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Woman charged in murder of son’s partner after shooting him in the back
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — An Alabama woman is charged with murder for allegedly shooting her son’s long term partner in the back at a truck stop in McCalla, Ala., on Monday evening.
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Mother who opposed her deceased son’s same-sex marriage intervenes in lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The mother of an accident victim is now involved in a federal lawsuit filed by his same-sex partner, who is trying to overturn Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Gay Ala. lawmaker angry over passage of anti-gay marriage resolution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama lawmaker has accused her colleagues of using deception to pass a resolution urging an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
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Complaint filed against retired Methodist bishop for presiding over gay wedding
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A retired United Methodist bishop who performed a wedding ceremony for two Alabama men after they were refused permission to marry in the church now faces formal complaints over the ceremony.
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Judge: Married same-sex couple can’t divorce in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A judge ruled Wednesday that two women who were legally married in Iowa can’t divorce in Alabama, which doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages.
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Freedom to Marry launches $1 million marriage equality campaign in U.S. South
NEW YORK – Freedom to Marry, the advocacy campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Monday launched a $1 million multi-state campaign to build majority support for marriage in the South.
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Advocacy group files lawsuit challenging Alabama same-sex marriage ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Thursday announced a federal lawsuit challenging Alabama laws that refuse to recognize lawful same-sex marriages.
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Ala. chief justice calls for constitutional convention to ban same-sex marriage
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s chief justice, known on the national stage for fighting to display the Ten Commandments in a judicial building, is jumping into the gay marriage debate with his push for a states-led constitutional amendment defining the institution as a union between one man and one woman.
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Ten attorneys general file brief supporting Nev. same-sex marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and top law officers from nine other states are fighting a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s same-sex marriage ban, arguing no fundamental right to same-sex marriage exists.
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U.S. congressman blasted for anti-gay remarks to Ala. realtors group
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama gay and lesbian advocacy organization and the state association of realtors are blasting an Alabama congressman for making statements they consider inappropriate and offensive.