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Alabama’s first openly gay lawmaker marries longtime partner
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s first openly gay legislator has married her longtime partner at a ceremony in Massachusetts.
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WWII, Vietnam vets marry in veterans home first same-sex wedding
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Two U.S. military veterans married this week when a senior living facility for military veterans held its first ever same-sex marriage.
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DC court sees increase in marriage applications since Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON — The D.C. Superior Court says it is adding a second marriage ceremony room and boosting marriage bureau staffing to accommodate an increase in applications believed to be the result of the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling.
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Baptist group prohibits chaplains from taking part in any same-sex ritual
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Southern Baptist Convention, which provides the largest share of active-duty military chaplains, has barred members from taking part in weddings, counseling sessions and couples retreats for same-sex couples.
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Mexico lawmaker asks to ban gay unions in public because it ‘confuses children’
MEXICO CITY – A state legislator in Mexico is causing a stir by asking authorities not to allow gay weddings in public spaces because it confuses children in a state that just approved same-sex civil unions.
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N.M. county continues issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Seven couples were waiting outside when the Dona Ana County courthouse opened Thursday and more from across New Mexico and Texas were expected to flock to the border town as the country clerk for a second day was granting marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.
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Amusement park cancels wedding contest rather than include gay couples
SANDSUSKY, Ohio — An amusement park in Ohio is canceling a wedding contest after a gay couple organized a protest against the promotion because it excluded same-sex couples.
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Gay couple files complaint against bakery for refusing wedding cake
PORTLAND, Ore. — A same-sex couple in Oregon who tried to buy a cake for their wedding has filed a discrimination complaint against the bakery that turned them down on religious grounds.
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Recently appointed openly gay U.S. ambassador to Australia weds
CANBERRA, Australia — John Berry, recently appointed U.S. ambassador to Australia, married Curtis Yee, his partner of 17 years, in a private marriage ceremony at St Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Washington D.C. on Saturday.
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Gay teacher fired from Catholic school after wedding makes local news
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A California man says he was fired from his teaching job at a Catholic high school less than two weeks after his marriage to his same-sex partner was featured in local news reports.