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Hawaii same-sex marriage ceremonies could start Nov. 18
HONOLULU — Hawaii could begin issuing licenses and performing ceremonies for gay couples on Nov. 18 if a bill passes during a special session that begins next week.
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Transgender woman commits suicide after being fired by Russian employer
EKATERINBURG, Russia — LGBT activists claim that a 22-year-old transgender woman is the first victim of Russia’s so-called anti-gay “propaganda” law.
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Pa. attorney general Kathleen Kane scolds lawmaker seeking impeachment
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A plan by a conservative western Pennsylvania state lawmaker to seek impeachment of the state attorney general over her handling of a gay marriage lawsuit drew a stern reply Tuesday from the top prosecutor, who called his claims “loud, arrogant and misguided.”
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Teacher wants apology from Catholic school that fired her for marrying partner
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A teacher who lost her job at a Catholic girls’ high school in Little Rock after she married her female partner said Tuesday she wants an apology from the school but isn’t asking for her job back.
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Same-sex couple registers out-of-state marriage documents in N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For Lisa and Cindy Bovee-Kemper, the Tuesday morning trip to the Buncombe County Register of Deeds office was a symbolic one.
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Gay marriage opponents invoke God, free speech at Illinois rally
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Busloads of gay marriage opponents held their own rally outside the Capitol Wednesday, pledging to reverse any headway in the push for state legislation that would allow same-sex weddings.
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N.M. Supreme Court hears arguments on legalizing same-sex marriage
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s highest court stepped into the fray over same-sex marriage on Wednesday, hearing arguments in a case expected to give counties across the state uniform policies on the matter.
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Texas judge splits from GOP because he can ‘no longer tolerate’ anti-gay party
SAN ANTONIO — A Texas judge announced Monday he is leaving the Republican party because he can “no longer tolerate” a party that demeans people for their sexual orientation.
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Chris Christie’s decision to stop fighting marriage equality in N.J. stirs GOP
WASHINGTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to stop fighting gay marriage in New Jersey was pragmatic – same sex weddings had already begun and a court warned that the state would have little chance of overturning them. But the move also reflects Christie’s bid to cast himself as leader of a welcoming GOP as he seeks re-election and ponders a White House bid.
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Thousands rally at Ill. state capitol to demand action on marriage equality bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Activists and supporters frustrated that Illinois still hasn’t legalized same-sex marriages demanded swift action during a rally Tuesday at the state Capitol, as lawmakers returned to Springfield to deal with several other weighty issues.