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Montana judge dismisses suit by gay couples seeking legal protections
A District Court Judge in Montana has ruled to dismiss a case brought by gay couples who were seeking the same legal protections as married couples.
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Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Prop 8 complaint backfires spectacularly
Leaked footage of the Proposition 8 trial sparked a legal tug of war this week, with anti-gay groups renewing efforts to keep their work out of public view. Delaware’s on track to be the 8th state to offer marriage-ish protections, and activists gear up in New York.
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Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Boehner’s blank check to anti-gay lawyers
Why did John Boehner sign up for a protracted legal fight over anti-gay laws without first finding out what it was going to cost taxpayers? Hope is on the way for gay couples facing homelessness due to discriminatory Medicaid policies. Civil unions advance in Delaware but marriage is on the rocks in Rhode Island. And will we see Prop 8 back on the ballot in 2012?
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Cleveland lawmaker wants to extend healthcare to gay partners of city employees
A Cleveland city councilman has introduced legislation that would extend healthcare benefits to domestic partners of city employees.
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Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage introduced in North Carolina House
A bill aimed at establishing a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage was introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives this week.
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Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Politicians and Gay Bashers
What’s the connection between an anti-gay assault in New York and an anti-gay politician in California? We take a closer look at both this week, and analyze some new ads airing in Oregon. Watch “This Week in Prop 8” here.
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Washington state House approves bill to recognize out-of-state gay unions
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Lawmakers in the Washington state House of Representatives have passed a bill which would allow same sex marriages performed in other states to now be recognized.
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Michigan GOP seeks to rescind domestic partner benefits of state employees
Republicans in the Michigan Legislature this week approved a resolution that seeks to overturn a decision to extend state-paid health insurance coverage to same-sex partners of state employees.
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Facebook updates relationships to include ‘civil union,’ ‘domestic partnership’
Facebook is becoming more LGBT-friendly. This week, the world’s largest online social networking website added two new options to its list of relationship statuses: “in a civil union” and “in a domestic partnership.”
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Colorado state senator introduces same-sex civil unions bill
A Colorado lawmaker on Monday introduced legislation that would legalize civil unions for same-sex couples. Sen. Pat Steadman (D-Denver), who is openly gay, said the bill “is a method of recognizing committed relationships between […]