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Michigan same-sex marriage challenge began as an adoption case
April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse initially went to court to jointly adopt each other’s children, not to confront Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban. Three years later, the Detroit-area nurses sometimes can’t buy groceries without supporters recognizing them and giving a hug.
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Funeral director speaks up for the deceased and their loved ones in marriage case
Robert Grunn, a Cincinnati gay man who’s been a licensed funeral director for more than two decades, joined cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking recognition of same-sex marriage in Ohio and other states.
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California couple become part of Tennessee same-sex marriage challenge
Johno Espejo and Matthew Mansell moved from the San Francisco Bay area to Franklin, Tenn., in 2012 for Mansell’s job at an international law firm. Their neighbors were friendly, Mansell says, but the family couldn’t go out in public without being stared at.
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Alaska LGBT rights groups ask governor to end appeal of same‑sex marriage ruling
Alaska LGBT rights organizations have formally asked Gov. Bill Walker to end the state’s appeal of a federal judge’s decision overturning the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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El Salvador approves measures banning same-sex marriage, gay couple adoption
A package of constitutional reforms approved Thursday night would ban same-sex marriage in El Salvador and also bar same-sex couples from adopting children.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court says laws prohibiting same-sex marriage are ‘discriminatory’
A strongly-worded statement the court posted to its website said the majority of the judges who considered a case that challenged portions of the state of Sinaloa’s family code defining marriage between a man and a woman found them to be unconstitutional.
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Guam governor refuses to allow marriage licenses for same-sex couples
The nation’s largest gay rights organization and Guam’s biggest newspaper are blasting the territory’s governor for not allowing marriage licenses to be issued to same-sex couples.
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What would happen to their son if something happens to them?
An impending birth prompted Brittani Henry and Brittni Rogers to get married. Worries about what the future holds pushed them to join legal cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Another judge rejects Kentucky same-sex marriage ban
A Kentucky judge on Thursday has ruled in favor of two same-sex couples who were denied marriage licenses but put the ruling on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court considers a similar challenge to gay marriage bans.
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Which GOP 2016 hopeful would attend a same-sex wedding, which one wouldn’t, and who wouldn’t say
A conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked the “gotcha” question to two GOP 2016 hopefuls on Thursday: whether or not they would attend a same-sex wedding after Marco Rubio told…