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Masked man disrupts French Open to protest legalization of same-sex marriage
PARIS — Protesters, upset by recent legislation in France allowing for same-sex marriages, disrupted the French Open tennis final on Sunday between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer.
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Looking back 50 years: Huge strides for the gay rights movement
There was a time when homosexuality was deemed a mental disorder by the nation’s psychiatric authorities, and gay sex was a crime in every state but Illinois. Federal workers could be fired for the mere fact of being gay. That time wasn’t long ago — just 50 years…
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Mich. couple married on American Indian reservation invited to White House
BOYNE CITY, Mich. — Two men who married one another on an American Indian reservation in Michigan, which bans same-sex marriage, have been invited to the White House.
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N.M. governor: AG was correct in not issuing opinion on same-sex marriage
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gov. Susana Martinez says Attorney General Gary King was right in not issuing a formal opinion on whether same-sex marriage is legal in New Mexico and her office will not get involved in any challenges.
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New Mexico couple files lawsuit seeking same-sex marriage
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two Santa Fe men filed a lawsuit Thursday to force New Mexico courts to decide the politically thorny issue of whether gay marriage is legal in the state.
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More than 2,400 same-sex couples have married in Wash. since law took effect
OLYMPIA, Wash. — More than 2,400 gay and lesbian couples have married in Washington state since the state’s voter-approved same-sex marriage law took effect last December, according to numbers released Thursday by the state.
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Ohio LGBT advocacy groups at odds (again) over gay marriage strategy
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A short-lived show of unity Wednesday between Equality Ohio and Freedom Ohio deteriorated quickly as the allies-turned-rivals-turned-allies turned into rivals again.
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Survey: Nearly three-quarters of Americans believe marriage equality is ‘inevitable’
As support for gay marriage continues to increase, nearly three-quarters of Americans – 72 percent – say that legal recognition of same-sex marriage is “inevitable,” according to a new national survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
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New Mexico AG says no opinion coming on same-sex marriage
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Attorney General Gary King said Thursday he cannot issue an opinion on whether same-sex marriage is legal in New Mexico because there are lawsuits pending.
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Minnesota begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
MINNEAPOLIS — A couple for 11 years already, Jeff Isaacson and Al Giraud of Minneapolis were first in line Thursday morning to receive a Hennepin County marriage license under Minnesota’s new law allowing gay couples to wed.