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Nebraska woman files federal lawsuit against ‘all homosexuals’ because they sin
Sylvia Driskell, 66, claims she is an “ambassador for God and his son, Jesus Christ,” and filed a 7-page, handwritten lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Omaha.
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Poll: Majority of Nebraska voters still oppose legalizing same-sex marriage
A new poll finds that the majority of Nebraskans still oppose legalizing same-sex marriage, but in Ohama, more people support marriage equality than oppose it.
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Creighton University to offer same-sex benefits despite archbishop’s objection
OMAHA, Neb. — Creighton University will soon begin offering health benefits to legally married same-sex spouses of its employees despite the objections of the local Catholic archbishop. Creighton President Rev. Timothy Lannon announced the change Monday. He said 21 of the 28 Jesuit universities already offer similar benefits.
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Neb. man assaulted after sticking up for gay friends in alleged hate crime
OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska man is recovering Monday after being attacked while defending his gay friends from being harassed and called “faggots.”
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Christian college expels lesbian, wants her to repay grant money
OMAHA, Neb. — Danielle Powell was going through a hard time in the spring of 2011, just months away from graduating from a conservative Christian college in Nebraska. She had fallen in love with another woman, a strictly forbidden relationship at a school where even prolonged hugs were banned.
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Petition drive to repeal Omaha’s LGBT non-discrimination ordinance fails
OMAHA, Neb. — A petition effort by led by local churches and family values organizations in Omaha has failed to gather enough signatures to launch a referendum to repeal an Omaha city ordinance that protects its LGBT citizens.
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Petition drive launched to strike down law protecting LGBT people in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — An outspoken opponent of LGBT rights in Omaha has launched a petition drive to overturn the city’s legal protections for LGBT residents.
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Nebraska governor calls for popular vote on LGBT protections ordinances
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s Republican Governor Dave Heineman said Tuesday that voters should have a voice on the recently enacted city ordinances that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people.
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Nebraska football coach under fire for opposing non-discrimination ordinance
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s only openly gay elected official is calling for the termination of University of Nebraska assistant football coach Ron Brown after he testified against Omaha’s proposed ordinance to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Omaha mayor signs employment non-discrimination ordinance
OMAHA, Neb. — Mayor Jim Suttle on Friday signed the “Equal Omaha” ordinance, a measure that would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.