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U.S. House adds another anti-gay amendment to Defense appropriations bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday morning voted in favor of an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that prohibits the use of funds to implement training on the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law for chaplains.
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Department of Justice drops appeal of DOMA ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Court
The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn its appeal of a recent U.S. Bankruptcy Court ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.
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Iowa group wants GOP presidential hopefuls to sign anti-gay marriage pledge
An Iowa-based Christian conservative group, The Family Leader, on Thursday unveiled a pledge asking Republican presidential candidates to be faithful to their spouses, and work tirelessly to oppose same-sex marriage.
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U.S. House approves anti-gay DOMA amendment to defense appropriations bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted in favor of an anti-gay amendment to the defense appropriations bill that reaffirms the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as component of the Pentagon spending legislation.
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Impact of New York’s marriage equality law is already spreading
This week: Rhode Island is getting civil unions, Maine will collect signatures to overturn that state’s marriage ban, and seven couples have sued New Jersey to do the same there. The AMA endorsed marriage equality, the NOM won’t be allowed to use secret donors in Minnesota, the DOJ sided against DOMA in one case and with DOMA in another.
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Obama administration files brief calling DOMA ‘hostile’ toward gay couples
The Obama Administration on Friday filed a brief in federal court reiterating its position that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, calling it hostile toward gay and lesbian couples.
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Bad week for the anti-gay industry, NY vote comes down to the wire
We’re down to the last possible second for marriage in New York, there was a major victory in California, new challenges to the Defense of Marriage act, bad news in France, and good news in Lichtenstein.
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Senate panel approves defense spending bill without anti-gay amendments
The Senate Armed Services Committee this week unanimously passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with none of the anti-gay amendments that were attached to the House version of the bill.
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Watchdogs file ethics complaint against Boehner over spending to defend DOMA
A Washington D.C. government watchdog organization this week asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate if House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) broke federal law when he hired a law firm to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court.
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Court rules DOMA unconstitutional in bankruptcy case of gay couple
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California ruled late Monday that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, granting a legally married gay couple a joint Chapter 13 bankruptcy.