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Obama brief seeks broad Supreme Court ruling overturning Calif. gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage and take a skeptical view of similar bans elsewhere, making a historic argument for gay rights.
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ASA brief: Parents’ sexual orientation has no bearing on children’s well-being
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has weighed in on the same-sex marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, filing an amicus brief Thursday outlining social science research that shows “children fare just as well” when raised by same-sex or heterosexual parents.
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Eric Holder: Marriage equality ‘really the latest civil rights issue’
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that marriage equality for gays and lesbians is the next big civil rights issue.
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Poll: Calif. support of marriage equality a record high 61 percent
SAN FRANCISCO — A record 61 percent of Californians now approve of allowing same-sex couples to marry, according to a poll released Thursday.
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Obama expected to urge Supreme Court to strike down Calif. gay marriage ban
The next phase of President Barack Obama’s evolving position on gay marriage may come Thursday, the deadline for his administration to weigh in on a landmark Supreme Court case that could determine whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed.
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New Rhode Island poll finds 60 percent support marriage equality
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Brown University poll finds 60 percent of those surveyed support legalizing same-sex marriage in Rhode Island.
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Hundreds of U.S. companies, cities ask Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
BOSTON — Nearly 300 corporations, cities, and other organizations filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, encouraging it to overturn a section of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits and recognition to same-sex couples.
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PFLAG chapter in China demands marriage rights for their gay children
GUANGZHOU, China — A PFLAG chapter in China has sent an open letter to delegates of China’s National People’s Congress demanding marriage equality for their children.
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Minn. GOP lawmakers denounce effort to legalize same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just hours after a marriage equality bill was unveiled at the Minnesota state capitol, a group of Republican lawmakers are calling for its defeat.
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BREAKING: Marriage equality bill unveiled at Minnesota state capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Lawmakers formally launched a long-anticipated effort Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota by summer, and gay couples and their small children crowded the kickoff news conference – an image meant to show family diversity already exists in the state.