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GWU attacker charged with ‘hate crime’ on straight man he thought was gay
A heterosexual student at George Washington University was beaten to within inches of his life earlier this week, after another heterosexual student mistook him for being gay.
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Colorado civil unions bill passes second Senate committee
DENVER — A second state Senate committee approved the Colorado civil unions bill on Thursday evening. The Senate Finance Committee approved the measure 5-4, and as expected, the vote was down the party lines.
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Washington state House approves bill to recognize out-of-state gay unions
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Lawmakers in the Washington state House of Representatives have passed a bill which would allow same sex marriages performed in other states to now be recognized.
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Maryland delegates ready to vote on gay marriage bill; NOM mailers spread fear
Two Maryland delegates holding out on a gay marriage vote are now back on board, but the 48 hour delay has opened a window for gay marriage opponents to launch a new campaign aimed at weakening other Democrats from supporting the bill.
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Bill banning recognition of gay unions rejected in Wyoming Senate
The Wyoming Senate late Wednesday voted to reject House Bill 74, which would have banned out-of-state gay marriage from being recognized. The bill is now dead for the remainder of this year’s legislative session.
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Wyoming House committee passes bill to invalidate out-of-state gay marriages
In the final minutes of the day, a House committee voted 4-2 on Tuesday to approve a bill which would invalidate same-sex marriages performed out-of-state. The bill has until Thursday to pass both the House and the Senate.
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Justice Department still defending now-repealed ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
On the same day that the Obama administration announced that the Justice Department would stop defending portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, we learn that the DOJ is still defending “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” in court […]
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AG Holder sends letter to Speaker Boehner explaining DOMA decision
Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to House Speaker Boehner on Wednesday explaining in further detail why he and President Barack Obama have made the decision to stop defending the Defense Of Marriage Act in court. Full text […]
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High school newspaper editorial condemns homosexuality, same-sex dating
A Wichita high school newspaper has published an editorial by one of their student reporters calling for a ban on same-sex dating, calling homosexuality a disruption and that it should be kept out of school.
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NOM testimony against Maryland marriage equality has unintended effect
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s Senate Judicial Proceedings committee heard 7 hours of testimony on Tuesday on whether or not to legalize same-sex marriage, and testimony from at least one marriage equality opponent has had an unintended consequence.