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Marching for King’s dream: ‘The task is not done, the journey is not complete’
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of King’s famous speech and pledging that his dream includes equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled.
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Alaska personnel board may recognize gay partners as ‘immediate family’
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska State Personnel Board is considering including same-sex partners of state employees in the definition of “immediate family” for purposes of leave.
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Second N.M. county begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
SANTA FE, N.M. — The county clerk in the state capital and the heart of this state’s gay rights movement on Friday began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a court-ordered move that came just two days after a county clerk in southern New Mexico decided on his own to recognize gay marriage.
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ACLU calls on Tenn. school to reinstate LGBT ‘safe space’ classroom posters
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee is asking the Rutherford County school board in Murfreesboro, Tenn., to reconsider a decision to take down posters identifying classrooms as safe spaces for LGBT students.
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Judge orders N.M. county clerk to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
SANTE FE, N.M. — Just two days after a New Mexico county clerk decided to start issuing gay marriage licenses, a district judge has ordered a clerk in another county to do the same.
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Transgender woman dies after brutal assault in Harlem
NEW YORK — Hate crimes task force detectives were investigating Friday the death of a transgender woman who was assaulted last week on a New York City street and later died.
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Fla. condo board reverses policy after uproar from gay rights activists
VENICE, Fla. — A Florida condominium association is reversing a policy that allowed only singles and husband-and-wife couples to buy or lease units in the complex after an uproar from gay rights activists.
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Police identify suspect in slaying of transgender Calif. woman
FONTANA, Calif. — Police have identified a suspect in the slaying of a transgender woman who was found dead in her Fontana apartment.
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San Antonio mayor fires back at LGBT advocacy group over travel warning
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro has fired back at an LGBT advocacy group for issuing a travel alert advising the LGBT community to avoid San Antonio until the city takes action on a hotly debated non-discrimination ordinance.
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Homeland Security employee behind racist, homophobic website
WASHINGTON — A Homeland Security employee is the operator of a racist and homophobic website predicting and advocating a race war, a department official said Thursday.