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Suze Orman: Gay Americans pay more taxes for fewer rights
Personal finance expert Suze Orman says that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bars the federal government from recognizing legal same-sex marriages, imposes steep financial penalties on gay and lesbian couples.
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Romney strategist: Position on gay rights contributed to Election Day defeat
A chief strategist for Mitt Romney’s failed presidential campaign said Monday that the Republican candidate’s loss was all about policy, and that evolution on policy positions, such as same-sex marriage, is necessary to revive the GOP.
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NOM threatens GOP lawmakers in Minn. who vote for same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The National Organization for Marriage on Monday said it will spend $500,000 to defeat Republican lawmakers in Minnesota who vote to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Illinois Latino leaders advocate in support of same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — A group of prominent Latino leaders said legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois would strengthen families and is “the right thing to do.”
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5 reasons why a Supreme Court ruling for marriage equality could benefit the GOP
One thing that I have learned as a parent to two 10-year-old boys — sometimes while a child sometimes says he wants one thing, he secretly may be hoping that he doesn’t get it. Their voices quiver as they ask for it, while their eyes say “get me out of this mess, Daddy!” That is kind of what is happening these days with the GOP and the Supreme Court and their former favorite wedge issue, the denial of marriage equality to LGBTQ people…
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Booed soldier joins Ohio same-sex marriage effort
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A gay U.S. soldier who was booed during a Republican presidential debate in 2011 has joined the effort to overturn Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Obama administration urges U.S. Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
The Obama administration on Friday filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing why it considers the federal Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional.
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Australia judge rules ban on same-sex marriage is not gender discrimination
SYDNEY, Australia — A federal court judge in Australia has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not gender discrimination since neither gay men nor lesbians are allowed to marry under the legislation, and thus both sexes are treated equally.
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A gay dad’s open letter to Laura Bush on quitting the gay marriage ad
In these modern times, it is funny how we forge interesting and new kinds of relationships through media, social and otherwise. We gain unique attachments to people we have never met, some of whom we interact with on Twitter or Facebook, and some of whom we have never interacted with at all. I have such a pseudo-relationship with former first lady Laura Bush. This week our relationship, which had moved into a rather warm and appreciative state of late, took a turn for the worse.
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Rhode Island business leaders enter debate on marriage equality
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The debate over same-sex marriage in Rhode Island is moving from the Statehouse to the boardroom as supporters argue the state is at an economic disadvantage with its five New England neighbors, which already allow same-sex nuptials.