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Attorney: Judge in Fla. teen sex trial should step down
VERO BEACH, Fla. — The attorney for a young Florida woman who was charged with a felony for having sexual contact with her 14-year-old girlfriend has filed a motion asking the judge to remove himself from the case.
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Grand Forks: First in N.D. to add protections for LGBT city workers
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks has become the first city in North Dakota to protect city employees and city job applicants from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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Russia to ban adoption by same-sex couples
MOSCOW — Russia is on its way to formally prohibiting all adoption by same-sex couples and also banning the adoption of Russian children by single people or unmarried couples from countries that allow same-sex marriage.
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NYC health officials warn of meningitis risks ahead of gay pride weekend
NEW YORK — New York City officials have issued a warning given ahead of the upcoming gay pride weekend, advising visitors to consult their physicians about receiving a meningitis vaccination.
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Baltimore mayor officiates group wedding ceremony at pride festival
BALTIMORE — Twenty same-sex couples were married Sunday in a mass wedding ceremony at the annual Baltimore pride festival.
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Equality Illinois plans $500K ‘Fight Back for Marriage’ campaign
CHICAGO — Equality Illinois, a statewide LGBT advocacy group, said Monday it plans to launch a $500,000 effort to promote same-sex marriage ahead of the 2014 election.
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Openly gay Polish parliamentarian attacked following Warsaw pride event
WARSAW — Poland’s first openly gay Member of Parliament reported that he was attacked after attending Warsaw’s annual pride event on Saturday.
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Transgender man finally gets name change; Va. judge refers to him as ‘she,’ ‘miss’
LOUISA, Va. – A Virginia transgender man on Monday was granted a name change after having it denied earlier this year by a judge who asked for medical documents proving he was transitioning, contrary to state law.
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Mugabe vows to strengthen penalties against gays: ‘They should rot in jail’
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe on Sunday pledged to strengthen penalties against gays and lesbians if his Zanu PF party wins the upcoming elections.
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Advocates launch campaign to repeal Ariz. ban on same-sex marriage
PHOENIX — Gay marriage proponents launched a campaign Monday to change the Arizona constitution’s definition of marriage a mere five years after voters approved a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriages and as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to weigh in this month on the national debate on marriage equality.