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MADISON, Wis. — Conservative attorneys are trying to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to wipe out the state’s domestic partner registry.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.