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Gallup poll finds U.S. support is “stable” after Supreme Court ruling
A new Gallup poll indicates that a large number of Americans believe gay marriage should be valid.
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TLC finally cancels ’19 Kids and Counting,’ and schedules an ‘education push’ instead
TLC is not moving forward with an 11th season of “19 Kids” featuring the Duggars, whose show “will no longer appear on the air,” the network told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Emotional Caitlyn Jenner accepts Ashe Courage Award at ESPYs
After her 10-minute speech, she received a standing ovation from some of the sporting world’s biggest stars.
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Salem, Mo. Native Counters Anti-Gay Flag Vote with LGBT Scholarship
In reaction to the Dent County Commission’s decision to fly flags “below half-staff in “mourning” over the legalization of gay marriage, Jacob Wilson created a $1,000 “Courage Scholarship” to be granted to a graduating high school senior who “has demonstrated or shows great potential to work for change in their community.”
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Military announces plan to lift transgender ban
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered a six-month study aimed at formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to military service, saying the Pentagon’s current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military need to be examined.
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Survey: It’s not OK for businesses to deny service to LGBTs
A majority of small business owners believe companies shouldn’t be allowed to withhold goods or services from lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people based on an owner’s religious beliefs, according to a survey released Monday.
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Resistance to gay marriages travels a well-worn path
Legal experts suggest that history might hint at how the coming months will unfold, as a handful of defiant clerks across the South and Midwest refuse to abide by the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that legalized gay marriage.
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Same-sex marriage ruling raises issues for Kansas, Missouri
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the nation, Kansas and Missouri legislators face debates next year over religious objections proposals and expanding their state’s anti-discrimination laws to protect gays and lesbians.
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Maricopa County attorney sidesteps same-sex adoption fight
The decision by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to farm out the services he’s legally required to provide lets him avoid backtracking on a policy of denying those services to same-sex couples after the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on gay marriage.
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American Samoa questions gay marriage validity in territory
American Samoa stands as the only U.S. territory to hold out against the recent Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage. But as the Pacific island’s attorney general reviews the decision, legal observers and gay rights advocates are saying it should go into effect immediately.