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Attorneys see recent same-sex marriages in N.M. as legally solid
SANTA FE, N.M. — As hundreds of gay and lesbian couples flock to courthouses around New Mexico to get married, advocates are hopeful the state’s highest court will soon step in to resolve lingering legal questions and provide a uniform statewide policy on gay marriage.
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Aussie coalition opposed to gay marriage promotes $200 marriage vouchers
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Opposition leader Tony Abbott and his Liberal National Coalition, who are opposed to legalizing same-sex marriage down under, are offering a $200 voucher to couples who register to be married.
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Mich. town approves LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Another southwestern Michigan community has approved an LGBT-inclusive ordinance that would ban discrimination in employment, public accommodation and housing practices.
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Singapore’s LGBT community decries national survey about ‘gay lifestyles’
SINGAPORE CITY, Singapore — Singapore’s LGBT community has decried a recent government-commissioned survey that suggests a plurality of Singaporeans are not accepting of “gay lifestyles,” and that a clear majority rejects same-sex marriage.
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MLK’s dream inspires a new march, and a president
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama led civil rights pioneers Wednesday in a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech roused the 250,000 people who rallied there decades ago for racial equality.
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Same-sex couples file lawsuit challenging Neb. ban on gay foster parents
LINCOLN, Neb. — Three same-sex couples challenged a Nebraska policy on Tuesday that prevents them from serving as foster parents, setting up a legal battle in a state with a shortage of eligible families.
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ACLU hires former Ill. GOP chairman to help legalize marriage equality
CHICAGO — The American Civil Liberties Union has hired a consulting firm started by the Illinois Republican Party’s former chairman to help with efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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Walmart expands benefits to include employees’ same-sex partners
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will extend its health care benefits to its U.S. workers’ domestic partners, including those of the same sex, starting Jan. 1.
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Veterans Affairs says it will wait on expanding benefits to same-sex couples
WASHINGTON – Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says Congress or the courts still has more work to do before the VA can provide federal benefits to married, same-sex couples.
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Three more N.M. counties to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two more New Mexico counties say they’ll begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, bringing to five the number of counties where gay couples can marry.