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Schwarzenegger reveals he officiated two gay weddings while Calif. governor
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who maintained a public position of opposing same-sex marriage, revealed in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday that he presided over two ceremonies of gay couples while in office.
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GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit same-sex ceremonies on military bases
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Senators on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit same-sex unions from being held on military bases.
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Lesbian couple settles lawsuit with inn that refused to host ‘gay reception’
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont inn has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a lesbian couple from New York who claimed that the inn refused to host their wedding reception because they were a same-sex couple.
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Target promotes wedding registry for same-sex couples
MINNEAPOLIS — Just weeks after it announced it was selling greeting cards nationwide to celebrate same-sex unions, Target stores is now inviting gay and lesbian couples to set up wedding registries in their stores.
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Colorado bakery refuses to bake cakes for ‘illegal’ gay weddings
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A Denver-area bakery has refused to bake a wedding reception cake because the clients are gay, and according to another customer bakery does “not participate in making cakes for ‘illegal’ things.”
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Barney Frank weds partner, becomes first U.S. Congressman to enter into same-sex marriage
BOSTON — Openly gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on Saturday wed his partner of five years, James Ready, becoming the first sitting member of the U.S. Congress to enter into a same-sex marriage.
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Marvel Comics proves religious right has unhealthy obsession with gay community
In the last few years, “The Punisher” comic book has been the showcase of, shall we say, repulsive actions, all viewed in living color … But not once, I repeat, not once have any religious right group raised anything resembling anger, outrage, disgust, or downright shock over any of these things…
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Conservative rabbis provide guidance on same-sex wedding ceremonies
The Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, the Conservative branch of American Judaism which sets halachic policy, last week voted to provide guidelines on performing same-sex ceremonies, nearly six years after lifting a ban on ordaining gays and lesbians.
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Cynthia Nixon marries longtime girlfriend Christine Marinoni
Actress Cynthia Nixon (“Sex and the City”) and longtime girlfriend Christine Marinoni married Sunday in New York City. Nixon, 46, and Marinoni, an education activist, 45, have been together since 2004, and had been engaged for three years.
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Hundreds participate in mass ‘illegal’ gay weddings at Cleveland rally
CLEVELAND, Ohio – More than 200 gay and lesbian couples from across the state of Ohio gathered in traditional wedding attire to participate in what organizers called the “largest illegal mass wedding ever held.”