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Activists say India ruling criminalizing homosexuality hurts HIV fight
NEW DELHI — Gay rights activists and health workers in India are warning that a new Supreme Court ruling criminalizing homosexuality will undo years of progress in fighting AIDS by driving gay and transgender people underground.
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Federal appeals court denies stay, no halt to same-sex marriages in Utah
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that gay marriages can continue in Utah, denying a request from the state to halt same-sex weddings that have been occurring at a rapid rate since last week.
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Some Utah counties still refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
SALT LAKE CITY — Some county clerks in Utah refused Tuesday to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, even though they could face legal consequences after a judge stuck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Hawaii attorneys want judge to dismiss challenge to same-sex marriage law
HONOLULU — State attorneys are asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s new gay marriage law.
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More than 1,500 gay marriage supporters rally in Salt Lake City to celebrate ruling
SALT LAKE CITY — About 1,500 same-sex-marriage supporters rallied in Salt Lake City to hail a judge’s decision paving the way for gay weddings in Utah.
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Huntington, W.Va., adds sexual orientation to non-discrimination ordinance
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington’s City Council has added sexual orientation and veteran status to an ordinance that prohibits discrimination such as denying employment.
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Ohio ruling likely to spark litigation aimed at striking down gay marriage ban
CINCINNATI — A federal judge’s decision ordering Ohio authorities to recognize gay marriages on death certificates may be a narrow ruling, but observers – and even the judge himself – predict it will spark further litigation aimed at striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Utah officials turn to higher court to halt same-sex marriages
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state lawyers have again turned to a Denver-based federal appeals court in their bid to put a stop to gay couples getting married, saying the state should not be required to abide by one judge’s narrow view of a “new and fundamentally different definition of marriage.”
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Air Force Academy: No legal basis to terminate former ex-gay therapist
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Air Force Academy said Friday that the academy will not fire or transfer a research analyst who came under fire last month for his history of work with organizations that seek to change gays’ and lesbians’ sexual orientations.
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Gay couple kicked out of South Texas bar for dancing together
VICTORIA, Texas — A gay couple says they were kicked out of a South Texas country-western bar because of their sexual orientation.