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Senate panel OKs bill banning anti-LGBT workplace discrimination
WASHINGTON — Gay rights advocates won another victory Wednesday after a Senate panel approved a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Human Rights Watch: Macedonia has turned ‘a blind eye’ to anti-gay attacks
Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental human rights advocacy organization, said Wednesday the Macedonia government has turned “a blind eye” to a series of anti-LGBT attacks over the past two months, and called on Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to ensure a thorough investigation of the incidents.
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$1 million government grant to help homeless LGBT youth in N.Y.
NEW YORK — A $1 million government grant will help homeless gay youths in New York state who’ve had run-ins with the law get their lives on track.
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Lawmaker who wants gays flogged says Russian public needs protection
CHITA, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia — A Siberian region lawmaker who advocates publicly flogging of gays, said Tuesday he intends to establish a group to protect Russians from homosexuals.
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Ark. group submits proposal for 2016 vote to repeal gay marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A group has asked Arkansas’ attorney general to approve the wording of a measure legalizing gay marriage for the 2016 ballot.
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Lambda Legal, ACLU to seek ‘swift ruling’ in challenge to Ill. gay marriage ban
CHICAGO — Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois said Tuesday they plan to file a motion for summary judgment, asking for a swift ruling in an ongoing lawsuit seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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ACLU says it will challenge N.C. ban on same-sex marriage
RALEIGH, N.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union says it’s looking for ways to challenge North Carolina’s constitutional ban against same-sex marriages.
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Operative who led Minn. gay marriage campaign joins national advocacy group
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The man who led the successful effort to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota has taken a prominent job with an advocacy group pushing to make it legal in more U.S. states.
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Civil unions not the same as marriage when it comes to federal benefits
WASHINGTON — Same-sex couples in a civil union will not be eligible for most federal benefits now available to married, same-sex couples.
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ACLU, Lambda Legal to file federal challenge to Va. gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — The ACLU of Virginia says it will file a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s gay marriage ban.