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Civil unions close in Colorado, only a few days until N.C. votes on marriage equality
Civil unions advance in Colorado, but old foes are joining forces in Maine. There’s just a few days left until North Carolina votes on an extreme constitutional amendment, and the race is getting closer and closer every day.
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Killer gets life in prison without parole for assault, murder of gay teen
A judge in Baltimore, Md., has sentenced Dante Parrish, 37, to life in prison without parole for the savage murder of Jason Mattison Jr., a 15-year old openly gay teen.
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LGBT advocates distribute school flyers to counter anti-gay message by PFOX
ROCKVILLE, Md. — A group of LGBT advocates announced Wednesday they had delivered 50,000 flyers to high school students in Montgomery County, Md., aimed at dispelling myths about what it means to be gay.
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Anti-LGBT bullying contributes to suicide by Maryland teen
GLEN BURNIE, Md. — Kenneth (“Kenny”) Wolf, a 14-year-old freshman at Old Mill High School in Millersville, Md., died Friday at Baltimore Washington Medical Center following a suicide attempt Thursday night, LGBTQ Nation has learned.
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Mormons working to overturn Maryland marriage equality law
Members of the Mormon Church in Maryland are working to overturn the state’s recently passed marriage equality law, according to an email obtained by the Washington Blade.
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Maryland transgender protections bill set to die in committee
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A bill in the Maryland Legislature aimed at banning discrimination against transgender people in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations is expected to die in committee on Monday, ending chances for passing it for the sixth year in a row.
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Maryland gay marriage opponents launch ballot referendum petition drive
BALTIMORE, Md. — Opponents to the Maryland law signed by Governor Martin O’Malley last month that would give same-sex couples the right to marry, have officially begun their effort to overturn the law.
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Catholic Church suspends Maryland priest who denied communion to lesbian mourner
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — A Catholic priest who walked out on a funeral service last month because he was bothered by the attendance of deceased woman’s openly lesbian daughter, has been placed on administrative leave by the Washington archdiocese.
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Poll: Majority of Maryland voters support same-sex marriage law
A poll released Thursday shows that 52 percent of a sample of registered voters in Maryland would “definitely” or “probably” vote in favor of the state’s same-sex marriage bill in a referendum expected to be held in November.
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Father ‘No communion for you!’ — Not the whole story
By now you’ve likely heard the story of how last weekend, at Saint John Neumann Catholic Church in Maryland, Barbara Johnson was denied holy communion by the priest officiating at the funeral of her beloved mother — and the story of what happened is tailor-made for people eager to prove that religion or Catholicism is evil…