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Protesters calling for statewide LGBT protections arrested at Utah capitol
SALT LAKE CITY — About a dozen protesters calling for a statewide anti-discrimination law that includes sexual and gender orientation protections were arrested Monday after blocking the doors to a committee meeting room at the Utah Capitol.
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Mormon church, religious groups weigh in on Utah’s same-sex marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of religious organizations has come together to urge a federal appeals court to uphold same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma, saying unions between a man and woman are best for children, families and society.
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Protesters block Utah governor’s office in call for statewide LGBT protections
SALT LAKE CITY — About 15 protesters are blocking the doors to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s main office on Monday to call for a statewide anti-discrimination law that protect sexual or gender orientation.
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Discredited Regnerus study demonizing gay parents continues its reign of error
For the anti-gay movement, call it the gift that keeps on giving. The thoroughly discredited study by University of Texas sociology professor Mark Regnerus that was released July 2012 has turned up yet again, this time in the initial brief filed on behalf of the state of Utah in its fight against marriage equality. The brief suggests that children will somehow be endangered by marriage equality, and the Regnerus study is supposed to lend credence to the false claim that children raised in same-sex households fare worse in many ways than in households with opposite-sex couples…
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Utah anti-discrimination bill dead as lawmakers avoid LGBT-related legislation
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah Republican Senator pushing for a statewide anti-discrimination law says his bill appears to be dead as party leaders in the state Senate have decided to avoid legislation that may impact the state’s gay marriage case.
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Utah defends gay marriage ban: Marriage is ‘principally a child-centered institution’
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state attorneys filed their opening argument to the federal appeals court reviewing the state’s same-sex marriage ban, saying the optimal environment for raising children is with a mother and father.
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Twitter gaffes from Utah lawmakers stoke criticism of transphobia
SALT LAKE CITY — The leader of the Utah Senate and another state lawmaker are apologizing Monday after tweets sent from their accounts earlier in the day were criticized as transphobic and insensitive.
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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.
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Ten attorneys general file brief supporting Nev. same-sex marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes and top law officers from nine other states are fighting a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s same-sex marriage ban, arguing no fundamental right to same-sex marriage exists.
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Lesbian couple awaiting child sues Utah over marital rights
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lesbian couple awaiting a child has sued Utah, asking the state to recognize their marriage and all accompanying rights.