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Bakers say gay activists used ‘mafia-style tactics’ to shut down their business
The owners of an Oregon bakery at the center of a complaint for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple are speaking out, and say gay rights activists used “militant” and “mean-spirited, mafia-style tactics” to shut down their business.
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Ohio poll: Yes on anti-discrimination, mixed on marriage equality
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Most Ohio voters favor a law that would protect gay and lesbian people from on-the-job discrimination, but they’re not so sure about extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
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Bakery that refused wedding cake for lesbian couple closes its doors
GRESHAM, Ore. — The Oregon bakery that is the target of a discrimination complaint for refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple’s wedding, has closed its doors.
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Tampa church evicts Boy Scout troop after 60 years over policy to allow gay youth
TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa church has told a Boy Scout troop that it won’t renew its sponsorship because of the national organization’s decision not to ban openly gay Scouts.
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Same-sex couples file lawsuit challenging Neb. ban on gay foster parents
LINCOLN, Neb. — Three same-sex couples challenged a Nebraska policy on Tuesday that prevents them from serving as foster parents, setting up a legal battle in a state with a shortage of eligible families.
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Fla. condo board reverses policy after uproar from gay rights activists
VENICE, Fla. — A Florida condominium association is reversing a policy that allowed only singles and husband-and-wife couples to buy or lease units in the complex after an uproar from gay rights activists.
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Colorado State Patrol must pay $768,000 in anti-gay discrimination complaint
DENVER — The Colorado State Patrol must pay more than $768,000 to a former patrol captain who was denied re-employment after the agency learned he was gay.
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Fla. condo bans gay, unmarried straight couples because they ‘live in sin’
VENICE, Fla. — A Florida condominium association says it won’t allow gay or unmarried heterosexual couples to purchase a home in its development, stating that couples “living in sin” are prohibited from owning any property at the upscale complex.
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Gay couple files complaint against bakery for refusing wedding cake
PORTLAND, Ore. — A same-sex couple in Oregon who tried to buy a cake for their wedding has filed a discrimination complaint against the bakery that turned them down on religious grounds.
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Religious groups protest Puerto Rico’s new gay rights, gender bills
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Religious groups gathered Wednesday in front of Puerto Rico’s seaside capitol to protest proposed laws that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children and would establish a public school curriculum examining gender issues including sexual discrimination.