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Four couples file federal lawsuit seeking marriage equality in Arizona
PHOENIX — Four couples have filed a federal class-action lawsuit seeking to make same-sex marriage legal in Arizona. The suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court claims a voter-approved ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.
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Federal court certifies Ariz. same-sex partners benefits case as class action
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has certified as a class action Lambda Legal’s lawsuit on behalf of lesbian and gay Arizona state employees fighting a move by the Arizona Legislature to eliminate health care coverage for their families.
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Cottonwood latest Ariz. city to approve same-sex civil unions
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The City of Cottonwood has joined a handful of Arizona communities in approving civil unions.
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Sedona becomes fourth Ariz. city to approve same-sex civil unions
SEDONA, Ariz. — Sedona has become the fourth Arizona city to recognize same-sex civil unions.
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New campaign in Ariz. aims to build support for marriage equality by 2016
PHOENIX — Marriage equality advocates have launched a public-education campaign to build support in Arizona for same-sex marriage, with an eye toward the 2016 election.
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Sedona, Ariz., considering local ordinance on civil unions
SEDONA, Ariz. — Another Arizona community is moving toward recognizing civil unions of couples regardless of gender.
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University of Arizona seeks to boost transgender studies program
TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Arizona is creating four tenured professor positions to expand its transgender studies courses.
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Marriage equality initiative in Arizona goes dormant
PHOENIX — An initiative campaign to have Arizona voters decide next year whether to legalize gay marriage has been put on hold amid reluctance by national and local advocacy groups to back the measure.
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U.S. Congressman to ask feds to investigate anti-gay flyer as a hate crime
TUCSON, Ariz. — A U.S. congressman is calling on Arizona and federal authorities to investigate a pair of controversial fliers attacking a school board member as a possible hate crime.
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Former intern who helped save Giffords hit with nasty, anti-gay recall campaign
Daniel Hernandez Jr., the former intern credited with helping to save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life when she was shot in 2011 and now an elected member of a Tucson-area school board, is facing a nasty recall election in which his opponents are attacking him for being openly gay and for his advocacy on behalf of gun violence prevention.