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Nevada Assembly passes transgender hate crimes bill
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers made a strong statement Tuesday, passing a bill that says crimes motivated by hatred of transgender people will not be tolerated in the Silver State.
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With R.I. a done deal, focus shifts to gay marriage bills in six other states
With Rhode Island poised to become the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriage following a key vote in the state’s General Assembly scheduled for Thursday, supporters of marriage equality are shifting their focus to other states.
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State lawmaker comes out as Nevada senate advances marriage equality bill
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Senate, after an hour-long, soul-searching debate about equality, love and marriage passed a resolution late Monday repealing the state’s heterosexual definition of marriage, the first step in a long process to recognize gay marriage.
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Nevada same-sex marriage bill amended to protect churches
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A proposal seeking to clear the way for same-sex marriage in Nevada was amended Friday by the state Senate in a move designed to make it more acceptable to some lawmakers who struggled with their religious convictions.
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Nevada state Senate committee amends, passes marriage equality bill
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A Nevada Senate committee has taken a big step to not only repeal the state’s heterosexual definition of marriage but to recognize all marriages “regardless of gender.”
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ACLU: Nevada’s ‘infamous crime against nature’ statute targets gay teens
LAS VEGAS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada wants a federal court to declare unconstitutional a state law that criminalizes consensual sex between same-sex teenagers as a “crime against nature.”
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Nevada Senate panel hears testimony on repealing state’s gay marriage ban
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A Nevada state Senate committee heard testimony on Tuesday on a resolution to repeal the state’s constitutional provision that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Resolution seeks to repeal Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A resolution to repeal a section of the Nevada Constitution defining marriage as between and man and a woman, paving the way to legalize same-sex marriage, has been introduced in the Nevada Senate.
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Nev. Senate committee advances bill to add gender identity to hate crime statute
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A Nevada state Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would add gender identity to the list of protected identities in Nevada’s hate crime statute.
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Nevada lawmakers consider adding gender identity to hate crime statute
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Lawmakers are considering a measure to include transgender persons to the list of protected identities in Nevada’s hate crime statute.