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Australian state government reverses same-sex civil union rights
BRISBANE, Australia — Conservative lawmakers in the parliament of the Australian state of Queensland have voted to redefine civil partnerships, downgrading them to the lessor class of “registered relationships,” and said they also plan to ban same-sex couples from having children through surrogacy.
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Illinois judge combines Lambda Legal, ACLU marriage equality lawsuits
A Cook County, Ill., judge on Thursday consolidated the two separate lawsuits representing 25 Illinois gay and lesbian couples asserting the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
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Cook County State’s Attorney: Illinois gay marriage ban unconstitutional
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez held a press conference with County Clerk David Orr, the defendant in two lawsuits seeking marriage equality, both advising that same-sex marriage should be legal in Illinois. Alvarez filed a motion in support of the lawsuits Thursday, admitting that the state’s ban is unconstitutional.
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Death of Colorado civil union bill stirs anger, spurs action for November election
Colorado’s LGBT political heavyweights and their allies, incensed over the death of the Colorado Civil Union Act, are preparing a full-scale attack to elect a “pro-equality” majority this November to the state House of Representatives. Their mission is to ensure Republican Speaker of the House Frank McNulty’s razor-thin majority is a thing of the past, […]
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Illinois civil unions not treated equal to marriages, study finds
As the Illinois civil unions law turned one June 1, the nearly 5,000 couples throughout the state who registered for a license over the past year have encountered many legal and everyday life obstacles that reminds them a civil union is different from marriage – precisely the opposite intent of the legislation.
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Democracy in action — how Colorado killed civil unions, twice
Despite the bipartisanship that characterized the movement of civil unions through the Colorado state Senate, despite such broad, overwhelming support from Coloradans, the issue has torn apart the state’s legislative process, garnering national attention not for our courageous advancement of equality but for the mockery that has been made of the democratic process.
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Leaked GOP memo reveals supports for same-sex marriage
A leaked memo urges an about-face for anti-equality Republicans. A civil unions bill dies in Colorado, for now. But access to marriage expands in Rhode Island, and more new surveys confirm the ever-growing public support for equality.
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GOP House committee kills Colorado Civil Union Act — again
DENVER — Despite being given a second chance by Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Republican state House committee on Monday evening killed the Colorado Civil Union Act on a party-line vote, 5-4.
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Special Report: 2012’s biggest marriage equality milestones so far
A mid-year update on everything that’s happened with marriage equality so far in 2012 — From Obama’s endorsement to a Prop 8 victory to North Carolina, this has been an intense year for marriage — and it’s not even half-over. Here’s what’s you need to know about what’s happened so far and what’s coming next…
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Colorado governor to call special session for Assembly to resolve civil union measure
DENVER — The Governor of Colorado on Wednesday said he’ll call the state General Assembly to a special session to take up the unresolved issue of the Colorado Civil Union Act.