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Brazil transgender women accosted, detained in Dubai for ‘imitating women’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two transgender women from Brazil were detained and their passports confiscated while on vacation in Dubai, and have been charged with the crime of ‘imitating’ women.
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Judge consolidates lawsuits seeking to overturn Ore. gay marriage ban
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage might be overturned before voters receive their ballots this fall. A federal judge in Eugene on Wednesday decided to consolidate two lawsuits alleging Oregon’s ban violates the U.S. Constitution. Judge Michael McShane, an Obama appointee, set oral arguments for April 23. Portland attorneys Lake Perriguey and Lea […]
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Bill to allow married, same-sex couples to file joint taxes passes Colo. Senate
DENVER — A bill that would change the way some same-sex couples in Colorado file their taxes has passed the Senate despite Republican objections that the measure chips away at the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.
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Kan. judge rules lesbian couple’s sperm donor owes child support
TOPEKA, Kan. — A man who provided sperm to a lesbian couple in response to an online ad is the father of a child born to one of the women and must pay child support, a Kansas judge ruled Wednesday.
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Va. AG says gay marriage ban unconstitutional, joins fight against it
RICHMOND, Va. — Following a seismic political shift in Virginia, the new attorney general has concluded that the state’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, and on Thursday he joined a lawsuit challenging it.
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Ind. House panel advances proposed same-sex marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers seeking a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in the state looked for traction in a House of Representatives committee on Wednesday, one week after the measure unexpectedly faltered in a different committee.
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Toni Atkins chosen next Speaker of Calif. state assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins of San Diego has been chosen by her Democratic colleagues to succeed Speaker John A. Pérez as the next Speaker of the Assembly.
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Ind. committee chair kicks gay rights activist out of marriage hearing
INDIANAPOLIS — The chairman of the House Elections Committee has expelled an opponent of the proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage from a second House hearing on the measure.
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Judge allows Idaho AG to intervene in same-sex marriage case
BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge says Idaho’s attorney general can intervene in a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, even though Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is already a party in the case.
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Nevada: State’s same-sex marriage ban serves a ‘legitimate purpose’
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The state of Nevada on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to uphold the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, arguing it serves the “legitimate purpose of preserving traditional marriage” and is entrenched in the state’s history.