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Charlie Morgan, fighter for LGBT military equality, succumbs to cancer
Charlie Morgan, a Chief Warrant Officer of the New Hampshire National Guard and a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act, died Sunday after a long battle with breast cancer, according to a statement by OutServe-SLDN.
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Texas lawmakers seek to repeal state’s constitutional ban on same-sex unions
AUSTIN, Texas — Three Texas lawmakers are seeking to reverse the state’s ban on same-sex marriage by repealing a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Gay dads don’t serve amicus briefs when we invite Supreme Court justices to dinner
Same-sex marriage is before the Supreme Court and the anti-gay community is out in force. Propaganda-like amicus briefs from the anti-gay community seem to be papering the walls of the Supreme Court on a daily basis. Nan Hunter, on The Nation, observed that the briefs are actually derogatory towards opposite gender families, and giving same […]
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Colorado state Senate to consider civil union bill today
DENVER — A civil unions law for same-sex couples was a top promise made by Colorado Democrats who took control of the state Legislature.
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‘Freedom to Marry’ to invest $2 million in state marriage efforts this year
Freedom to Marry, a national marriage equality advocacy organization, announced Thursday it plans to raise and invest $2 million through its “Win More States Fund,” aimed at passing marriage bills in several states across the country.
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Ill. governor uses ‘State of the State’ address to call for marriage equality
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn told the Illinois state legislature on Wednesday that it’s time for Illinois to approve legislation to allow gays and lesbians the freedom to marry.
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Minnesota governor calls for marriage equality legislation this year
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In his annual State of the State address, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Wednesday called on state lawmakers to put forward legislation this year that would legalize same-sex marriage.
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Indiana GOP leaders push same-sex marriage battle to 2014
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Republican House and Senate leaders said Thursday they will wait a year before they take up an effort to write a gay marriage ban into the state’s constitution.
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Rhode Island Bar Association endorses marriage equality bill
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The leaders of the Rhode Island Bar Association have endorsed a proposal to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.
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Illinois Senate committee approves marriage equality bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A strict party-line vote Tuesday sent proposed gay-marriage legislation to the Democrat-controlled Illinois Senate floor for the second time in a month.