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Evan Wolfson: ‘Gay people are not going to use up all the marriage licenses’
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments this week in two historic same-sex marriage cases — one challenging California’s ban on gay marriage, and the other challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act — supporters and opponents of marriage equality are stepping up their cases in the court of public opinion.
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Paraguay gay couple demands legal recognition as spouses
ASUNCION, Paraguay – A Paraguayan married, gay couple are demanding to be recognized as spouses under the law.
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Michelle Shocked tweets she’ll show up at cancelled event; venue says don’t bother
Embattled folk singer Michelle Shocked, who last weekend stunned a San Francisco audience with an anti-gay rant, tweeted Friday that she still plans to appear at a California club on Saturday, even though the venue cancelled her appearance due to her homophobic remarks.
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Ore. high school creates gender-neutral restrooms for transgender students
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland’s largest public high school has reclassified six restrooms as unisex to create another option for transgender students and faculty who feel uncomfortable with traditional bathrooms.
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U.K. man gets 42-months for killing autistic, gay teen by setting him on fire
A young British man has been sentenced to 3 ½ in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter charges in the death of an openly gay, autistic teen at his birthday party last year by dousing him in oil and setting him on fire.
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Standing: How the Supreme Court could avoid ruling in either gay marriage case
It is hard to overstate the potential impact of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases concerning marriage for same-sex couples. The primary questions posed by the two cases – Hollingsworth v. Perry involving Proposition 8. and U.S. v. Windsor, involving the Defense of Marriage Act— could lead to rulings that dramatically advance the equality of LGBT people under the law. But the Supreme Court may end up issuing no ruling in either case.
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SF Archbishop: Children will suffer for generations as a result of gay marriage
San Francisco Catholic Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone explains that a U.S.Supreme Court ruling granting same-sex couples the freedom to marry would have horrible consequences “for generations to come.”
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Buncombe County, N.C. approves domestic partner benefits
Buncombe County, N.C., commissioners voted 4-3 on Tuesday to begin offering health and other benefits to the same-sex partners of county employees.
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12-year-old Matthew Lannon to Rhode Island lawmakers: ‘I say, choose love’
Appearing before a Rhode Island state Senate committee on Thursday evening, 12-year-old Matthew Lannon — a sixth grader with two moms and two dads — testified at hearing in support of legalizing same-sex marriage.
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GLAAD to Fox News: If you want to attend our events, stop attacking LGBT people
Representatives from Fox News attended this year’s annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) media awards, prompting the organization to condemn the network’s history of anti-LGBT coverage.
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Hopeful observers line up outside Supreme Court to witness same-sex marriage cases
WASHINGTON — A line has begun forming outside the U.S. Supreme Court for people who want to attend next week’s arguments in two same-sex marriage cases.
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National TV ad showcases broad public support for marriage equality
The Respect for Marriage Coalition on Friday unveiled the latest in a series of national television ads aimed at showcasing the broad public support for the freedom to marry.
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Former Miss. governor says he was wrong to ban adoption by gay couples
JACKSON, Miss. — Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove says he now regrets signing a state law in 2000 that bans same-sex couples from adopting children.
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N.J. governor Chris Christie now says he opposes ‘gay conversion therapy’
After initially stating that he was undecided on whether New Jersey should ban the controversial use of “gay conversion therapy,” Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday he opposed the practice, but stopped short of taking a position on a bill that would ban the therapy on LGBT youth.
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Britain’s High Court says London mayor acted lawfully in banning anti-gay ads
LONDON — Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the mayor of London acted lawfully when he banned bus ads from a Christian group suggesting that homosexuality can be cured.
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Kentucky governor vetoes religious freedom bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Steve Beshear will have to decide Friday whether to veto a bill that supporters say would give stronger legal standing in Kentucky to people who claim their religious rights are being violated.
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Senate panel hearing on Rhode Island marriage equality bill goes all night
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island senators heard testimony all night at the Statehouse on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
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Questions on same-sex marriage greet new Archbishop of Canterbury
LONDON — The new archbishop of Canterbury was formally enthroned Thursday — and questions about the Church of England’s opposition to same-sex marriage greeted his promotion.
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Ariz. lawmakers delay vote on tough transgender ‘bathroom bill’
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers delayed a scheduled debate over equal access rights after dozens of transgender people flooded the Arizona House of Representatives Wednesday to fight a proposed law that would have made it illegal for them to use the bathroom of their preferred gender.