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Prop 8 attorneys confident court will strike down marriage ban
The organizers behind the lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 8 are excited and optimistic about the prospects for a Supreme Court ruling against the anti-gay measure as one attorney on the team said he hopes the Obama administration will assist in the effort.
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‘A great, joyous day:’ Marriage equality comes to Washington state
Washington state’s historic marriage equality law took effect Sunday, and beginning just one minute past the stroke of midnight, the first same-sex couple took their vows.
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‘Bearded Love’ — Everyday couples is what marriage equality looks like
When the first same-sex weddings in Washington state commence on Sunday, among them will be Seattle-area residents Larry Duncan and Randell Shepherd.
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West Virginia refuses drivers license to legally married same-sex spouse
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s been a year since Cynthia Landis married her partner, Melissa Landis, in the District of Columbia, and since that time Cynthia’s legal last name has been Landis — in fact, it now says so on her Social Security card, her District of Columbia marriage certificate and her Virginia driver’s license.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Proposition 8, DOMA cases
In a surprise development, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday that it will review both the Proposition 8 case concerning a statewide ban on same-sex marriage and a Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) case concerning a ban on federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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HRC: Top anti-gay marriage donor in Maryland is ‘active white supremacist’
The Human Rights Campaign on Thursday called on the Maryland Marriage Alliance to return a $10,000 donation by Michael Peroutka, an alleged active white supremacist and secessionist sympathizer who was one of the three largest individual donors to the campaign against marriage equality in Maryland.
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By stroke of Governor’s pen, Maryland begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday morning signed a proclamation affirming that voters had approved a marriage equality ballot question last month, and with the stroke of his pen, gave the green light to marriage officials to begin issuing marriage applications to same-sex couples.
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Washington state begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
At just one minute after midnight Thursday, Washington state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couple, becoming the first of three states to do so in the coming weeks after voters approved marriage equality measures on Nov. 6.
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Mexico Supreme Court strikes down ban on same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court of Mexico on Wednesday issued a unanimous ruling in favor of three same-sex couples seeking to marry in the southern state of Oaxaca, paving the way for universal marriage rights throughout Mexico.
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Election results certified; gay marriage in Washington state legal at midnight
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday certified the state’s election result, and in doing so signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state.