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Marriage equality in New York, repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ among top LGBT stories of 2011
From the repeal of “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell,” a policy which had banned gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U. S. military, to winning strategic battles in gaining civil unions and full marriage equality for same-sex couples in several states, victories in a significant series of elective offices across the country, 2011 ended on an upbeat note for the nation’s LGBTQ community.
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2011: An ‘epic year of transformation’ for marriage equality in the U.S.
One leading advocate called 2011 an “epic” year for marriage equality. Was it? While only one state — New York — enacted full marriage rights for same-sex couples, it was the most populous state to do so. Five other states also moved closer to marriage equality than ever before. Public opinion shifted dramatically towards supporting equality. And the Obama administration announced that it no longer considers a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act constitutional.
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NOM’s 2010 financial records raise questions — two-thirds of revenue came from two donors
In 2010, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a tax-exempt nonprofit trying to thwart the legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the U.S., reported the highest individual donations it has received since its inception in 2007, according to NOM’s most recent income disclosures to the Internal Revenue Service, recently obtained by The American Independent.
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Archie Comics’ gay pal Kevin Keller is getting married
Archie Comics’ gay pal Kevin Keller is getting married. In a first for mainstream comic books, gay marriage will be the storyline in the January edition of the “Life with Archie” series, as the characters of fictional Riverdale gather for the wedding between Kevin and his partner.
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Advocacy group will not lead ballot effort to overturn Proposition 8
California’s largest gay rights advocacy group on Wednesday announced it would not lead a ballot campaign to undo Proposition 8, the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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2010 Census count of gay couples is reduced
The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday unveiled new data revealing that 131,729 married same-sex couples and 514,735 same-sex unmarried couples live in the United States. Based on information compiled as part of the 2010 Census — the first time ever data on gay couples was collected as part of the effort — the new figures […]
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Bipartisan pollsters report momentum in nationwide support for marriage equality
Leading Republican and Democratic pollsters on Wednesday released a new analysis of polling data spanning more than a decade that reveals a dramatic shift in public attitudes on the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
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History unfolds in New York: A ‘watershed moment’ in the gay rights movement
At 12:01 a.m., July 24, 2011, New York became the sixth and most populous U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Countdown to Midnight: New York same-sex couples prepare to say ‘I Do’
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples in New York will say “I Do” on Sunday, as the state’s Marriage Equality Act takes effect in just one hour.
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Deportation proceedings dismissed in same-sex marriage immigration case
Another battle which is loosening the Jenga pieces is the bigoted piece of legislation known as DOMA — officials have canceled the deportation of a Venezuelan man in New Jersey who is married to an American man.