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ACLU files suit in Mont. seeking benefits for same-sex couples
HELENA, Mont. — A civil-rights organization has filed a new lawsuit against the state in an attempt to win for gay couples the same benefits that married couples have.
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Ill. coalition launches statewide campaign to build support for same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — Marriage equality supporters in Illinois are launching a $2 million statewide campaign aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Couples file federal lawsuit to overturn Ark. ban on same-sex marriage
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An attorney for three same-sex couples has filed a federal lawsuit, asking a judge to overturn Arkansas’ ban on gay marriage.
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Calif. Supreme Court rejects emergency plea to stop gay marriages
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court is refusing to order the state to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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UK House of Lords backs same-sex marriage bill in third reading
LONDON — The upper chamber of the British parliament, the House of Lords, voted Monday to back the government plans to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales.
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‘A perfect day’ – Terminally ill patient marries partner on airport tarmac
John Arthur is bedridden with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a progressive neurological disease that robs patients of their ability to walk, talk and eventually breathe. On June 26, as he watched news that the U.S. Supreme Court had struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage that prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriages, John knew what would be that one “perfect day” before he took his last breath.
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Economic development official: Gay marriage will help Arkansas economy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The argument by Arkansas’ top economic development official and advocates that legalizing gay marriage would lure business to the state isn’t likely to sway Republicans united in their opposition to same-sex unions. But it could nudge top Democrats who appear just as opposed to the idea.
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More than 17 years later, minds changing over Pa. gay marriage ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The amendment came to the floor of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives almost two decades ago as distracted lawmakers — wearied from a long day of floor debate and votes — got a jolt from the House speaker.
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Latest polls mixed on marriage equality, discrimination, religious freedom
The latest polls released this week affirm growing support for marriage equality in several states around the nation, as well as growing support for LGBT-inclusive workplace protections. But another poll suggests religious freedom should trump discrimination laws.
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Ark. AG rejects language of proposed repeal of anti-gay marriage amendment
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ attorney general rejected a proposal Friday to repeal the state constitution’s ban on gay marriage, saying the ballot measure’s wording could mislead voters into believing it would automatically legalize same-sex unions.