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Boston mayor to boycott St. Patrick’s Day parade if gay groups are excluded
BOSTON — Boston’s mayor says he will boycott the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade unless gay groups are allowed to participate.
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Final order expected in Ky. same-sex marriage case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys for gay couples seeking formal recognition of their out-of-state marriages say a federal judge is expected to sign a final order in the case by the end of the week.
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Utah lawmakers meet with LGBT community, hear of struggles, fears, discrimination
SALT LAKE CITY — In an emotional gathering marked by tears, hugs and handshakes, a bipartisan group of more than Utah 20 lawmakers and officials met Wednesday night to hear gay and transgender people share personal experiences with discrimination.
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Ariz. governor Jan Brewer vetoes anti-gay religious freedom bill
PHOENIX — Arizona governor Jan Brewer has vetoed a controversial bill that would have added protections for people to assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays and others.
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Transcript: Ariz. governor Jan Brewer’s statement on vetoed bill
PHOENIX — Following is a transcript of the statement read by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday regarding her veto of a bill allowing religious reasons for refusing service to gays:
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Major League Baseball criticizes Arizona anti-gay religious freedom bill
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has issued a statement criticizing legislation in Arizona that if enacted would add protections for people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays.
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Kerry: U.S. launching new effort to combat anti-gay laws worldwide
WASHINGTON — Troubled by an anti-gay movement in Uganda and across much of the world, the U.S. is launching a new effort to combat what Secretary of State John Kerry described Wednesday as a threat to human rights.
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Religious freedom bill raises complicated legal questions for Ariz., other states
PHOENIX — The bill has galvanized business leaders and gay-rights supporters nationwide, united libertarians and Christian conservatives and stirred up a passionate debate on topics like religion and discrimination. Opponents of Ariona’s legislation, Senate Bill 1062, call it state-sanctioned discrimination because it provides legal protection to business owners who refuse service to gays. But those […]
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Miss. lawmakers confused whether their own religious freedom bill is anti-gay
JACKSON, Miss. — Several Mississippi lawmakers say they’re confused about whether a freedom-of-religion bill is similar to a widely criticized Arizona measure that would allow people to assert religious beliefs in refusing business services to same-sex couples.
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Texas AG Greg Abbott promises to fight same-sex marriage ruling
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has promised to appeal a federal court ruling that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.