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Holder: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay adults ‘perpetuates worst kind of stereotypes’
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday took aim at the Boy Scouts of America, saying it’s refusal to allow gay and lesbian adults to serve as scout leaders “perpetuates the worst kind of stereotypes.” In remarks at an event hosted by Lambda Legal, Holder called the ban “a relic of an age of prejudice and insufficient understanding.”
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Judge puts W.Va. gay marriage suit on hold pending outcome of Va. case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has put a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage on hold until a federal appeals court decides a similar Virginia case. U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers entered an order Tuesday that stayed the case until the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decides a case from Virginia.
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Complaint filed against D.C. bistro for ‘gay bitches’ slur on printed receipt
Lambda Legal filed a complaint Tuesday in the Washington, D.C., Office of Human Rights on behalf of a transgender woman who was given a restaurant receipt with an anti-LGBT slur printed on it while socializing with friends at a local hookah bar. According to the complaint, the words “GAY BITCHES” were printed in place of the customer’s name.
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Alaska Supreme Court considers case of same-sex survivor benefits
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Supreme Court is considering whether the partner of a woman killed in 2011 is entitled to survivor benefits from the woman’s employer, given the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Judge extends order that Ind. recognize marriage of terminally ill spouse
INDIANAPOLIS — The state of Indiana must recognize a lesbian couple’s out-of-state marriage throughout their legal fight to have one of the women named as a spouse on her terminally ill partner’s death certificate, a judge ruled Thursday. The Indiana attorney general’s office said it would appeal.
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Judge hears arguments in challenge to Indiana same-sex marriage ban
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Indiana will be required to recognize a gay couple’s out-of-state marriage for at least a few days more as a federal judge considers whether to extend an April order requiring the state to acknowledge the union.
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Couples challenging Ariz. same-sex marriage ban ask court for pretrial ruling
PHOENIX — Gay and lesbian couples challenging Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage are asking a federal court for a pretrial ruling in their favor.
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Book ignites media slugfest over history of marriage equality movement
To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case that challenged California’s Proposition 8 would be an understatement. The book, “Forcing the Spring,” by The New York Times writer Jo Becker, has been thoroughly pilloried by many plugged-in LGBT activists and journalists this week, both publicly and privately.
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Lambda Legal files federal lawsuit challenging Georgia’s gay marriage ban
Lambda Legal announced Tuesday it has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Georgia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The case was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of a widow and three same-sex couples.
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Judge: Indiana lacks valid reason for same-sex marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge has said that attorneys defending Indiana’s same-sex marriage ban haven’t given a valid reason why the state should not recognize the out-of-state marriage of a lesbian couple, one of whom has a terminal illness.