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Border wars: Minneapolis mayor brings gay marriage pitch to Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak wants same-sex couples in Wisconsin to get married next door in neighboring Minnesota.
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Minn. to allow high-security male sex offenders to marry eachother
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota officials will allow sex offenders in the state’s high-security treatment program to marry one another, a top official of the Minnesota Department of Human Services said Monday.
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Hawaii governor calls special session to consider marriage equality bill
HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday called for a special legislative session to move forward on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage.
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Colvilles become sixth Native American tribe to recognize same-sex marriage
NESPELEM, Wash. — The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state are the latest Native American tribe to recognize same-sex marriage.
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Gay rights supporters launch marriage equality campaign in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gay rights supporters said Monday that they plan to build support for same-sex marriage in Ohio, while remaining separate from a ballot effort to overturn the state’s gay marriage ban next year.
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Christian principles not the motivator for the gutless who mask bigotry as ‘religious freedom’
Standing up for Christian principles in general is obviously not the motivator for denying marriage equality to gays and lesbians … taking a stance against LGBT people is. Even with the most outlandishly anti-gay interpretation of the Bible, not one Bible verse implies that it is wrong to provide services for two people standing up to articulate their love and promises toward each other. Not one. In fact, there are many references that support doing so: the commandment to love one’s neighbor as one’s self; the commitment and love declared by David and Jonathan; the golden rule…
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NAACP President Ben Jealous announces plans to step down this year
WASHINGTON — Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Sunday that he plans to step down by the end of the year.
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Va. National Guard extends benefits to gay couples despite state marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia National Guard said Friday it is complying with a Defense Department policy on extending benefits to qualified spouses of gay service members.
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Prisoners of love: Wis. gay couples who marry elsewhere could be jailed
Under an arcane and seldom enforced “marriage evasion” law, Wisconsin same-sex couples who tie the knot in a marriage-equality state, such as neighboring Iowa or Minnesota, could face nine months in jail and a $10,000 fine when they return home as newlyweds.
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Ginsburg: Same-sex marriage reflects genius of the U.S. Constitution
PHILADELPHIA — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who recently officiated at a friend’s same-sex wedding, told a Philadelphia audience Friday that growing acceptance of gay marriage reflects the “genius” of the U.S. Constitution.