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BREAKING: U.S. appeals court in Calif. lifts hold on same-sex marriages
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for the state of California to immediately resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a 4 1/2-year freeze.
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OPM announces benefits for married federal employees with same-sex spouse
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the government agency manages the civil service of federal employees, said Friday that it will begin extending federal benefits to employees with a lawfully married same-sex spouse.
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Federal judge blocks Mich. ban on domestic partner benefits
DETROIT — A federal judge on Friday blocked Michigan’s ban on domestic partner benefits for employees who work in school districts and local governments.
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Senegal president defends anti-gay law following clash with Obama
DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal President Macky Sall is defending his refusal to decriminalize homosexuality one day after publicly clashing with President Barack Obama on the issue at a joint press conference.
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Payroll company Paychex to protect employee gender rights
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has leveraged the influence of the state pension fund to prod a company it invests in to spell out its opposition to discrimination and harassment of employees based on gender identity.
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N.J. state Senate approves bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’ for minors
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey state Senate passed a bill Thursday to ban licensed therapists from trying to convert gay minors into heterosexuals.
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N.M. couple ask state’s high court to rule on same-sex marriage
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s highest court was asked Thursday by a same-sex couple in Santa Fe to decide whether gay marriage is legal in the state.
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Gay Pa. lawmaker says he’ll introduce same-sex marriage bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A gay Pennsylvania legislator says he’ll introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriages in his home state.
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Minneapolis mayor plans to officiate city’s first same-sex weddings
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak plans to marry same-sex couples at City Hall the minute it becomes legal this summer, he said Thursday.
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U.S. Senate passes historic immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed passed historic legislation offering the priceless hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in America’s shadows, including 267,000 LGBT immigrants.