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Transgender high school senior wins battle to wear dress to school prom
HOUSTON — A transgender high school senior in Houston, Texas, has won a fight to wear a dress to the senior prom.
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ACLU: Nevada’s ‘infamous crime against nature’ statute targets gay teens
LAS VEGAS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada wants a federal court to declare unconstitutional a state law that criminalizes consensual sex between same-sex teenagers as a “crime against nature.”
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N.J. ACLU renews marriage equality push under new leader
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has renewed its push to legalize gay marriage in the state under a new executive director.
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Same-sex couples file lawsuit seeking freedom to marry in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry filed a lawsuit Thursday in Albuquerque’s district court after they applied for and were denied marriage licenses by the Bernalillo County Clerk.
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ACLU to announce ‘groundbreaking’ N.M. lawsuit on same-sex marriage
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is set announce a major lawsuit on same-sex marriage in the state.
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ACLU alleges gay students harassed at Calif. high school
HESPERIA, Calif. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California on Monday demanded that officials at a a San Bernardino County high school step in to end discrimination against gay students by teachers and administrators.
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Conn. school, under pressure, approves student to wear anti-gay shirt
WOLCOTT, Conn. — Officials in a Connecticut school district have backed down in a fight over free speech rights, allowing a student to wear a T-shirt bearing an anti-gay message.
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Local residents pack school board meeting to debate gay-straight alliance
More than 100 parents, students and local residents packed a Lake County, Fla., school board meeting on Monday to voice their opinion on a possible ban on extracurricular clubs after a student applied to form a gay-straight alliance club.
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Judge refuses to delay lawsuit over Illinois’ same-sex marriage ban
CHICAGO — A judge in Cook County, Ill., on Wednesday denied a request to delay action on a lawsuit seeking to overturn Illinois’ ban on same-sex marriage.
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Fla. school district considers eliminating clubs to avoid allowing gay-straight alliance
TAVARES, Fla. — The Lake County School Board is considering eliminating all non-academic clubs from middle and high school campuses instead of allowing a student to form a gay-straight alliance.