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Gov. Chris Gregoire signs Washington state marriage equality bill
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor Chris Gregoire on Monday signed into law the measure passed last week by the state legislature that legalizes same-sex marriage, making Washington state the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to marry.
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New Jersey state Senate approves same-sex marriage bill
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey state Senate on Monday voted in favor of a bill that would legalize marriage between same-sex couples, despite a vow by the Governor to veto such a bill.
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Protesters say ‘gay is okay,’ LA Times says gay marriage is ‘inevitable’
Here’s the wrap-up for Sunday, February 12, 2012, and a preview on some stories making news on Monday.
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Washington governor to sign same-sex marriage bill on Monday
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday will sign the newly passed legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state. A statehouse signing ceremony in Olympia has been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. PST on Monday, the Governor’s office has announced.
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You mean same-sex families have children? Alert the Marines!
The entitlement and audacity of some who oppose LGBTQ equality never ceases to amaze me. Of all of the false hysterical claims they make, the one about children has to take the cake. “If marriage equality is accepted, children will be forced to learn about gays.”
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Lesbian guardsman calls on Boehner to drop DOMA defense
WASHINGTON — A lesbian guardsman suffering from cancer called on U.S. House Speaker John Boehner this week to stop defending the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act in court.
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Maryland House committees hear same-sex marriage arguments
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Two committees of the Maryland House of Delegates on Friday began hearing arguments on two separate measures regarding gay marriage — one to legalize same-sex marriage, and another that would create an constitutional amendment to ban, same-sex marriage.
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Fargo gay couple defies North Dakota law, applies for marriage license
FARGO, N.D. — It’s a first in North Dakota. In a follow-up to a story we first brought you last night, a same-sex couple applied for a marriage license seeking the same benefits as a husband and wife.
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‘Truth Wins Out’ slams Newt Gingrich for hypocrisy on marriage equality
WASHINGTON – Truth Wins Out — a non-profit organization that fights anti- LGBT religious extremism — placed a provocative full-page ad in the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call on Thursday admonishing Newt Gingrich for his “stunning hypocrisy” on the issue of marriage equality.
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Santorum compares 9th Circuit to Soviet Union, calls court ‘intolerant’ for striking down Prop 8
During a town hall in McKinney, Texas on Wednesday, Rick Santorum lashed out at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for striking down Proposition 8, arguing that the judges displaced “intolerance” towards conservatives and labeled proponents of “traditional” marriage as “bigots” when they found the measure unconstitutional.