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Oregon county to require gender-neutral restrooms in all county buildings
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s most populous county is requiring that gender-neutral bathrooms be included whenever a county-owned building is constructed or remodeled, a move to accommodate transgender employees and visitors.
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French mayor: ‘I will go to the gallows’ rather than marry same-sex couples
ARCANGUES, France — The mayor of Arcangues, a small city in southwestern France, said he refuses to officiate unions between gay couples despite passage of a national legalizing same-sex marriage.
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White House objects to ‘conscience protections’ added to defense bill
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a defense spending bill that includes so-called “conscience protections” that critics say would allow service members to promote anti-gay beliefs without fear of discipline.
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Leahy files amendment to immigration bill to extend rights to binational, gay couples
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday filed an amendment to a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would extend immigration benefits to foreign-born, gay partners of American citizens.
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Columbus’ LGBT community mobilizes after anti-gay attacks
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Union employee kicked and beaten by two men early Monday morning gave his ex-boyfriend a kiss goodbye moments before he was attacked by a man who had been watching from across the street.
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Stunning acknowledgment: Pope Francis confirms ‘gay lobby’ at work at Vatican
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis lamented that a “gay lobby” was at work at the Vatican in private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group – a stunning acknowledgment that appears to confirm earlier reports about corruption and dysfunction in the Holy See.
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Grand Forks, N.D. considers ban on anti-LGBT employment discrimination
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — City leaders are considering whether to make Grand Forks the first North Dakota community to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Catholic Diocese of Columbus refuses to reinstate fired lesbian teacher
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Catholic Diocese of Columbus has again upheld its dismissal of Carla Hale, the 19-year Bishop Watterson High School teacher fired during Holy Week because she mentioned her partner in a newspaper obituary.
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Calif. awaits Supreme Court ruling; readies for possible return of same-sex marriage
SAN FRANCISCO — Planning a party for thousands of people would be a challenge under the best of circumstances. Now imagine trying to pull off such a gathering without knowing what day it should happen or if there even will be cause for celebration.
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Gay couple awarded $147K in Council Bluffs, Iowa discrimination suit
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — A jury in Council Bluffs, Iowa, has awarded a gay couple $147,000 in their discrimination lawsuit.