely credited with the electoral successes of former U.S. President George W. Bush, says in his new book that he did not choose gay marriage as a wedge issue but that circumstances thrust it his way. Conventional ...
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NH voters want a say on gay marriage - Eagle-Tribune

Most Southern New Hampshire voters want a binding statewide vote on the definition of marriage.¬ Voters in Danville, Hampstead, Kingston, Londonderry, Newton, Pelham, Plaistow, Sandown and Windham all approved citizen's petition warrant articles ...
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DP Benefits Approved in Kissimmee

The city commission of Kissimmee, Fla. approved domestic partnership benefits for LGBT city employees.
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Gay Marriage Advocate Kathy Griffin Jokes About Sarah Palin Performing ... - Associated Content

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The Cheshire Cat and Gay Rights - NEWS JUNKIE POST


The Cheshire Cat and Gay Rights
NEWS JUNKIE POST
Adding “sexual orientation” to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is clearly needed and would bring the US into harmony with an emergent paradigm of universal ...


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Gay marriage contrary to Maryland's laws, historical traditions - Carroll County Times

A few months ago, the District of Columbia passed a law requiring that gay marriages be recognized. The Catholic Church and the Catholic Charities refused to recognize these marriages, especially when it came to approval for adoptions. The D. C ...
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As gay marriage begins in Washington, opponents vow to fight - The Christian Science Monitor

Gay rights groups celebrated the start of same-sex weddings Tuesday in Washington, D.C., but gay marriage foes say the issue is not yet settled. Before the Washington City Council finalized its decision to legalize same-sex marriage last year, a ...
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Openly gay Fremont educator wins human rights award - Inside Bay Area


Openly gay Fremont educator wins human rights award
Inside Bay Area
The 54-year-old also is a co-adviser of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Washington High School, where he teaches special education and history. ...

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Gay marriage in America - Economist.com

GAY couples in Washington, DC, have been enthusiastically lining up for marriage licences since March 3rd, when a state court overturned an attempt to ban same-sex weddings. The first ceremonies are set to take place on Tuesday March 9th. The ...
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Celebrate Gay Marriage In D.C. With A Heteronormative Haircut! - Washington City Paper

We know: You manly men are a little sick of the froufrou salons. All you want is a good hair cut, not a pink-haired Angel razoring your locks and slicking them with 80-dollar “molding cream.” So, how about this? $20 for $50 worth of high-class ...
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Arapahoe Herald: The gays deserve rights too: Racial discrimination was banned ... - my.hsj.org


Arapahoe Herald: The gays deserve rights too: Racial discrimination was banned ...
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America also denies, to a rather large portion of its people, several “basic civil rights of man.” The plight of the gay person is the civil rights movement ...


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Mraz Wants Elton for Gay Rights Duet

While attending Elton John’s annual Oscar viewing party, Jason Mraz told reporters he’s hoping to convince John to collaborate with him on an “'Ebony and Ivory' of the times, for equality.”
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First Day For Gay Marriage In DC - KNx 1070

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a day of wedding bells for some gay couples in Washington, D.C. Tuesday is the first day same-sex couples can pick up marriage licenses and tie the knot in the city. Some couples planned quick ceremonies at a church or gay ...
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Gay marriage in America - Economist.com

GAY couples in Washington, DC, have been enthusiastically lining up for marriage licences since March 3rd, when a state court overturned an attempt to ban same-sex weddings. The first ceremonies are set to take place on Tuesday March 9th. The ...
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GAY MARRIAGE: Washington weddings begin for same-sex couples - Delmarva Now

WASHINGTON — It's a day of wedding bells for some gay couples in Washington. Couples who applied for marriage licenses on the first day they were available last week can pick them up Tuesday and tie the knot. Three weddings are planned at the city ...
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Deb Price: Maryland wades in on gay marriage - madison

Summer has set dates, I’m told, but for me, summer is always defined by when my favorite outdoor lap pool is open. It’s in Montgomery County, Md., which is my home. It’s there I taught myself flip turns, applying what I’d learned from books ...
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Anti-Choice Doc Aims to Link Reproductive Rights to 'Black Genocide' - Religion Dispatches


Anti-Choice Doc Aims to Link Reproductive Rights to 'Black Genocide'
Religion Dispatches
For several years now, the religious right has been trying to appropriate the moral authority of the Civil Rights Movement. It's an audacious strategy, ...

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Justices to Weigh Religion, Speech Rights in Funeral Flap - Wired News


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Justices to Weigh Religion, Speech Rights in Funeral Flap
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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to delve into the sensitive question of whether the First Amendment protects anti-gay protesters carrying ...
High Court to Hear Protest, Vaccine CasesCBS News
High Court Will Hear Anti-Gay Funeral Protest CaseWBUR
Westboro Church Protests Head To Supreme CourtHuffington Post (blog)

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"I'm Gay," Says Sen. Roy Ashburn - SFist


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"I'm Gay," Says Sen. Roy Ashburn
SFist
Ashburn's checkered civil rights record includes voting against a Senate resolution declaring Prop 8 unconstitutional, thrice shooting down the creation of ...
GOP CA State Senator Roy Ashburn Arrested For DUI After Leaving Gay ClubNewsBlaze
Sexual orientation relevant to closet cases' victimsAlterNet (blog)
Online extra: DUI arrest brings scrutiny to personal life of state senatorBay Area Reporter
Village Voice (blog) -Gawker
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Share this on Twitter - The other shoe on gay marriage in DC and the ... - DAILY KOS

The other shoe has dropped in D.C. Catholic Charities ongoing battle with the D.C. Council over gay marriage. Charities has dropped new spouses from health care coverage in order to avoid covering gay spouses, effective last Monday. Michael Bindner's ...
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Scottish Lib Dems call for gay marriage! - AfterEllen.com

How exciting! I'm just going to copy and paste a comment by SimonM left over at Pink News because it says everything I would have said myself: 'Hurrah. At last the marriage equality movement is getting going. Isn’t is beyond shocking and ...
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Gay marriage is legal in Mexico City - Baywindows.com

Mexico City’s law legalizing same-sex marriage took effect March 4 and hundreds of gay and lesbian couples applied for marriage licenses at civil-registry offices. The first weddings are expected around March 12 when the couples’ documents have ...
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Scottish Lib Dems call for gay marriage

The Lib Dem Scottish spring conference passed a motion yesterday calling on the Scottish government to legalise gay marriage.



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New Jersey Split On Gay Marriage - Towleroad

The Ashbury Park Pres s has published a look at the opinions of gay marriage by the people of New Jersey over the last few years. There's clearly an even split: "New Jersey polls over the past six years show that support for gay marriage has drifted ...
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Gay marriage issue: What's next? - Morris County Daily Record

Randy Bishop knows something about marriage and what it means to the people involved. As a former mayor of Neptune, he performed many marriage ceremonies. It was the best part of his job, he said — even though as a gay man he could not receive from ...
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Episcopalian Church approves gay marriage - EURweb

*Episcopal clergy in Washington, D.C. have been given the green light to preside at same-sex marriages. Bishop John Bryson Chane of the Diocese of Washington made the announcement Thursday, a day after gay and lesbian couples began applying for ...
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Fremont educator wins human rights award - The Argus


Fremont educator wins human rights award
The Argus
The 54-year-old also is a co-adviser of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Washington High School, where he teaches special education and history. ...

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Staff Editorial: District of Columbia's gay rights decision a sign to rest of ... - Daily Eastern News


Staff Editorial: District of Columbia's gay rights decision a sign to rest of ...
Daily Eastern News
John McCain, posted on her Twitter account in January, "I think more Republicans need to start taking a stand for… civil rights in this country and set the ...
Polls: Attitudes about gay marriage mixed and largely fixedAsbury Park Press
Where do activists go from here?Cherry Hill Courier Post

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Your View: Those against gay marriage need only make own choice - Mankato Free Press

— In his recent Your View, Peter Etzell said allowing homosexual people to marry is a sign of the moral corruption of our country. In addition, he seems to think that it would undermine the very fabric of American society. Etzell said “all ...
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Gay marriage law prompts benefits cut - Business Insurance


Gay marriage law prompts benefits cut
Business Insurance
According to the Human Rights Campaign, a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization based in Washington, 83% of Fortune 100 ...

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Gay marriage: What's next for both sides? - Asbury Park Press

Randy Bishop knows something about marriage and what it means to the people involved. As a former mayor of Neptune, he performed many marriage ceremonies. It was the best part of his job, he said — even though as a gay man he could not receive from ...
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Fort Collins residents rally for gay marriage - Coloradoan

Fort Collins residents in support of gay marriage said at a rally Saturday that not allowing people to marry on the basis of their sexual preference was discrimination. About 150 people gathered in Old Town Square for the 11th annual Freedom to Marry ...
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Public opinion and gay marriage: Most people don't feel strongly, one ... - Morris County Daily Record

What is public opinion on gay marriage? That question was certainly at the forefront of New Jersey's recent legislative debate on the issue. But a better question may have been whether the public actually has an opinion on gay marriage. Polls taken ...
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