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FRC briefs: Anti-gay laws reflect public opinion; gay rights laws reflect powerful gay lobby
The Family Research Council submitted two amicus briefs to the Supreme Court on Monday, urging it to reject challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and to California’s Proposition 8, a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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French government presents same-sex marriage, adoption bill to Parliament
PARIS — The French government has presented its plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption to Parliament for debate.
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Denver Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried and his two moms for Colorado civil unions
Here’s Denver Nuggets star Kenneth Faried, appearing in a video speaking out for civil unions in Colorado. Faried grow up in a household with two loving parents — his moms.
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Same-sex couples missing from Senate immigration plan
A blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform made public on Monday by a bipartisan group of senators contains no provision for bi-national same-sex couples, despite the push among LGBT advocates to include such language in immigration reform.
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Illinois Senate President: ‘Timing is right’ to pass same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said Monday that the timing is right to legalize same-sex marriage, providing a glimpse of what’s ahead in the spring legislative session.
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Wyoming defeats same-sex marriage bill, advances domestic partnership bill
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A bill that would allow same-sex couples in Wyoming to create domestic partnerships carrying most of the legal rights of heterosexual marriage has cleared a committee vote and is headed to consideration in the full House.
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Some in Wyoming see lawmakers, public thaw on gay rights issues
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For years, Democratic lawmakers in Wyoming have floated bills aimed at preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians but have found little support. Now, they seem to have gained some — among Republican lawmakers.
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Separate but equal is never equal – Ever.
I don’t want to rain on anyone’s LGBT Inaugural moment, however… Even though the President mentioned Stonewall along with Selma and Seneca Falls in the same sentence, he doesn’t really see gay marriage as a civil rights issue that needs to be helped along by the federal government. For the truth of the matter is, no matter what President Obama may say, and no matter where he is when he says it – he still believes that marriage equality belongs in the hands of the States.
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Marriage equality supporters march in streets of Paris
PARIS — More than 100,000 people marched in Paris Sunday in support of a government-sponsored bill that would legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples.
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Poland lawmakers reject efforts to grant legal rights to same-sex couples
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s lawmakers have rejected three separate draft laws that were intended to give legal rights to unmarried and same-sex couples.