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Ariz. Senate panel approves bill to allow discrimination based on religious beliefs
PHOENIX — An Arizona Senate committee gave initial approval Thursday to a bill allowing people to claim that their religious beliefs led them to refuse service to gays or others.
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Parole granted for Va. transgender inmate seeking sex-change surgery
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia prison inmate who has asked a federal judge to force the state to pay for a sex-change operation has been granted parole, the chairman of the Virginia Parole Board said Thursday.
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‘Duck Dynasty’ season 5 premiere down 3.3 million viewers from season 4 opener
NEW YORK — Nielsen says “Duck Dynasty” drew 8.5 million viewers for its fifth-season premiere.
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Utah governor flooded with calls, letters for and against same-sex marriage
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 2,700 calls, emails and letters flooded the Utah governor’s office in the days and weeks after a surprise ruling legalized gay marriage in the state.
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Activist group protests outside ‘Today’ show over NBC Olympic coverage
NEW YORK — A dozen members of the gay rights activist group Queer Nation demonstrated outside the broadcast of NBC’s Today Show on Thursday, demanding that NBC report on the Russian government’s ongoing attacks on LGBT people and its and other human rights violations.
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Utah to pay outside attorneys $300K to help defend same-sex marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will spend $300,000 to bring in a team of three outside attorneys to help defend the state’s same-sex marriage ban before a federal appeals court.
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Global LGBT rights: Anti-gay laws, attitudes hold sway in many regions
While gay-rights activists celebrate gains in much of the world, their setbacks have been equally far-flung, and often sweeping in scope. Globally, the contrasts are striking… at least 76 countries retain laws criminalizing gay sex, including five where it’s punishable by death.
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Advocates hopeful rulings spell doom for Neb. gay marriage, civil unions ban
OMAHA, Neb. — In the wake of recent rulings by federal judges to strike down state bans on same-sex marriage, marriage equality advocates are hoping to strike a similar blow to Nebraska’s strict ban that forbids even same-sex civil unions.
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Married same-sex couples in Utah can jointly file state tax returns
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state officials say newly-married gay and lesbian couples can jointly file their taxes for 2013.
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Nigeria gay crackdown: 1 man flogged, 10 others face possible death by stoning
BAUCHI, Nigeria — An Islamic court in northern Nigeria has convicted one man and sentenced him to 20 lashes for having sex with another man, and 10 Muslim men could face death by stoning if also convicted of the crime of homosexuality.