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St. Louis Archdiocese opposes hospital group’s benefits for same-sex spouses
Echoing concerns voiced last week by the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, the Archdiocese of St. Louis is also criticizing a Catholic-based hospital group’s plan to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of employees.
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Same-sex couples begin marrying in Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — More than a dozen same-sex couples were married Friday in the Kansas City area after a federal judge declared that Missouri’s ban on gay marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. The decision, which follows a similar one earlier this week in St. Louis, means that same-sex marriage licenses now are being issued in Missouri’s two…
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Many Missouri counties not granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Many local officials across Missouri were declining to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Thursday, saying a court ruling invalidating the state’s gay marriage ban applies only to St. Louis.
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Judge in St. Louis rules Missouri same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A judge in St. Louis on Wednesday ruled that Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, setting off a rush among some same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses.
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St. Louis challenge to Mo. same-sex marriage ban in court
ST. LOUIS — An assistant Missouri attorney general argued Monday in a St. Louis courtroom that state law, backed by a vote of the people, makes it clear that marriage is defined as between a man and a woman. But St. Louis City Counselor Winston Calvert countered that the state has no business treating same-sex couples as “second-class citizens.”
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Gay teachers asked to resign from Catholic school after marrying in N.Y.
ST. LOUIS — Some graduates of a suburban St. Louis Catholic school are upset the school asked two female teachers to resign after they were married in New York. Olivia Reichert and Christina Gambaro say Cor Jesu Academy officials asked them to quit in late July after the school received a copy of a mortgage application with the couple’s names. The all-girls Catholic high school…
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Gay bar in rural Missouri hell bent on beating the odds
French Village, Mo., is a unique setting for a gay bar. The hour drive down Interstate 55 from St. Louis is a scenic trek – exiting on Highway Y, one must pass through the pastoral green and farmland along the hill-crowned blacktop to the entrance of Goose Creek Lake to reach their destination. Norma Jean’s opened its doors on Friday, July 18, 2014. It was a labor of love…
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Mo. man facing charges for sending threatening emails to LGBT publication
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man is facing charges and will undergo a psychiatric exam after allegedly threatening to “exterminate” those involved with a magazine for LGBT people. Darryl L. Jackson, 40, is charged with harassment motivated by discrimination to frighten or disturb another person…
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Former St. Louis cop gets one year probation for harassing LGBT couple
SAINT LOUIS — A one-time St. Louis police officer will spend a year on supervised probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge for harassing and intimidating an LGBT couple. Jeffrey Michael Leveque, 45, was charged with felony harassment in January after police said he and another man parked outside the home of Meg Hensley, 27, and her transgender …
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St. Louis Archdiocese condemns city for issuing same-sex marriage licenses
ST. LOUIS — The Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis is condemning a city move challenging Missouri’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage by issuing marriage licenses to four gay and lesbian couples. The diocese issued a written statement calling the city decision a violation of “the laws of our state (that) disregard(s) the laws of nature.”