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Grass-roots coalition vows to fight repeal of NH same-sex marriage law
CONCORD, N.H. — A bipartisan coalition of business, civic, community leaders, and residents who support marriage equality have launched a grass-roots campaign to stop lawmakers from repealing New Hampshire’s same-sex marriage law.
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Rick Perry tells New Hampshire conservatives: Repeal gay marriage
CONCORD, N.H. — Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, campaigning in New Hampshire on Friday, told a conservative advocacy group he applauds the GOP legislators in the state for their efforts to to repeal the state’s same-sex marriage law.
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SLDN: Pentagon announcement of military benefits is ‘not new, not equal’
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Friday identified a total of 14 benefits where members may designate beneficiaries of their choosing, regardless of sexual orientation, but the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) said the announcement does nothing “to move the ball forward” in providing equal benefits for legally married gay and lesbian couples.
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Rep. Trent Franks: Marriage equality a ‘threat to the nation’s survival’
Today on Washington Watch Weekly with Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) claimed that marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples is “a threat to the nation’s survival.”
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SLDN files suit on behalf of married gay, lesbian service members, veterans
Service Members Legal Defense Network on Thursday launched a federal lawsuit in U. S. District Court in Boston on behalf of current and former service members seeking equal recognition, benefits and family support for equal sacrifice and service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Lawmaker: gay marriage is ‘an active effort to desecrate a sacrament of the church’
Less than a month after his speech to the Values Voter Summit, in which he claimed that marriage equality was an “assault” by the left to destroy America’s foundations, U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) equated legalizing marriage for same-sex couples to desecrating the Eucharist. Speaking with Bishop William Lori at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing […]
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New Hampshire lawmakers vote to recommend repealing same-sex marriage
New Hampshire lawmakers on Tuesday moved another step closer to repealing the state’s 15-month-old same-sex marriage law. The House Judiciary Committee voted 11-6 to recommend eliminating gay marriage rights for same-sex couples, and to instead establish civil unions for unmarried adults.
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Santorum denounces gay marriage, talks sodomy laws, doesn’t believe in hate crimes
Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, appearing Saturday on notoriously anti-gay preacher Bradlee Dean’s “Sons of Liberty” radio program, once again denounced same-sex marriage rights, advocated for sodomy laws, and told Dean that he doesn’t believe in hate crimes.
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Poll: Nearly half of Hawaiian voters back same-sex marriage
According to a new poll, 49 percent of Hawaii voters say they want to see same-sex marriage legalized in the Aloha state.
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Denmark expected to legalize same-sex marriage in 2012, says minister
COPENHAGEN, Denamrk — The Danish government is set to introduce a bill in early 2012 that will allow gays and lesbians to marry, positioning Denmark to become the eighth country in Europe to recognize same-sex civil marriages.