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Wedding weekend: Same-sex couples celebrate marriage equality in Pa.
PHILADELPHIA — The first same-sex marriages are now in the history books at City Hall in Philadelphia. Eight couples were married Friday in the mayor’s reception room, days after a federal judge lifted the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Going to the chapel… Same-sex couples begin tying the knot in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Jubilant couples rushed to the altar Monday after a federal judge struck down Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Oregon Supreme Court settles ballot title dispute in ‘religious freedom’ measure
SALEM, Ore. — Backers of a proposed “religious freedom” ballot initiative in Oregon that would allow businesses to refuse services to same-sex weddings based on religious beliefs lost a ballot title challenge with the Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Designers Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent marry at iconic NYC public library
NEW YORK — Designer and American Dream Builders host and author Nate Berkus, 42, married designer and TV personality Jeremiah Brent, 29, Saturday at the New York Public Library, reports People magazine.
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Nearly 3,000 gay couples say ‘I do’ in N.J. in first 6 months of marriage equality
Through the end of March, a total of 2,955 same-sex couples have wed in New Jersey since Oct. 21, when marriage equality began under the orders of a state judge, reports the New Jersey Star Ledger.
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Ohio Statehouse ban on same-sex ceremonies to get review
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Overseers of Ohio’s Statehouse will review a seven-year-old policy that forbids same-sex couples from having their weddings and receptions in the state capitol building.
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ACLU announces winners in national same-sex marriage wedding contest
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union’s primary work is litigation, but this month it’s moonlighting as a wedding planner as part of its role in the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Sara Gilbert of ‘The Talk,’ ‘Roseanne,’ marries rock musician Linda Perry
Sara Gilbert, co-host of CBS’ “The Talk,” married rock musician Linda Perry on Sunday, her colleagues announced Monday.
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Elton John, David Furnish to exchange vows again to celebrate UK gay marriage
LONDON — Elton John and David Furnish say they plan to exchange vows for a second time to celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom.
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Complaint filed against retired Methodist bishop for presiding over gay wedding
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A retired United Methodist bishop who performed a wedding ceremony for two Alabama men after they were refused permission to marry in the church now faces formal complaints over the ceremony.