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Married same-sex couples in Utah can jointly file state tax returns
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state officials say newly-married gay and lesbian couples can jointly file their taxes for 2013.
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Nigeria gay crackdown: 1 man flogged, 10 others face possible death by stoning
BAUCHI, Nigeria — An Islamic court in northern Nigeria has convicted one man and sentenced him to 20 lashes for having sex with another man, and 10 Muslim men could face death by stoning if also convicted of the crime of homosexuality.
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Ohio appeals ruling that state recognize gay marriages on death certificates
CINCINNATI — Ohio authorities have appealed a federal judge’s ruling ordering them to recognize gay marriages on death certificates.
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Catholic archbishop ‘profoundly disappointed’ in Okla. marriage ruling
OKLAHOMA CITY — The archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City says he’s “profoundly disappointed” in a federal judge’s ruling that struck down Oklahoma’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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Attorneys say Utah, Okla., rulings could influence challenge in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An attorney whose group is challenging West Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages says she’s encouraged by recent federal rulings overturning such prohibitions in Oklahoma and Utah.
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Same-sex marriage rulings in Utah, Okla., build momentum
OKLAHOMA CITY — In less than a month, two federal judges have struck down gay marriage bans in two conservative U.S. states for the same reason, concluding that they violate the Constitution’s promise of equal treatment under the law. Experts say the rulings could represent an emerging legal consensus that will carry the issue back […]
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Plaintiffs in challenge to Tenn. same-sex marriage ban encouraged by Okla. ruling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Supporters of marriage equality in Tennessee say they are encouraged by recent federal court rulings in Utah and Oklahoma that struck down state limits on same-sex marriage.
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After much prayer, church stands by decision to oust gay administrator
SEATTLE — The Archdiocese of Seattle said Wednesday it won’t change its mind about rehiring a gay vice principal who was encouraged to leave a Seattle-area Catholic high school after school officials learned he had married his same-sex partner.
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Federal judge weighing challenge to Ky. same-sex marriage ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge in Louisville is weighing the fate of Kentucky’s ban on same sex marriages as similar laws around the country have been overturned.
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Vote could come next week on Ind. constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma says lawmakers are taking their time deciding how they’ll vote on a proposed amendment that would ban gay marriage.