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Language school fires blogger because article about ‘homophones’ sounds gay
PROVO, Utah — A blogger and social media specialist for a Provo, Utah-based English language learning center has been fired after writing an article explaining “homophones,” because the school’s owner said it created the perception the school promoted a gay agenda.
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A Mormon mom’s story of unconditional love for her transgender son
From Equality Utah and the Transgender Awareness Project comes the story of Grayson Moore, a self-described “sheltered, Utah Mormon boy,” and his mother Neca Allgood, who realized Grayson was transgender long before he told her. In the video, Neca recalls how after they discussed her revelation: “I assumed (Grayson) would say ‘I have a boy brain.’ But he didn’t. He said ‘I have a boy’s soul.'”
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U.S. Supreme Court delays benefits for Utah same-sex couples
WASHINGTON — More than 1,000 same-sex married couples in Utah must wait longer for state benefits after the U.S. Supreme Court granted the state a stay on an order requiring it to recognize the marriages. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued the order Friday afternoon, saying the stay will remain in place pending the outcome of the appeal to the …
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Utah governor will follow Supreme Court ruling on marriage recognition
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says if the U.S. Supreme Court decides not to extend an order preventing more than 1,000 same-sex couples from getting state benefits, Utah will recognize the marriages. Herbert’s spokesman Marty Carpenter said Friday that the governor has said Utah will abide by any final ruling but he believes the larger legal challenge…
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Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court to delay benefits to married same-sex couples
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to extend a stay that’s preventing more than 1,000 same-sex couples from getting state benefits. Utah filed its appeal Wednesday, arguing that benefits should be delayed while the larger issue of the marriage ban makes its way through the courts.
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Appeals court rejects Utah’s request for indefinite stay of gay marriage ruling
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court has denied Utah’s request for an indefinite stay pending appeal of a ruling ordering the state to recognize more than 1,000 gay marriages that took place in the state after a same-sex marriage ban was overturned. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order late Friday afternoon. The court will keep the stay in…
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Utah taking appeal of same-sex marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is going directly to the nation’s highest court to challenge a federal appeals court’s finding that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, the state attorney general’s office announced Wednesday. The state opted to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court rather than request a review from the entire 10th U.S. Circuit Court of …
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Advocates to deliver petition seeking marriage recognition to Utah governor
SALT LAKE CITY — Same-sex marriage advocates plan to deliver a petition with thousands of signatures to the Utah governor’s mansion in Salt Lake City on Wednesday to push for recognition of gay couples. The group Utah Unites For Marriage says the petition is directed at Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Attorney General Sean Reyes, both Republicans.
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Anti-gay group planning worldwide conference in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY — An international conservative group that opposes homosexuality is planning its first worldwide conference in the U.S. next year – a four-day gathering in Utah, a state that has become a focal point in the gay marriage movement. The World Congress of Families is based in Rockford, Illinois, and has about 40 partner organizations…
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Utah AG misses filing deadline in appeal of same-sex marriage ruling
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes missed a filing deadline Monday set by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in the state’s appeal of December’s ruling striking down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban, reports The Salt Lake Tribune.