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Officials: Nebraska birth certificates changing to list same-sex spouses
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has quietly changed state policy and plans to list the names of both same-sex spouses on their children’s birth certificates.
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A gay dad sounds off on the “purity” parents who want to keep LGBT info out of sex ed
Deanna Rabuck is worried about the “purity” of her daughters, which she fears will be tainted if LGBTQ issues are taught in school.
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Nebraska court rules on gay marriage ban
The ruling came in the case of seven same-sex couples who sued last year for the right to marry.
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Judge strikes down Nebraska’s ban on same-sex foster parents
“This is a special victory for thousands of children in Nebraska,” said Danielle Conrad, executive director of the ACLU of Nebraska.
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Opinion: Judges can’t refuse to perform same-sex marriages
Nebraska judges and court officials cannot refuse to perform same-sex marriages unless they refuse to perform all marriages, according to a state judicial ethics group.
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Nebraska’s strict same-sex marriage ban falls with Supreme Court ruling
Gay couples in Nebraska are now able to marry and have their marriages legally recognized in the state that has had one of the most restrictive same-sex marriage bans in the country.
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Nebraska lawmakers avoid taking vote on LGBT workplace protections bill
More than a dozen opponents of a bill that would ban discrimination against gay and lesbian workers in Nebraska refused to cast votes during debate Thursday, quietly halting any further action on the issue in 2015.
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Federal judge tosses lawsuit filed by ‘God’s ambassador’ against ‘all homosexuals’
In a 3-page response, U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard dismissed the case, citing among his reasons, that “a federal court is not a forum for debate or discourse on theological matters.”
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Nebraska woman files federal lawsuit against ‘all homosexuals’ because they sin
Sylvia Driskell, 66, claims she is an “ambassador for God and his son, Jesus Christ,” and filed a 7-page, handwritten lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Omaha.
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Gay teacher ousted from Catholic school gets new job
Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, Neb., ousted Matthew Eledge after learning he was engaged to his same-sex partner.