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Hundreds lobby for gay rights, marriage equality at Texas state Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of gay rights advocates demonstrated at the Texas state Capitol on Monday, lobbying state lawmakers to support a number of civil rights bills introduced by Democratic lawmakers, including the freedom to marry.
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Minnesota lawmaker’s ‘gay lifestyle’ aside stuns peers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota lawmaker opposed to same-sex marriage has caused another stir with comments some regarded as inflammatory.
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Colorado civil unions bill clears first vote in state House
DENVER — In a historic first, the Colorado’s House of Representatives gave its initial OK to a bill that would establish relationship recognition for same-sex couples.
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New Mexico Supreme Court hears appeal by photographer in gay bias case
SANTA FE, N.M. — In a case that tests anti-discrimination protection for gays, a religious rights group told the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday that a photographer who declined to shoot the commitment ceremony of a lesbian couple was exercising her rights to free speech and artistic freedom.
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Report: Flawed parenting study was to influence Supreme Court decision on gay marriage
The backers of a flawed, but widely cited academic study critical of gay relationships and their impact on children of gay parents, choreographed its release in time to influence “major decisions of the Supreme Court,” according to documents obtained by The American Independent.
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Iowa judge says transgender woman faced discrimination
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A state administrative law judge has ruled that a transgender woman should not have been ordered out of a courthouse women’s restroom by a sheriff’s deputy.
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School district rejects mediation in complaint filed on behalf transgender girl
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado school district is refusing to agree to mediation with the family of a transgender girl who wants to return to school.
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After three years of waiting, Colorado House poised to debate civil unions bill
It is the moment Colorado’s LGBT and allied community has been waiting for. Colorado’s House of Representatives will, for the first time, debate a piece of legislation Monday that when passed will create a state recognized relationship status for same-sex couples here.
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R.I. marriage equality bill may hinge on extent of religious exemptions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As debate over gay marriage in Rhode Island simmers, lawmakers say the results could turn on an exemption in the bill that allows religious organizations to decide whether they will perform or recognize gay marriages.
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Outserve-SLDN sets ambitious goal in State of LGBT Military Service address
Nearly 1,000 service members, veterans, and supporters gathered in Washington on Saturday night for the OutServe-SLDN 2013 National Dinner, and to hear the first State of LGBT Military Equality Address by Allyson Robinson, a U.S. Army Veteran and Executive Director of Outserve-SLDN.