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News (USA)
LGBTQ orgs & families sue Ron DeSantis to stop the “Don’t Say Gay” law
“This effort to control young minds through state censorship — and to demean LGBTQ lives by denying their reality — is a grave abuse of power.”
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News (USA)
Time’s Up lays off nearly all of their remaining staff to undertake a “reset”
Close to two dozen people are losing their jobs following the taint left on the organization due to two leaders’ involvement in the Andrew Cuomo scandal.
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Politics
Human Rights Campaign launches investigation into leader over his role in Andrew Cuomo’s scandal
Alphonso David claims that his former boss and co-workers “tried to use me,” but the Human Rights Campaign is now investigating to determine his future.
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Life
How one woman’s bad reaction to her daughter’s coming out led to nationwide marriage equality
Roberta Kaplan’s mom did not take the news well. She started banging her head repeatedly against the wall.
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News (USA)
Our side destroyed Mississippi’s ‘license to discriminate’ law in court
“We should have the right to celebrate our anniversary in any establishment we choose, and we should hold hands without fear of being humiliated.”
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News (USA)
Mississippi ban on adoption by same-sex couples ruled unconstitutional
The judge ruled for the couples who had sued, saying the ban is unconstitutional after recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage and benefits for gay couples.
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News (USA)
Judge hears arguments in challenge to Mississippi gay marriage ban
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge heard five hours of arguments Wednesday about whether to overturn Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage, and he pressed attorneys to say whether the state’s interests outweigh those of gay or lesbian couples who want the same legal rights as straight couples.
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News (USA)
DOMA attorney to lead federal challenge to Mississippi same-sex marriage ban
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage. The challenge was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Jackson on behalf of two same-sex couples and the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE).
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Life
Vikings hire prominent attorneys to help in settlement talks with Chris Kluwe
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have hired the attorney who investigated the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal and another who played a prominent role in the fight for marriage equality to help in settlement talks with former punter Chris Kluwe. Ted Wells, whose investigation in Miami found that guard Richie Incognito and two teammates engaged in persistent …
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Life
Logo network to air annual ‘Trailblazers’ broadcast to salute gay rights pioneers
NEW YORK — The Logo network next month will launch what it hopes will become an annual televised event saluting pioneers in the gay rights movement, with the woman who challenged the federal Defense of Marriage act as the first honoree.
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Life
Johns Hopkins Univ. to honor DOMA plaintiff, attorney with honorary degrees
BALTIMORE — Two women involved in a case challenging the federal government’s recognition of same-sex marriages that went to the Supreme Court are among the people receiving honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins University at commencement next month.
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News (USA)
Book ignites media slugfest over history of marriage equality movement
To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case that challenged California’s Proposition 8 would be an understatement. The book, “Forcing the Spring,” by The New York Times writer Jo Becker, has been thoroughly pilloried by many plugged-in LGBT activists and journalists this week, both publicly and privately.
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News (USA)
Appeals court rejects request by DOMA attorney to join Utah marriage hearing
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court says it will not allow an attorney representing three same-sex Utah couples to take part in an upcoming hearing on the state’s gay marriage ban.