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Protesters say ‘gay is okay,’ LA Times says gay marriage is ‘inevitable’
Here’s the wrap-up for Sunday, February 12, 2012, and a preview on some stories making news on Monday.
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New Jersey lawmakers will vote on same-sex marriage bills this month
TRENTON, N.J. — The Democratic leadership in the New Jersey state legislature on Monday announced that measures to legalize same-sex marriage will advance to floor votes by both chambers — the majority leadership announced that the Senate had scheduled a vote for Feb. 13, followed by a vote in the House vote three days later.
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Christie sees future, Santorum wears George Wallace drag
You can’t scare the public with the gay issue anymore since they no longer are afraid to have us as neighbors. In fact, most Americans want us as their neighbors and pollsters have discovered that 47 percent of strong conservative Republicans would vote for an LGBT person running for office.
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NJ Senate committee advances gay marriage bill; Governor promises veto
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey state Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Garden State, while Gov. Chris Christie vowed to veto the bill if it reached his desk, and instead said that gay marriage should be decided by the voters.
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NJ Governor nominates openly gay mayor to state Supreme Court
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday nominated Bruce Harris, an openly gay African-American Republican mayor, to the state’s Supreme Court.
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NJ’s largest newspaper calls for constitutional amendment in favor of gay marriage
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Star-Ledger — the state’s largest newspaper — on Thursday called for an amendment to the New Jersey state constitution that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Garden State.
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NJ Democratic lawmakers set to introduce marriage equality legislation
TRENTON, N.J. — The Democratic leadership of the New Jersey legislature on Monday said they will introduce marriage equality legislation this session and would make the measure in both legislative bodies Senate and Assembly the legislative top priority.
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NJ Governor calls teacher’s anti-gay Facebook rant ‘disturbing’
NEW YORK — New Jersey’s Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday criticized comments made by a Union Township, N.J. high school teacher who posted an anti-gay rant on Facebook last week.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: ‘I’m not a fan of same-sex marriage’
Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex marriage, and “that will be the view of our state” — as long as he is the Governor.
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New Jersey Governor signs nation’s toughest anti-bullying law
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday, signed what many believe is the nation’s toughest law to fight bullying in institutions of learning.