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French Senate approves adoption provision of marriage equality bill
PARIS — The French Senate on Wednesday evening approved a key provision of its proposed marriage equality bill that would guarantee adoption rights to same-sex couples.
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BREAKING: Uruguay lawmakers vote to legalize same-sex marriage
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s lawmakers have voted to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Delaware GOP targets state party leader over his support for marriage equality
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Some Delaware Republicans are trying to push out the state party’s executive director because of his public support for legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Lone Ark. Democratic senator says he still opposes marriage equality
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ lone Democratic senator says he remains opposed to gay marriage even as Democratic senators from other conservative states have joined the growing chorus of lawmakers who say they support it.
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France same-sex marriage bill passes crucial Senate vote
PARIS — The upper house of the French parliament, the Senate, on Tuesday evening approved the first and most crucial article of a draft law that would legalize same-sex marriage in France.
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Wash. AG files lawsuit against florist who refused service to gay couple
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state Attorney General has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a florist who refused to provide flowers for the wedding of a same-sex couple.
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Top Illinois House Republican won’t say if he supports marriage equality bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The top Republican in the Illinois House won’t say how he would vote on a measure that would allow same-sex couples to marry.
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Detroit Catholic leaders say gay marriage supporters should resist Communion
DETROIT — The Catholic Archbishop of Detroit says that that Catholics who receive Communion while advocating in favor of same-sex marriage is an act of “perjury,” while a local professor advised that those who “promote” gay marriage should not try to receive holy Communion.
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Oregon AG’s office rejects gay marriage opponents’ effort to confuse voters on ballot title
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon attorney general’s office on Friday rejected an attempt by gay marriage opponents to confuse voters by rewriting the ballot title for a proposed initiative that would legalize same-sex marriage in Oregon.
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Paris gay couple say they were beaten amid rise in homophobic attacks
PARIS — A gay couple in Paris said they were attacked and beaten on Saturday for walking arm-in-arm in what LGBT advocates in the country say is indicative of a rise in anti-gay attacks in France since Parliament began debating a measure that would legalize same-sex marriage.