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Chile’s Senate votes in favor of same-sex civil unions bill
SANTIAGO, Chile — A same-sex civil union bill has been overwhelmingly approved in Chile’s Senate. On Tuesday, 28 Senators voted in favor the Life Partner Agreement (AVP) while only six opposed it and two absented, reported the Santiago Times.
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Idaho AG files motion to dismiss same-sex marriage case
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden filed a motion Thursday seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the state’s voter-approved same-sex marriage ban.
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Lobbyists bombard House panel over proposed ban on same-sex marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — Lobbyists on both sides of Indiana’s gay marriage debate have been bombarding a small group of House lawmakers pivotal in deciding the fate of a measure that would codify a same-sex wedding ban as part of the state constitution.
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Hitzlsperger hopes his coming out will make it easier for other gay athletes
BERLIN — Encouraged by others who have come out as gay, retired soccer player Thomas Hitzlsperger is hoping going public will help make it easier for other sporting stars to do the same.
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Bills to ban workplace discrimination introduced in Va. general assembly
RICHMOND, Va. — Two bills to ban discrimination in the public workforce across Virginia have been put before the state’s General Assembly for the 2014 season.
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Utah AG instructs county clerks to finish gay marriage paperwork
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is directing county clerks to complete the paperwork for any same-sex marriages completed before Supreme Court halted the weddings on Monday.
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Colo. lawmaker wants to allow joint state tax returns for married gay couples
DENVER — A Colorado lawmaker who sponsored the state’s civil unions law, says he will introduce a bill this week aimed at allowing married same-sex couples to file joint state tax returns.
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Advocacy groups mobilize to support married, same-sex couples in Utah
LGBT advocacy groups on Thursday began mobilizing efforts in response to Utah governor Gary Herbert’s announcement Wednesday that the state was putting “on hold” the recognition of same-sex unions performed after a federal judge ruled against Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Lambda Legal seeks to combine lawsuits over Houston same-sex couple benefits
HOUSTON — Lambda Legal on Thursday asked a U.S. District Court judge to combine two separate lawsuits filed against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston, one seeking to prevent and the other to preserve spousal benefits to the same-sex spouses of city employees.
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Joint Mo. tax returns from married, same-sex couples spurs lawsuit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A lawsuit is challenging Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s order that the state accept jointly filed tax returns from same-sex couples legally married in other states.