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Tim Kaine’s evolution on marriage equality was painful to watch
When it came to marriage equality, Kaine was a cross between a pretzel and a waffle.
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123,000 same-sex weddings since the Supreme Court ruling last year
There are now about 491,000 same-sex marriages in the United States.
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No lesbians allowed: Rhode Island yacht club keeps ‘men only’ policy
Single women and married lesbians are not admitted, even as associates, because they are not married to a man.
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Episcopal bishop: Priests can wed gay couples without my OK
Delegates to the Episcopal General Convention voted overwhelmingly last year to change church law to allow same-sex marriages throughout the denomination.
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Arkansas court to hold hearing over birth certificates
Arkansas’ highest court will hear arguments over whether married same-sex couples can have the names of both spouses on their children’s birth certificate.
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Church of Scotland votes to allow gay marriage for clergy
Even though minsters can marry now, it “maintains its traditional view of marriage between a man and woman.”
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Italy joins rest of Europe in giving rights to gay couples
Italy was the last of the European Union’s 28 nations to grant legal recognition to civil unions.
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Watch: First same-sex couples start adopting kids in Mississippi
Same-sex couples across Mississippi are finalizing adoptions now that the state’s ban on such adoptions has ended.
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Alabama: Committee votes to let child care providers deny services to gay couples
Private adoption agencies in Alabama could turn away gay couples on religious grounds under a bill passed by a House Committee Wednesday.