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Tennessee TV station refuses to air marriage equality ad featuring gay doctor, reservist
The ad features Jesse Ehrenfeld, a Nashville doctor and Navy reservist who recently returned from Afghanistan. In the ad, Ehrenfeld says, “I was able to stand up and put my life on the line for the freedoms that we all enjoy, and yet I don’t have the freedom to marry my partner Judd.”
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North Carolina House speaker says gay marriage override vote may wait
The final vote to determine whether a vetoed bill will become law allowing some North Carolina court officials to avoid officiating same-sex marriage proceedings may not happen quickly after all.
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N.C. Senate votes to override McCrory marriage veto; House to vote next
The North Carolina state Senate voted Monday night to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of a bill that would allow some court officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriage activities because of religious objections.
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Germany: Merkel’s party resists calls to embrace full marriage equality
Leaders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party are rejecting calls to embrace full-fledged marriage for gay couples following Irish voters’ decision to legalize it.
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Australian opposition party proposes marriage equality law
Center-left Labor Party leader Bill Shorten became the first leader of a major Australian political party to back a bill to overturn a national ban on same-sex marriage.
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The Paul Revere of Marriage prepares for an overnight victory 40 years in the making
More than 30 years ago, when marriage equality seemed like an impossible fantasy, a law student at Harvard wrote his thesis on same-sex marriage. What seemed insurmountable then appears like a sure thing now, thanks to Evan Wolfson’s…
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Rick Santorum: The Supreme Court doesn’t get the last word on same-sex marriage
“I think it’s important to understand that the Supreme Court doesn’t have the final word,” said the presidential candidate on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday.
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Oneida Nation of Wisconsin will recognize same-sex marriage
According to a news release from the tribe Thursday, the change results from a unanimous vote of the Oneida Business Committee.
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Biden: Ireland recognizes fundamental truth that every person is entitled to dignity and respect
Last weekend, more than 1.2 million Irish voters took a courageous stand for love and family when they overwhelmingly chose marriage equality.
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Greenland: Parliament votes unanimously to legalize same-sex marriage
The autonomous Arctic country of Greenland followed the lead of its former colonial master Denmark by legalizing same-sex marriage.