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Ariz. congressman’s gay son does not change his opposition to gay marriage
PHOENIX — U.S. Congressman Matt Salmon says he isn’t ready to change his opinion on same-sex marriage, despite the fact that he has an openly gay son.
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan: Gays are ‘entitled to friendship,’ but not ‘sexual love’
America’s most high-profile Catholic official, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, says that gays and lesbians are “entitled to friendship” with each other, but that “sexual love” is intended only between a man and a woman.
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Sen. Jeff Flake doesn’t see himself evolving on the issue of gay marriage
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says it is “inevitable” that his party will see one of its own run for president while supporting gay marriage, but doesn’t see himself “evolving” on the issue anytime soon.
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AFER offers behind the scenes look at Prop 8’s day at the U.S. Supreme Court
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) offers this behind-the-scenes look at the preparation and planning for it’s March 26 argument at the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Northern Ireland faces legal challenge over refusal to allow same-sex marriage
BELFAST — Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government will soon face a human rights legal case over its refusal to allow gay couples to marry, warns Amnesty International and local LGBT rights organization the Rainbow Project.
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N.J. ACLU renews marriage equality push under new leader
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has renewed its push to legalize gay marriage in the state under a new executive director.
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Marie Osmond speaks out in support of marriage equality
In a new interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, singer and actress Marie Osmond — the only daughter of nine children in the famed Mormon show business family — says she supports marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.
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Supreme Court inaction would likely return marriage equality to California
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Supreme Court seems reluctant to use the legal battle over California’s same-sex marriage ban to rule that all gay Americans have a constitutional right to wed, but that doesn’t mean gay marriage will not be returning to the state.
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DOMA is doomed
So it’s over. Two days that are now part of LGBT history. Two back-to-back arguments at the United States Supreme Court, with most of the country paying attention—hearing about our lives, our relationships, and how discriminatory government policies and voter initiatives mark us as inferior, unequal, and vulnerable. In Wednesday’s case, the issue was section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which withholds federal protection and recognition from same-sex spouses. Once again, the Justices were not only engaged, but talked about us in terms we have rarely heard in these hallowed halls…
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Ariz. judge refuses to grant divorce for transgender man
PHOENIX — An Arizona judge on Friday refused to grant a divorce for a transgender man who gave birth to three children after beginning to change his sex from female.