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Group to replace Bush in marriage ads, ‘move to new and different voices’
DALLAS — A pro-marriage equality group says it’s “sorry” former first lady Laura Bush does not want to be included its national advertising campaign featuring prominent people speaking about gay marriage, and said its campaign will “now move to new and different voices.”
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Jon Huntsman: Republicans should embrace marriage equality
ARLINGTON, Va. — Jon Huntsman, a former GOP presidential contender and Utah governor, on Thursday urged the Republican party to embrace marriage equality for gays and lesbians, and warned that failure to do so will continue to result in the electorate becoming further disenchanted with the party.
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Plaintiffs in Prop 8 case ask Supreme Court to strike down gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON — Gay and lesbian couples who are challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage said Thursday that the Constitution prohibits discrimination against them in the nation’s largest state or anywhere else in America.
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Lawsuit claims M&M-Mars fired worker over her sexual orientation
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against candy maker M&M-Mars, alleging she was fired because she is lesbian.
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Fort Worth party facility refuses to host gay couple’s reception: ‘We don’t do that’
FORT WORTH, Texas — A gay couple in Fort Worth, Texas said that a local meeting and party facility has refused to lease them space for their upcoming wedding reception because they are gay.
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Unenforced Colo. discrimination law could be repealed due to civil unions
DENVER — An unenforced discrimination crime in Colorado could be coming off the books in a bipartisan agreement inspired by a civil unions bill.
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New Mexico state House committee shelves same-sex marriage bill
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico House committee has shelved a proposal to allow voters to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Tim Tebow cancels appearance at anti-gay pastor’s Dallas megachurch
Tim Tebow has announced that he has cancelled his planned April appearance at the First Baptist Church of Dallas, a scheduled visit that attracted national attention because of its pastor’s extremist views on other religions and homosexuality.
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Laura Bush asks to be removed from campaign supporting marriage equality
Former First Lady Laura Bush has asked to be removed from a campaign featuring prominent bipartisan leaders speaking out in support of marriage for gay and lesbian Americans.
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GLSEN: LGBT youth face harassment, discrimination in school athletics
LGBT students can greatly benefit from participation in school-based athletics, but many of these students experience harassment, assault and discrimination that negatively impact their participation in middle and high school physical education and sports teams, according to a research brief released Wednesday by GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network.
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DC Comics’ ‘Batwoman’ proposes to her secret girlfriend in latest issue
LONDON — The British comic blog and critique site, BleedingCool.com reported Wednesday that the latest DC Comics issue of “Batwoman” ends with the heroine proposing to her girlfriend, Maggie Sawyer.
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Turkish Court says gay sex is ‘natural’ in ruling against pornography vendor
ISTANBUL, Turkey — A Turkish Court ruled Monday that that gay sex is “natural,” contradicting a ruling by the country’s Supreme Court of Appeals in a similar case last year.
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Florida domestic partnership bill fails to gain support from Senate committee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The sponsor of a Florida domestic partnership bill says she’ll rework it after the measure ran into opposition from her own committee.
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Amazon releases new Kindle television ad with a gay twist (Video)
Online retailer Amazon has released a new television ad for its Kindle Paperwhite e-readers, this time with a gay twist.
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Illinois House committee schedules hearing on same-sex marriage bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House Executive Committee has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday to consider the marriage equality bill approved last week by the state Senate.
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Teacher who said gays have ‘no purpose in life’ placed on administrative leave
FARMERSBURG, Ind. — An Indiana high school teacher whose comment that she believes gays have no purpose in life has been suspended amid tighter security at her school.
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Mexico Supreme Court cites U.S. Supreme Court cases in same-sex marriage ruling
MEXICO CITY — In a historic and unanimous decision Monday, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that denying same-sex couples in the Mexican State of Oaxaca the right to marry is unconstitutionally discriminatory, based in part on two significant U.S. Supreme Court cases.
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D.C. lawmaker proposes to ease gender change regulations
WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia council member on Tuesday introduced a bill that would ease the requirements of transgender D.C. residents seeking to legally change their gender on birth certificates and other legal documents.
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Obama considers weighing in on marriage case before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is quietly considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California’s ban on gay marriage, a step that would mark a political victory for advocates of same-sex unions and a deepening commitment by President Barack Obama to rights for gay couples.
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court upholds ban on gay couple adoptions
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has narrowly voted to uphold a law banning gay couples from adopting children.