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News (USA)
Texas lawmaker files complaint against judge who allowed same-sex wedding
A state lawmaker’s complaint has prompted the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct to investigate a judge who ordered the issuance of a marriage license to a same-sex couple.
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News (USA)
Arkansas Senate panel rejects anti-LGBT ‘conscience-protection’ bill
A “conscience-protection” proposal in Arkansas that critics call an attempt to sanction discrimination against gays and lesbians has failed before a legislative panel.
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News (USA)
N.C. Senate OKs bill allowing officials to refuse to officiate same-sex marriages
Some North Carolina court officials could opt out of marriage duties – including same-sex marriages – under legislation approved by the state Senate.
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News (USA)
Southeast Alaska tribal organization to allow same-sex marriages
The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced its new policy following a unanimous vote by the council’s governing board to define legal marriage without a gender requirement.
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News (USA)
Conway, Ark., approves LGBT protections for city employees
The Conway, Ark., city city council has voted in favor of adding sexual orientation and gender identity protections for city employees.
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News (USA)
Labor Dept. updates Family and Medical Leave Act to include same-sex spouses
The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday issued a final rule revising the regulatory definition of spouse under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to include married, same-sex couples.
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Life
Study details lives of LGBT youths engaged in ‘survival sex’
A unique federally funded study offers a detailed look at the lives of LGBT youth in New York City who cope with homelessness and poverty by engaging in what the researchers call “survival sex.”
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News (USA)
Indiana Senate approves bill allowing discrimination against LGBT people
The Indiana state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill designed to allow private businesses, individuals and organizations to refuse services for same-sex weddings because of religious beliefs.
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News (USA)
Former Georgia AG: ‘Religious freedom’ bills deserve ‘a quick death’
Former Georgia Attorney General Michael Bowers said Tuesday that two bills being debated by lawmakers create an excuse to discriminate against LGBT people or break state laws and are “deserving of a quick death.”
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News (USA)
Transgender teen gets support from Justice Department in school lawsuit
The federal government is supporting a Detroit-area teenager who, in a lawsuit, accuses several schools of discriminating against him because he’s transgender.