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Judge: No immediate ruling on Michigan’s gay marriage ban
DETROIT — A judge said Thursday that a lesbian couple seeking to jointly adopt children made a “compelling” case Michigan’s gay marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution, but he wants to wait for guidance from the Supreme Court before deciding whether to throw it out.
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Civil unions bill takes another step forward in Colorado legislature
DENVER — A bill granting civil unions for same-sex couples in Colorado has taken another step in the state Legislature as it nears a final debate on the House floor.
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Florist refuses gay couple’s wedding due to her ‘relationship with Jesus Christ’
RICHLAND Wash. — A flower shop in Washington state has refused to provide flowers for the wedding of a gay couple, who had been using her services for years, because or her “relationship with Jesus Christ.”
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Adoption case could lead to groundbreaking challenge to Mich. gay marriage ban
DETROIT — A lesbian couple’s desire to adopt each other’s children has grown into a potentially groundbreaking challenge to Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Top Minn. College Republican backs same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The two-term chairman of the Minnesota College Republicans on Wednesday became the latest from his party to support legalizing gay marriage in the state.
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Poll: Majority of Minn. voters still oppose legalizing same-sex marriage
Just four months after Minnesota voters rejected a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, a new poll finds that a majority of Minnesotans still oppose marriage equality for gays and lesbians.
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Report: Lawmakers who support marriage equality overwhelmingly win re-election
WASHINGTON – A new report released Tuesday by Freedom to Marry and Third Way, found that state legislators who vote in favor of marriage for same-sex couples overwhelmingly win voter support when running for reelection.
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Iowa House GOP seeks to restore state’s ban on same-sex marriage
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans are again proposing a change in the Iowa Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Rep. Dwayne Alons (R-Hull, Iowa), introduced a joint resolution Tuesday signed by 34 other House Republicans.
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Delaware poll finds majority of voters support marriage equality for gays
WILMINGTON, Del. — A new poll released Monday shows that a strong majority of Delaware voters want the state’s General Assmebly to pass legislation legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Spain official: Same-sex marriage jeopardizes ‘the survival of the species’
MADRID, Spain — Spain’s interior minister on Sunday waded into the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage, declaring that “the survival of the species” was at stake. Jorge Fernandez Diaz argued during a symposium on religion and state at the Spanish embassy in Rome, that “religious reasons” were not arguments against a law allowing same sex marriage.