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Royal Oak, Mich., voters uphold LGBT-inclusive human rights ordinance
ROYAL OAK, Mich. — Voters in Royal Oak, Mich., have passed Proposal A, upholding a Human Rights Ordinance the Royal Oak Commission passed in March of this year.
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Mich. town approves LGBT rights law, may push state to do the same
DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Suburban Lansing officials have voted to extend civil rights protection to gay people, and they’re debating whether to ask Michigan to do the same.
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Mich. governor too focused on jobs to articulate an opinion on LGBT rights
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan governor Rick Snyder is so focused on jobs that he remains unable to articulate an opinion on whether he supports or opposes expanding civil rights protections based on sexual orientation.
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The wait continues: Mich. gay marriage ruling stuns couples across the state
DETROIT — Same-sex couples queued up all afternoon at county courthouses, some even carrying wedding flowers. Then a federal judge deciding whether to throw out Michigan’s gay marriage ban shocked everyone, saying simply: Wait ’til next year.
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Federal judge not ready to rule on Mich. gay marriage ban; sets February trial date
DETROIT — A federal judge stunned the courtroom Wednesday by saying he’ll hold a trial before deciding whether to overturn Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Dozens rally in Detroit as federal judge hears arguments on gay marriage ban
DETROIT — Several dozen people rallied outside the federal courthouse in Detroit to show their support for overturning Michigan’s 2004 constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Michigan’s 2004 same-sex marriage ban faces court challenge Wednesday
DETROIT — Two Detroit-area nurses wanted to adopt each other’s children, not rewrite Michigan law on gay marriage. But their lawsuit could end up overturning a 2004 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage that passed by a landslide.
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Groups weigh in on legal challenge to Mich. same-sex marriage ban
DETROIT — A major legal challenge to Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage is attracting interest from conservative Christians, the Roman Catholic Church, law professors and civil libertarians as the state defends a 2004 constitutional amendment that defines marriage only as between a man and a woman.
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Mich. House committee advances bills allowing ‘moral’ adoption refusals
LANSING, Mich. — Legislators serving on the Michigan House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors on Wednesday advanced three bills which would allow taxpayer funded adoption agencies the ability to deny an adoption placement based on that agency’s moral or religious beliefs.
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Mich. panel to hear more testimony on bills allowing ‘moral’ adoption refusals
LANSING, Mich. — A legislative committee is waiting to vote on legislation that would allow faith-based agencies in Michigan refuse to participate in adoptions that violate their beliefs.