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More than 100 Pa. lawmakers sponsor sweeping LGBT protections bills
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bipartisan group of more than 100 Pennsylvania lawmakers have reintroduced bills in both the state House and Senate that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Teen medical ban could threaten gay youth, say advocates
RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill restricting teenagers’ access to medical and mental health care initially scheduled to be voted on in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday was taken off the calendar and sent back to the Judiciary Committee.
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Harvey Milk may be honored with terminal at SFO, but not entire airport
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco lawmaker said Tuesday that he has abandoned a proposal to rename San Francisco International Airport after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk and instead plans to pursue getting an airport terminal named in Milk’s honor.
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Minnesota appears poised to be next state to legalize same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota appears poised to legalize same-sex marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a marriage equality bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his chamber.
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Student gov’t candidate targeted in anti-gay smear campaign wins election
HOUSTON — A student government candidate at University of Houston-Downtown, who was the subject of an anti-gay smear campaign that also revealed his HIV status, has been elected student body vice-president.
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Delaware becomes 11th U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage
DOVER, Del. — The Delaware state Senate just moments ago voted 12-9 to approve a marriage equality bill, less than 30 days after the bill was first introduced in the state legislature.
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Leahy submits immigration amendment to allow gays to sponsor foreign-born partners
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday filed an amendment to a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would allow legally married gay Americans to sponsor their foreign-born same-sex partners for green cards.
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Ill. GOP chair who supports marriage equality steps down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady resigned Tuesday, citing his wife’s battle with cancer and his desire to focus on family after six tough years in Republican politics.
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Delaware senate to consider marriage equality bill Tuesday
DOVER, Del. — The Delaware state Senate on Tuesday will consider a marriage equality bill in a bid to make Delaware the the eleventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Bill to ban discrimination against gay adoptive, foster parents has bipartisan support
WASHINGTON — A bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people seeking to adopt or become foster parents is due to be reintroduced Tuesday in the U.S. Congress.