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GENEVA, Ill. — Seven mayors from the Chicago suburbs are signing on in support of same-sex marriage legislation.

OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska man is recovering Monday after being attacked while defending his gay friends from being harassed and called “faggots.”

HONOLULU — Hawaii’s battle over same-sex marriage brought state lawmakers back to work Monday after the governor called a special session that could make the islands a wedding destination for more couples.

POCATELLO, Idaho — Opponents of a recently passed LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance have gathered the required signatures to force a May 2014 referendum in hopes voters in Pocatello, Idaho, will repeal the measure.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University has joined a bipartisan campaign fighting a proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriages.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office confirmed Monday that the Nevada Democrat will announce that he is bringing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to the full Senate for consideration before its scheduled Thanksgiving recess.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two women in separate cases have challenged Pennsylvania’s policy that same-sex couples are not covered under the inheritance tax waiver that applies to heterosexual couples.

CHICAGO — Lambda Legal on Monday filed a lawsuit on behalf a same-sex couple who were refused service and kicked out of a Chicago cab after they exchanged a kiss.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected the wording of a proposed ballot measure for a constitutional amendment to authorize same-sex marriage.

HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers are coming back to the Capitol for a special session to consider legalizing same-sex marriage.