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Marriage News Watch:
April 27, 2015We’ll have oral argument before the Supreme Court this week. Ted Cruz has introduced two new bills in Congress to stop marriage, but they may backfire on him. And the National Organization for Marriage has lost yet another court case.
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Thousands descend on Washington ahead of historic Supreme Court hearing on marriage equality
Thousands of supporters and opponents of marriage equality descended on Washington this weekend and met at the steps of the Supreme Court Saturday, but not before those opposed to same-sex unions held what they called their “largest march for marriage yet.”
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Stories of love, life, death mark U.S. Supreme Court marriage equality cases
Some sued for the right to marry, while others are fighting to have states recognize a marriage performed elsewhere. They include young parents and grandparents, as well as a couple of grieving men who already have lost their life partners.
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Ohio man, deceased husband: The faces of the marriage equality movement
Jim Obergefell hadn’t thought about becoming one of the most visible figures in the marriage equality movement. He just wanted to marry the love of his life for 21 years.
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Adoption struggle leads couple into same-sex marriage fight
On paper, Paul Campion’s home seemed perfect for a foster child – and one of the students he worked with as a school counselor was begging to be taken in. His partner was the PTA president, and they had three adopted children already. But they were a gay couple in Kentucky.
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A new baby pulled New York couple into Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit
Married and living in New York City, Joseph Vitale and Robert Talmas joined the legal battle over Ohio’s same-sex marriage law because that’s where their adopted son was born. Both fathers want to be listed on Cooper’s birth certificate.
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After four decades in secret, Kentucky couple fights for the next generation
Luke Barlowe and Jimmy Meade never held hands in public. For more than 40 years, they lived together quietly, afraid to out themselves as a couple.
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A long road from high school crush to the fight for marriage equality
Every time Kim Franklin saw Tammy Boyd in their small town of Simpsonville, Kentucky, a Rod Stewart ballad streamed through her head: “Some guys have all the luck.”
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Marriage issue complicates immigration, motherhood for Tennessee couple
When Valeria Tanco and Sophy Jesty began dating during post-graduate veterinary training at Cornell University, their relationship faced more than the usual run of hurdles.
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Faith guides Kentucky minister to protest for same-sex marriage rights
Maurice Blanchard says anti-gay sentiment was rampant where he grew up in South Carolina. Now he’s one of a group of plaintiffs in cases seeking to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the country.