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It’s time for the ‘we need to protect marriage’ con to die
It’s time for this “we need to protect marriage” con to die. And it will. It could happen in North Carolina or Minnesota. Both states are facing anti-marriage equality votes next year. Or it could happen before then. But rest assured, it will happen.
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Proposition 8: Having ‘standing’ isn’t the same as winning a case
A legal skirmish in the Prop 8 case sets the stage for a big victory down the line. Meanwhile, A-list celebs come together to tell the story of the Prop 8 trial. Marriage debate is slated for Monday morning in North Carolina, and Minnesota’s newest anti-gay activist comes with some skeletons in his closet.
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National Organization for Marriage loses badly at Minnesota State Fair
If a poll at the Minnesota State Fair is a preview of things to come, then the National Organization for Marriage has a lot of work to do in its effort to completely ban marriage equality in the state.
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Anti-gay NOM still circumventing campaign finance laws for donor secrecy
The nation’s leading anti-gay group, the National Organization for Marriage, opposes marriage and civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, and earlier this month, many of the leading Republican presidential candidates signed NOM’s pledge calling for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. NOM has filed a raft of lawsuits to shield its donors from […]
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Morgan Freeman and friends to headline play based on Proposition 8 trial
This week’s all about Minnesota, Maine, North Carolina, Colorado, and Broadway. All four of those states have months of bitter fighting over marriage to look forward to, with millions of dollars likely to be spent on both sides. Fortunately, we’ve got a secret weapon: Morgan Freeman.
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Minnesota campaign finance board dismisses complaint against NOM
The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board has dismissed campaign finance complaints against the National Organization for Marriage and the Minnesota Family Council.
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Minnesota school district faces another lawsuit over treatment of LGBT students
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) this week filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Minneapolis on behalf of a sixth student, an out lesbian, who was harassed while attending school in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, where a “neutrality” policy prevents teachers and staff from addressing LGBT issues, including bullying.
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MN’s largest daily newspaper calls Anoka-Hennepin policy on LGBT issues ‘gutless’
In a sharply worded editorial, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune this week criticized the Anoka-Hennepin School District, calling the state’s largest schools district “gutless” for it’s neutrality policy on LGBT issues.
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MN school district — subject of lawsuit, federal probe — launches GLBT web page
Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin school district — which is the subject of a lawsuit and a federal investigation stemming from a spate of suicides by gay, or perceived gay teens — has launched a page on it website to address GLBT issues including bullying and harassment.
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Michele Bachmann remains silent on teen suicides in her congressional district
GOP presidential hopeful and Tea Party, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has been noticeably silent on the spate of teen suicides in Anoka-Hennepin school district — Minnesota’s largest school district, which is located in the heart of Bachmann’s district.