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Fargo, N.D., adopts resolution supporting LGBT residents
FARGO, N.D. — City commissioners in Fargo, N.D., on Monday voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to encourage “tolerance and acceptance of all citizens, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.”
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N.D. issues tax form for married, gay couples due to same-sex marriage ban
BISMARK, N.D. — The state of North Dakota has released a new tax form designed specifically for married, same-sex couples because the state does not recognize their unions.
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Grand Forks: First in N.D. to add protections for LGBT city workers
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks has become the first city in North Dakota to protect city employees and city job applicants from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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Grand Forks, N.D. considers ban on anti-LGBT employment discrimination
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — City leaders are considering whether to make Grand Forks the first North Dakota community to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Two more U.S. Senators announce their support for marriage equality
WASHINGTON — Two freshman Democratic senators from conservative states, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, have joined the growing chorus of lawmakers who say they support gay marriage.
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‘Don’t give up on North Dakota yet … progress will be made’
Last week the North Dakota Senate defeated SB 2252 with a 20-27 bipartisan vote, which would have amended the North Dakota Human Rights Act and the North Dakota Fair Housing Act to protect LGBT North Dakotans and their family from discrimination in housing,employment, public accommodations and public services. As a lifelong North Dakotan, I am appalled that our state, a state that prides itself on valuing others and taking care of our neighbors, continues to support rhetoric that is pro-discrimination…
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North Dakota state Senate kills bill to prohibit discrimination against gays
BISMARCK, N.D. — Lawmakers in the North Dakota state Senate had killed a bill that would have given gay and lesbian residents protections in the areas in the areas of housing, government, public services and the workplace.
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Gallup study ranks states according to population of LGBT residents
PRINCETON, NJ — The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) ranges from 1.7 percent in North Dakota to 5.1 percent in Hawaii, and 10 percent in the District of Columbia, according to a new study by Gallup.
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North Dakota lawmakers consider bill to prohibit anti-gay discrimination
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota legislators are considering a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, government, public services and the workplace.
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North Dakota voters elect first openly gay state legislator
FARGO, N.D. — In a historic first for the Peace Garden State, voters have elected the first openly gay state representative to the North Dakota Legislative Assembly.