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Marriage, civil unions, Montana GOP, and Communion
Marriage, civil unions, Montana GOP, and Communion — What do all of these things have in common? The answer in my head is this: injustice.
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Montana judge dismisses suit by gay couples seeking legal protections
A District Court Judge in Montana has ruled to dismiss a case brought by gay couples who were seeking the same legal protections as married couples.
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Montana anti-gay bill fizzles in state Senate due to lack of support
A bill in the Montana state legislature that would overturn a Missoula city ordinance that protects gay people from discrimination, was pulled from the Senate floor last week because it lacked support from GOP leadership.
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Texas, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma: states hold onto laws defining gay ‘conduct’ illegal
“Homosexual conduct” is still a crime in Texas — and at least three other states — eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down the state’s sodomy law, and invalidated similar laws across the country.
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Bill to prevent LGBT protections passes first hurdle in Montana Senate
A bill that would prohibit local municipalities from enacting ordinances that include sexual orientation as a protected class from discrimination, passed its first hurdle in the Montana Senate on Friday.
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It’s still illegal to have gay sex in Montana, years after Supreme Court ruling
A Montana legislative committee on Friday killed a bill that would have decriminalized homosexual sex — keeping a law on the books that was ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court in 1997, and the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003.
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Montana House committee advances bill to prevent LGBT protections
The Montana State House Judiciary Committee on Monday approved a bill that would prohibit local municipalities from enacting ordinances that include, as a protected class from discrimination, any groups not included under the Montana Human Rights Act.
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Montana legislature stifles debate over competing LGBT protections bills
The Montana state legislature is considering two controversial civil rights bills, one that seeks to expand LGBT protections, and another that would strip them away and prevent cities from enacting them in the future.
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The state of Marriage Equality in 2011
2011 will likely see a number of battles state by state across the country. Three states plus the District of Columbia are facing the prospect of losing marriage equality, an additional seven states could start the process of amending their state constitutions to ban marriage equality, five could gain marriage equality.
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Montana Attorney General seeks to dismiss gay rights lawsuit
Montana’s Attorney General has filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at granting same-sex couples the same legal rights as married couples. Spousal benefits are limited by definition to married couples, and the Montana Constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, said AG Steve Bullock.