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Judge extends order that Ohio recognize dying man’s same-sex marriage
CINCINNATI — A federal judge on Tuesday extended a temporary restraining order preventing state authorities from enforcing their ban on gay marriage against two men who got married in another state as one of them nears death.
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Sailor proposes to his boyfriend at Navy homecoming celebration
GROTON, Conn. — A Navy sailor returning from a six-month deployment emerged from his submarine, dropped to one knee and proposed to his boyfriend during the homecoming celebration in Connecticut for USS New Mexico.
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Ark. AG rejects wording of proposed gay marriage ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has again rejected the wording of a proposed ballot measure that would repeal the Arkansas constitution’s ban on gay marriage.
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Pa. state lawyers: Marriage licenses for same-sex couples risk ‘serious harm’
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania health department says a county clerk’s decision to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples “risks causing serious and limitless harm” in the state and beyond.
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Australia PM vows marriage equality bill in first 100 days if re-elected
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, leader of the ruling Labor party, committed Sunday to introduce marriage equality legislation within 100 days if re-elected, becoming the first Australian leader to promise support for same-sex marriage.
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Recently appointed openly gay U.S. ambassador to Australia weds
CANBERRA, Australia — John Berry, recently appointed U.S. ambassador to Australia, married Curtis Yee, his partner of 17 years, in a private marriage ceremony at St Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Washington D.C. on Saturday.
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U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv issues first visas to married, same-sex couples
TEL AVIV, Israel — The U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday issued the first derivative visas to same-sex spouses.
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N.J. judge to hear gay marriage case in first challenge to test DOMA ruling
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey court case headed for oral arguments this week is among the first to test what a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down key parts of a law barring federal recognition of same-sex marriage means in states.
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Thousands march at Glasgow Pride amid protests over Russia’s anti-gay law
GLASGOW, Scotland — More than 7,000 participated in Glasgow’s annual LGBT pride on Saturday, making in the largest turnout for a pride event in Scotland’s history, according to organizers.
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Social Security begins processing retirement claims for same-sex spouses
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration (SSA) said Friday it has begun processing, and paying, some retirement spouse claims for married, same-sex couples.