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Montana Attorney General seeks to dismiss gay rights lawsuit
Montana’s Attorney General has filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at granting same-sex couples the same legal rights as married couples. Spousal benefits are limited by definition to married couples, and the Montana Constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, said AG Steve Bullock.
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Same-sex couples file two new suits challenging ‘Defense of Marriage Act’
Two new lawsuits were filed Tuesday in federal courts in Connecticut and New York on behalf of gay and lesbian couples in four states, challenging the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies federal benefits to married gay couples.
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Argentine pride celebrates gay marriage, highlights need for transgender equality
A crowd of several thousand people gathered in the Argentinian capital city of Buenos Aires Saturday, marching in celebration of the country’s status as the first Latino nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Hawaii elects Democratic governor, poised to pass civil unions law
Neil Abercrombie has been elected Hawaii’s next governor, becoming the first Democrat to hold the seat in eight years, clearing the way for same-sex civil unions to become state law next year.
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Gronstal pledges to block anti-gay marriage vote in wake of Iowa judge’s outster
Opponents of LGBT rights are celebrating the unprecedented ouster of three Iowa Supreme Court justices who helped legalize same-sex marriage in the state last year, but House Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D) is pledging to block any attempt to pass a constitutional amendment which would ban gay marriage.
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Gay marriage supporters denied Communion for wearing rainbow sash
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A group of Catholics were denied communion at a Mass at the St. Paul Cathedral on Sunday because they wore rainbow sashes to draw attention to the catholic church’s policy on same-sex marriage.
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President Obama to progressive bloggers: ‘I don’t think that the disillusionment is justified’
Five progressive bloggers sat down with President Obama on Wednesday and individually asked questions pertaining to the current political climate looking towards the impending midterm elections, and the administration’s outlook on issues concerning voters.
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Gay student teacher, fired after parent’s complaint, rehired by Oregon school district
Seth Stambaugh, the gay graduate student from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR — who had been fired Sept. 15 after a parent filed a complaint — has been rehired by the school district’s superintendent.
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Andrew Cuomo vows to legalize gay marriage if elected NY governor
Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for New York governor, says he will legalize gay marriage if elected. “I don’t want to be the governor who just proposes marriage equality,” Cuomo said at Thursday’s Empire State Pride Agenda’s Fall Dinner.
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Justice department will appeal ruling that struck down ‘Defense of Marriage Act’
On the last possible day they could do so, the Obama administration filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, even though Obama has previously said he opposed the law.