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Gay rights activists arrested in latest protest at Idaho state capitol
BOISE, Idaho — Gay rights activists were arrested and jailed after refusing to voluntarily lift an hours-long Senate blockade aimed at pressuring lawmakers into backing anti-discrimination protections.
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Transgender high school athletes approved by Va. governing board
RICHMOND, Va. — The governing body of high school sports in Virginia has sanctioned the participation of transgender athletes at the state’s 313 high schools, on the condition they undergo gender reassignment surgery.
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Twenty-seven liberal groups oppose Obama judicial nominee
WASHINGTON — Twenty-seven liberal groups are pressuring Senate Democrats to reject one of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees.
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Oregon AG says she will not defend state’s gay marriage ban in court
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Thursday that she will not defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying it “cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge under any standard of review.”
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Butte, Mont., council passes LGBT inclusive anti-discrimination ordinance
BUTTE, Mont. — Butte-Silver Bow commissioners have passed an ordinance that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity with regard to housing, employment and the use of public accommodations.
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Judges in 2 N.M. counties stop officiating weddings following gay marriage ruling
CARLSBAD, N.M. — Judges in two southeastern New Mexico counties recently announced they will no longer officiate weddings after the state’s high court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal.
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Ariz. House debates bill allowing discrimination against gays
PHOENIX — The Arizona House is set to debate a bill backed by Republicans that expands the rights of people to assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays and others.
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Finland parliament begins debate on bill to legalize same-sex marriage
HELSINKI, Finland — The Finnish parliament began debate Thursday on a proposal that would legalize same-sex marriage. Should the legislation become law, Finland would become the final Nordic country to pass a law on gender-neutral marriage.
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‘Quiet diplomacy’ faulted for advancement of Africa’s anti-gay laws
DAKAR, Senegal — Last month, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni met in his office with a team of U.S.-based rights activists concerned about legislation that would impose life sentences for some homosexual acts. South African retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined them by phone, pointing out similarities between Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill and racist laws enforced under South Africa’s former apartheid government.
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Prominent Ugandan doctor, LGBT rights activist detained in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Human rights activists are calling on the South African government to release a prominent Ugandan doctor and LGBT rights activist who is being held in an immigration detention facility at OR Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg pending further deportation proceedings.