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Marriage equality supporters, opponents gather outside federal appeals court
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court is taking up the issue of same-sex marriage on Tuesday in a case that could determine the future of marriage equality in Virginia, while demonstrators on both sides of the issue clashed outside the Lewis Powell Courthouse in downtown Richmond.
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Gay rights groups in three states keeping a close watch on Va. marriage appeal
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court decision invalidating Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban would have at least some impact on similar prohibitions in three neighboring states, gay-rights activists said Monday.
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Federal appeals court in Va. to hear same-sex marriage case
RICHMOND, Va. — Advocates and opponents of gay marriage will turn their attention to Virginia, where a federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case challenging the state’s ban on same-sex unions.
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Gay rights advocates calling for changes to Virginia tax policy
RICHMOND, Va. — An advocacy group is calling for changes to Virginia’s tax law. Married same-sex couples in Virginia can file joint tax returns with the federal government but not with Virginia.
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School review committee votes against censoring book ‘Two Boys Kissing’
WARRENTON, Va. — A Virginia high school review committee has voted not to censor a contested book from the school’s library that depicts two boys kissing on its cover.
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Report: Marriage equality will add $60 million to Va. economy over 3 years
NORFOLK, Va. — As a federal appeals considers a ruling that overturned Virgina’s ban on same-sex marriage, a new report finds that marriage equality would add $60 million to the state’s economy.
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Va. attorney general files brief supporting same-sex marriage
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s attorney general has told an appellate court reviewing a judge’s ruling that the state’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional that gays and lesbians have just as much right to marry as interracial and heterosexual couples.
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Parent wants book about ‘Two Boys Kissing’ removed from school library
WARRENTON, Va. — A Virginia high school is once again considering a parent’s appeal to remove a book from the school’s library that depicts two boys kissing on its cover.
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Fight over same-sex marriage echoes decades-old battle of Loving v. Virginia
WASHINGTON — To some people in Virginia, the fight over legalization of same-sex marriage echoes a decades-old battle over the state’s 1924 law banning marriage between white and black people. But opponents of gay marriage reject the comparison.
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Judge puts one Va. gay marriage case on hold while other case is appealed
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal judge has put one lawsuit challenging Virginia’s gay marriage ban on hold while another makes its way through the appeals process.