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Remembering Tyler Clementi, one year since gay teen jumped to his death
On this day one year ago, Tyler Clementi — an 18-year-old student at Rutgers University — jumped to his death from the George Washington bridge after a sexual encounter he had with another man was allegedly streamed online by his roommate.
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‘Yelp’ removes negative comments, ratings condemning anti-gay bridal shop
Online review website “Yelp” has removed more than 1,000 negative reviews of a New Jersey bridal shop after it was flooded with comments bashing the shop for refusing to sell a wedding dress to a lesbian bride-to-be.
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Homophobic bridal shop owner refuses to sell wedding dress to lesbian bride
A New Jersey bridal shop has refused to sell a wedding dress to a lesbian bride-to-be, calling the couple’s pending nuptials an “illegal action.”
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Congress lashes out at gay families, APA supports gay marriage
It’s been a busy week, with an incredibly offensive anti-gay brief coming out of Congress. But a surprise announcement from the American Psychological Association could put a stop to such briefs in the future.
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Impact of New York’s marriage equality law is already spreading
This week: Rhode Island is getting civil unions, Maine will collect signatures to overturn that state’s marriage ban, and seven couples have sued New Jersey to do the same there. The AMA endorsed marriage equality, the NOM won’t be allowed to use secret donors in Minnesota, the DOJ sided against DOMA in one case and with DOMA in another.
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Seven gay couples sue NJ demanding civil unions be recognized as marriage
Seven gay and lesbian couples have joined with LGBT advocacy groups Garden State Equality and Lambda Legal on Wednesday in filing suit against the state of New Jersey demanding their partnerships be recognized as marriages, not as civil unions.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: ‘I’m not a fan of same-sex marriage’
Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex marriage, and “that will be the view of our state” — as long as he is the Governor.
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NJ lawmaker: Voting against marriage equality ‘biggest mistake of my career’
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney (D) on Monday apologized in a speech on the Senate floor for casting a vote against marriage equality in January 2010.
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Molly Wei, defendant in Tyler Clementi suicide case, strikes plea deal
Molly Wei, one of two former Rutgers University students accused of spying on Tyler Clementi with a webcam just days before he committed suicide, has struck a plea deal to avoid jail time on the condition she testifies against her co-defendant in the case.
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Federal immigration judge halts deportation case of same-sex spouse
A federal immigration judge on Friday halted the deportation of Henry Velandia, a Venezuelan native who married U.S. citizen Josh Vandiver in Connecticut last year.