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Sign of things to come: Trump names member of hate group to transition team
Ken Blackwell, a senior fellow at the Family Research Council, will be plotting Donald Trump’s domestic policy.
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Taiwan will become the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage
Taiwanese lawmakers are working on three bills in support of marriage equality, one of which is already listed for review and could be passed soon.
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LGBT activists rejoice after Australia scraps plan for nationwide marriage vote
The Senate voted 33-29 late Monday against holding the plebiscite Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conservative government had planned for Feb. 11.
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Pentagon to same-sex domestic partners: Get married by New Year’s Eve, or else
Civilian employees of the military who are same-sex domestic partners have just 54 days to wed or risk losing their benefits, according to a leaked document.
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Marriage equality ally convicted in Bridgegate scandal thanks ‘gay community’
“I am innocent of these charges,” Bill Baroni said following his conviction, thanking his family and “friends in the gay community.”
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Political leaders in Romania fight over putting marriage equality to a vote
The Romanian Orthodox Church supports a constitutional amendment to specify marriage is only between one man and one woman.
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For antigay hate group leader Tony Perkins, the Supreme Court is on the ballot
The Family Research Council, the group designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an extremist hate group — run by antigay activist Tony Perkins — is out with a new campaign advertisement in support of Donald Trump. The commercial, titled “In the Balance: Why the Courts Matter,” takes aim at the chief hope of […]
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Christian bookstore chain bans author because she dared to support LGBTQ rights
Jen Hatmaker is turning the other cheek after her books were pulled from shelves, for saying LGBTQ couples were “our brothers and sisters in Christ.”
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Iowa justices who decided gay marriage face retention vote
The three justices joined in a unanimous 2009 ruling that found a ban on same-sex marriage violated the Iowa state constitution.
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Czech government okays plan to allow gays to adopt their partner’s children
The law, however, does not allow same-sex partners to marry.