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Same-sex couples file federal lawsuit in Tenn. seeking marriage recognition
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four legally married same-sex couples on Monday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Nashville, challenging Tennessee laws that prevent the state from recognizing their marriages and treating them the same as all other legally married couples in Tennessee.
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Man arrested in Tenn. in shooting death of renowned gay equestrian
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An arrest was made Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service in connection with the shooting death of renowned, openly gay Long Island equestrian riding instructor Ross Reisner.
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Tenn. university student arrested over stolen ‘stars and stripes’ rainbow flag
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Police say they have recovered a controversial rainbow-colored flag that was taken from a display at Middle Tennessee State University.
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‘Stars and stripes’ rainbow flag stolen at Tenn. university following complaints
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A rainbow pride flag that emulates the American flag’s stars and stripes has stirred a controversy at Middle Tennessee State University.
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Tenn. denying name changes to legally married, same-sex couples
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is turning away same-sex couples married in other states who seek to have their names changed on driver’s licenses and other state documents.
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ACLU calls on Tenn. school to reinstate LGBT ‘safe space’ classroom posters
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee is asking the Rutherford County school board in Murfreesboro, Tenn., to reconsider a decision to take down posters identifying classrooms as safe spaces for LGBT students.
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Church kicks out family for supporting lesbian daughter in benefits fight
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — A Tennessee church has banned an entire family from its congregation after they supported their lesbian daughter while she fought for same-sex partner benefits from the town where she worked as a police detective.
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Gay couples turned away at marriage license offices in three Tenn. counties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Same-sex couples in at least three Tennessee counties applied for marriage licenses on Wednesday in a project coordinated by the Tennessee Equality Project.
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Tenn. city to offer benefits to same-sex domestic partners of city workers
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — Collegedale has become the first Tennessee city to offer benefits to same-sex domestic partners of city workers.
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Christian legal group says gay rights assignment was religious intolerance
CLIFTON, Tenn. — Officials at Columbia State Community College say they’re investigating claims by a Christian legal group that a psychology professor’s assignment about gay rights is teaching her students religious intolerance.