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News (USA)
Appeals court to hear South Dakota, Arkansas, Missouri gay marriage cases
A federal appeals court has agreed to hear arguments this spring from three more states defending their same-sex marriage bans.
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News (USA)
Federal appeals court won’t block Alabama same-sex marriage ruling
A federal appeals court order has cleared the way for same-sex marriages to begin next week in Alabama, with the panel refusing to stay a decision overturning the state’s ban.
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Commentary
A gay dad’s letter to the school that is censoring a mural of a kiss
The kiss. For some reason, it, and the experience of giving and getting one, is a completely integrated aspect of the high school experience. While puckers may have been planted in earlier years, it is the high school ones that create the milestones to adulthood … the magic of our adolescence. One depiction of such a kiss is not folding harmoniously into the tapestry of its school’s life however. It is causing controversy.
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News (USA)
Virginia registrar praised for letter on recording births of same-sex couples
Civil liberties lawyers are applauding Virginia’s registrar of vital records for outlining new procedures to ensure the children of same-sex married couples are properly recorded by hospitals.
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News (USA)
Alabama officials tell court: Same-sex marriage would cause confusion, conflict
Alabama will be thrown into confusion and conflict if a federal court permits same-sex weddings to begin next week, the state’s attorney general’s office argued in a Monday court filing.
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News (USA)
Appeals court rules against ex-Michigan state attorney in anti-gay defamation suit
An appeals court says a fired lawyer for the state of Michigan should not be granted a new trial in a defamation suit filed by a gay former University of Michigan student government president.
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News (USA)
Arkansas lawmaker proposes ban on local LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination laws
An Arkansas lawmaker has proposed barring local governments from making it illegal to fire someone or evict them based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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News (USA)
Oregon bakery discriminated against gay couple, hearing set to determine damages
A hearing is scheduled in March to determine how much in damages two Oregon bakers owe a lesbian couple for refusing to bake them a wedding cake in 2013.
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Life
The isolated lives of North Dakota’s gay oil field workers
My one and only liaison in the oil fields of western North Dakota was with a 23-year-old truck driver. Like most such encounters in the oil patch, ours originated on Grindr. He sent me a photo … a few hours later, he was in my room at the Super 8.
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News (USA)
Obama’s budget proposal grants spousal benefits to married, same-sex couples
President Barack Obama’s $4 trillion budget proposal released Monday includes a major change to the Social Security Act that would allow same-sex couples to receive spousal benefits regardless of where they live.