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Gay lawmaker who led marriage equality effort leads in Seattle mayoral primary
SEATTLE — A state senator who drove efforts to make gay marriage legal in Washington state led early returns in Seattle’s mayoral primary, while incumbent Mike McGinn looked as if he’d avoid being the second consecutive mayor ousted before the general election.
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Candidate for Texas AG files brief opposing marriage equality
AUSTIN, Texas — Candidate for Texas attorney general Dan Branch has filed a legal brief opposing marriage rights for same-sex couples.
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Scotland man ordered to pay $61K for calling teacher a pedophile on Twitter
GLASGOW, Scotland — A Scotland man accused of using Twitter to call a former school headmaster and adviser to the Scottish government a pedophile because she campaigned for marriage equality, has been ordered to pay her £40,000 (about $61,000 USD) in damages.
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Demand among same-sex couples for marriage licenses in Pa. rising
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Demand among same-sex couples for marriage licenses from an eastern Pennsylvania county official shows no sign of slacking.
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W. Pa. mayor officiates wedding of gay men with E. Pa. marriage license
BRADDOCK, Pa. — A Pittsburgh-area mayor has married two men who obtained a license from an eastern Pennsylvania county official who has issued more than 60 licenses to same-sex couples despite a state law that defines marriage as a contract between one man and one woman.
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Couple of 14 years first to register under Uruguay’s new gay marriage law
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Two gay men who have been together 14 years become the first same-sex couple to register to marry in Uruguay on Monday, just hours after the country’s marriage equality law came into effect.
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San Diego county clerk withdraws bid to revive Proposition 8
SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s county clerk, the man charged with issuing marriage licenses there and the most prominent public figure to move against gay marriage in California since its recent resumption, has withdrawn a legal bid to stop the practice, saying he was ceding the fight to a group that already has a similar challenge pending.
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N.J. state attorneys say judge should not rush into allowing same-sex marriage
A New Jersey judge should not rush into allowing same-sex marriage in the state without carefully considering quickly changing legal issues, lawyers for the state government said in a court filing Friday.
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Pa. county defends granting marriage licenses to gay couples
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Lawyers asked a state court on Friday to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to stop a rogue county official from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, who cannot legally wed in Pennsylvania.
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Gay teacher fired from Catholic school after wedding makes local news
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A California man says he was fired from his teaching job at a Catholic high school less than two weeks after his marriage to his same-sex partner was featured in local news reports.