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More than 2,400 same-sex couples have married in Wash. since law took effect
OLYMPIA, Wash. — More than 2,400 gay and lesbian couples have married in Washington state since the state’s voter-approved same-sex marriage law took effect last December, according to numbers released Thursday by the state.
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Del. state Senate approves transgender protections bill
DOVER, Del. — The state Senate has approved a bill to protect transgender people in Delaware by outlawing discrimination based on gender identity. The bill was approved on an 11-7 vote Thursday. It now goes to the House. The legislation adds gender identity to the existing list of protected nondiscrimination categories, including race, age and […]
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Ohio LGBT advocacy groups at odds (again) over gay marriage strategy
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A short-lived show of unity Wednesday between Equality Ohio and Freedom Ohio deteriorated quickly as the allies-turned-rivals-turned-allies turned into rivals again.
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French gay rights activist killed in fight with skinheads
PARIS — A gay rights activist has been killed by a group of skinheads in the heart of Paris’ shopping district, officials said Thursday, in an attack that has raised fears of increased far-right violence.
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Survey: Nearly three-quarters of Americans believe marriage equality is ‘inevitable’
As support for gay marriage continues to increase, nearly three-quarters of Americans – 72 percent – say that legal recognition of same-sex marriage is “inevitable,” according to a new national survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
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Critics: Defense bill ‘conscience protections’ give license to discriminate against gays
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday adopted an amendment to expand the so-called “conscience protections” in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that critics say would allow service members to promote anti-gay beliefs without fear of discipline.
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New Mexico AG says no opinion coming on same-sex marriage
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Attorney General Gary King said Thursday he cannot issue an opinion on whether same-sex marriage is legal in New Mexico because there are lawsuits pending.
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Minnesota begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
MINNEAPOLIS — A couple for 11 years already, Jeff Isaacson and Al Giraud of Minneapolis were first in line Thursday morning to receive a Hennepin County marriage license under Minnesota’s new law allowing gay couples to wed.
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German court rules gay couples in civil unions deserve marriage tax breaks
BERLIN — Gay rights campaigners won a victory over the German government Thursday as the country’s top court ruled that same-sex couples in civil unions should receive the same tax benefits as heterosexual married couples.
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StudentsFirst rescinds anti-gay lawmaker’s award in response to gay youth’s plea
Following weeks of mounting pressure from LGBT advocacy groups, it was an online campaign initiated by an 11-year-old gay student that finally compelled the education lobbying group StudentsFirst to rescind it’s “Education Reformer of the Year” designation awarded to Tenn. state Rep. John Ragan, a proponent of the state’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill.