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Former St. Louis cop charged with felony harassment of LGBT couple
SAINT LOUIS — A one-time St. Louis police officer has been charged with a felony count of “harassment motivated by discrimination to frighten or disturb another person” stemming from an incident last month in which he allegedly harassed and intimidated an LGBT couple.
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Federal government says it recognizes Utah same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday extended federal recognition to the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah that took place before the Supreme Court put those unions in the state on hold.
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Israel city unveils gay Holocaust victims memorial
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s cultural and financial capital unveiled a memorial Friday honoring gays and lesbians persecuted by the Nazis, the first specific recognition in Israel for non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
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Catholic school that forced out gay administrator keeps lesbian music coach
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — A part-time musical coach at a Catholic school in Washington state who recently announced she is engaged to her same-sex partner said Thursday the school has given her a new employment agreement as an independent contractor.
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Birth mother jailed in Pa. same-sex custody dispute
MERCER, Pa. — A woman has been jailed for contempt of court in western Pennsylvania for moving to Ohio with her 12-year-old birth daughter in violation of a judge’s order in a bitter same-sex custody dispute.
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GOP lawmaker wants to ban feds from recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require federal agencies to use a person’s state of residence to determine federal recognition of marital status.
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Official: Luxembourg to legalize same-sex marriage by summer
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg — The President of Luxembourg’s Parliamentary Committee on Justice said that marriage equality would become law before the summer holidays.
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Md. lawmaker to introduce bill to ban conversion therapy for LGBT youth
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland lawmaker said he plans to introduce a bill this legislative session that would prohibit the use of controversial gay-to-straight conversion therapy on LGBT youth.
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Idaho AG files motion to dismiss same-sex marriage case
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden filed a motion Thursday seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the state’s voter-approved same-sex marriage ban.
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Lobbyists bombard House panel over proposed ban on same-sex marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — Lobbyists on both sides of Indiana’s gay marriage debate have been bombarding a small group of House lawmakers pivotal in deciding the fate of a measure that would codify a same-sex wedding ban as part of the state constitution.