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Former GOP lawmaker, Iraq war veteran featured in Minn. gay marriage ads
Building off the growing momentum across Minnesota to extend the freedom to marry to same-sex couples in 2013, Minnesotans United on Tuesday announced the release of a new broadcast television ad featuring former Minnesota State Representative, Republican, and Iraq War veteran John Kriesel.
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Colo. civil union ceremonies begin after midnight when new law takes effect
DENVER — Gay and lesbian couples are expected to line up in Denver and Boulder as civil unions in Colorado become legal just after midnight.
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Black ministers robocall against same-sex marriage in Illinois
CHICAGO — A coalition of Chicago-area black clergy have started “robocalls” in opposition to legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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Ariz. AG advises cities on what they can include in civil union ordinances
PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne called city attorneys to his office Monday to give them advice on what they can include in civil union ordinances without running afoul of a state law banning same-sex marriage.
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Texas Attorney General: Same-sex marriage benefits unconstitutional
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has issued an opinion stating that local governments and school districts that offer marriage benefits to same-sex partners are violating the state constitution.
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With R.I. a done deal, focus shifts to gay marriage bills in six other states
With Rhode Island poised to become the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriage following a key vote in the state’s General Assembly scheduled for Thursday, supporters of marriage equality are shifting their focus to other states.
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Northern Ireland rejects bid to legalize same-sex marriage
BELFAST — A bid to legalize same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland was defeated in the Assembly on Monday by a vote of 53 to 42.
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Smooth sailing ahead for Rhode Island marriage equality bill
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One final vote stands between Rhode Island joining the rest of New England and four other states in allowing gay couples to marry.
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Who has it easier: lesbians or gay men?
It may be a man’s world, as the saying goes, but lesbians seem to have an easier time living in it than gay men do.
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Conservative lobbying group pushes Republicans to back same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A national group of prominent GOP donors that supports same-sex marriage is pouring new money into lobbying efforts to get Republican lawmakers to vote to make it legal.