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Despite Pope’s message, R.I. bishop to continue to speak against gay marriage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, known for his activism against legalizing same-sex marriage, struck a conciliatory tone Friday after Pope Francis criticized the Catholic Church for being too obsessed with gays and abortion, but signaled little change in his anti-gay activism.
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New website features legal info for LGBT, HIV+ youth in New England
BOSTON — A Boston-based LGBT legal rights advocacy group has set up a new website to provide helpful information to young people in New England about their legal rights in school, sports, work and the juvenile justice system.
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R.I. bishop switches from Democrat to Republican over gay marriage, abortion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Roman Catholic bishop of Providence says he has become a registered Republican because he can not be associated with the Democratic party’s views on abortion and same-sex marriage.
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A momentous day: Gay couples get hitched in Minnesota, Rhode Island
In public celebrations and intimate ceremonies, gay couples exchanged vows Thursday in Minnesota and Rhode Island as the number of places where same-sex couples can wed grew to more than a quarter of U.S. states.
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Officials in R.I. begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Same-sex marriages have begun in Rhode Island, and local officials are for the first time issuing marriage licenses to gay couples who wish to marry in the state.
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R.I. to join rest of New England when gay marriage law takes effect Thursday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Federico Santi and John Gacher have been a couple for four decades, so they plan to waste little time when Rhode Island joins the rest of New England in extending marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples on Thursday.
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As more states legalize gay marriage, couples consider renewing vows
Maggie George and Rebecca Voelkel have married each other twice, first ceremonially in their Minneapolis church in 2006, then legally while visiting San Francisco five years ago. Now the couple is mulling whether to do it all again — or to simply sleep through it — when gay marriage becomes legal in Minnesota this week.
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R.I. cities won’t open early when gay marriage law takes effect
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence and other Rhode Island communities won’t be issuing marriage licenses early on the morning that it becomes legal for same-sex couples to marry in the state.
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State legislatures buck Catholic Church on same-sex marriage
Frank Ferri made peace with God years ago. Last month, Ferri defeated the Roman Catholic Church. The openly gay state representative led the fight to legalize same-sex marriage in what may be the most Catholic state in the nation’s most Catholic region.
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R.I. bishop warns Catholics against attending ‘immoral’ gay weddings
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin issued a warning to Catholics this week that are not free to “endorse or ignore immoral or destructive behavior,” and advised against attending any gay weddings now that same-sex marriage has been legalized in Rhode Island.