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Lambda Legal, ACLU announce lawsuits seeking marriage equality in Illinois
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois on Wednesday filed two separate lawsuits representing 25 same-sex couples and their families seeking the freedom to marry in Illinois.
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Gay marriage foes say they have signatures to put issue on Maryland ballot
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Opponents of same-sex marriage in Maryland announced Tuesday they have collected more than twice the number of signatures needed to put the state’s new marriage equality law to a public vote on November’s ballot.
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Matt Barber: ‘President Obama has called Jesus a Liar’
It has come as no surprise that the Religious Right has been up in arms over President Obama’s recent announcement in support of marriage equality, but what seems to have really upset them was his citation of the Bible’s “do unto others” teaching in explaining his views.
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Obama’s support of marriage equality proving to have a major impact
President Obama’s leadership on marriage equality is proving to have a major impact, form national organizations and local polling. Anti-equality forces set a record, but it’s probably not one they wanted. And DOMA is ruled unconstitutional in a fifth federal case.
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Lambda Legal, ACLU to announce lawsuit seeking marriage equality in Illinois
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois will announce two separate lawsuits Wednesday morning seeking same-sex marriage rights for Illinois gay and lesbian couples.
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FRC president Tony Perkins ‘accepts’ invitation to dinner with LGBT family
WASHINGTON — Tony Perkins, president of the anti-gay hate group Family Research Council, has accepted — somewhat — an invitation to dinner in the home of a married, same-sex couple and their family.
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Minnesota pastor could lose church over support for marriage equality
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota pastor is at risk of losing his church after most of his congregation abandoned him because he voiced his support for same-sex marriage.
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Ohio Supreme Court dismisses challenge by gay marriage opponents
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed a legal challenge to a proposed constitutional amendment that would that would repeal the state’s existing ban on same-sex marriage.
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Iconic gay bar, The Abbey, bans bachelorette parties until marriage legal for gays
The Abbey, the iconic West Hollywood gay bar twice-named the “Best Gay Bar in the World,” has banned bachelorette parties until same-sex marriage becomes legal.
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Churches to pass collection plate to fight marriage equality in Maine
Churches across the state of Maine will pass the collection plate at Sunday services on Father’s Day to raise funds for the lead group opposing the state’s November ballot initiative seeking to legalize same-sex marriage.