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R.I. governor orders state recognition of legally married same-sex couples
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee on Monday issued an executive order directing state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state as legal, and to treat married same-sex couples in the same manner as married heterosexual couples.
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Obama affirms LGBT support during Barnard commencement address
NEW YORK — President Barack Obama reaffirmed his support of LGBT rights during Barnard College’s commencement address on Monday.
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Illinois governor clarifies stance, backs marriage equality
For the first time in his political career, Illinois’ Gov. Pat Quinn publicly endorsed marriage equality for LGBT couples, following an outpouring of support from dozens of elected officials after President Barack Obama’s declaration of support for such unions earlier this week.
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Poll: 62 percent of Americans support legal recognition of same-sex unions
Two-thirds of Americans support legal recognition of same-sex unions, according to a new CBS News/New York Times Poll released Monday.
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Bloomberg blasts N.C. gay marriage ban during commencement address
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday, delivering the commencement address at the University of North Carolina, blasted the state over its approval of a constitutional ban on same-sex unions.
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Magazine covers mark Obama’s historic support for marriage equality
President Barack Obama’s historic announcement of support for full marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples is making the cover of national magazines this week, including Newsweek and New Yorker, and likely others before the week ends.
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RNC Chairman: Gays deserve ‘dignity and respect,’ but not marriage
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday said that he supports “dignity and respect” for all Americans, including gays and lesbians, but doesn’t agree that applies to same-sex marriage.
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Romney denounces marriage equality during speech at anti-gay university
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney reiterated his opposition marriage equality for same-sex couples again Saturday morning this morning while delivering commencement remarks at Liberty University, an anti-gay school that bans openly LGBT students from attending.
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N.C. Governor: Anti-gay marriage vote makes N.C. ‘look like Mississippi’
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (D) said Friday that she was embarrassed by voters’ passage of an anti-gay marriage amendment to the state’s constitution earlier this week, primarily because it made the state “look like Mississippi.”
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Billy Graham’s son on Obama’s marriage support: ‘May God help us’
Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, on Thursday condemned President Barack Obama’s endorsement of marriage equality for gays and lesbians, and said the President has “shaken his fist” at God.