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Vermont group that pushed for 1st gay marriage law disbands
The Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force say its work is done and it’s disbanding.
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Federal judge delays civil suit in same-sex couple’s custody case
A federal judge has delayed a Vermont woman’s lawsuit against people she maintains helped her former same-sex partner and their daughter flee the country rather than comply with child custody orders.
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Vermont governor bans state funded travel to Indiana
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is banning all non-essential state-funded trips to Indiana because of that state’s new religious-freedom law that critics say opens the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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Former Vt. governor Jim Douglas’ memoir tackles same-sex marriage veto
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Former Gov. Jim Douglas says he was acting on conscience in 2009 when he vetoed a same-sex marriage law that had been passed by the state Legislature. In a frank new memoir being released Wednesday, the 63-year-old Douglas said that he had no objection to same-sex couples forming relationships and that he and his wife Dorothy have gay friends.
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Lesbian couple sues Vt. town claiming a decade of anti-gay harassment
ADDISON, Vt. — A lesbian couple is suing the town of Addison, Vt., alleging they have been subjected to 10 years of discrimination, harassment and intimidation by residents and town officials because of their sexual orientation.
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New website features legal info for LGBT, HIV+ youth in New England
BOSTON — A Boston-based LGBT legal rights advocacy group has set up a new website to provide helpful information to young people in New England about their legal rights in school, sports, work and the juvenile justice system.
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Va. Mennonite pastor appeals conviction in Vt. same-sex custody battle
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Mennonite pastor from Virginia convicted of helping a woman flee the country rather than share custody of her daughter with her former lesbian partner says his federal conviction should be thrown out because no part of the crime occurred in Vermont, where he was arrested, prosecuted and found guilty.
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Vt. House passes bill requiring equal heath coverage for married, gay couples
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont House of Representatives has voted to require out-of-state companies that offer health coverage to the spouses of opposite-sex married couples to provide the same benefits to same-sex couples.
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Pastor held in custody for refusing to testify in same-sex custody dispute
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont federal judge has ordered a pastor to be held in custody after the man refused to answer grand jury questions about his role in helping a woman and her daughter flee the country in a same-sex custody case.
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Vermont couple who lost discrimination suit films anti-gay marriage ad in Maine
A Vermont couple who agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a lesbian couple from New York who claimed that their Inn refused to host their wedding reception because they were a same-sex couple, appear in a new ad advocating against same-sex marriage in neighboring Maine.