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W.Va. county clerk wins more time to answer same-sex marriage suit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A judge is giving the clerk of West Virginia’s biggest county 60 more days to answer a lawsuit over the state’s ban on same-sex marriages.
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County clerk in W.Va. seeks delay in same-sex marriage lawsuit
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The clerk of West Virginia’s biggest county says she needs more time to respond to a lawsuit over the state’s ban on same-sex marriages and has asked a judge to postpone her Wednesday deadline.
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Lambda Legal files federal lawsuit seeking marriage equality in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A national gay rights organization is challenging West Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages.
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W.Va. House scraps bills to prohibit jury discrimination against gays
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bid that would have prohibited discrimination against gays and lesbians in jury selection in West Virginia failed in the state House.
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W.Va. House approves bill prohibiting jury discrimination against gays
Gays and lesbians can be fired or evicted in West Virginia because of their sexual orientation, but they could no longer be excluded from serving on juries under a bill passed by the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
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Bill to add LGBT protections to W.Va. anti-discrimination law falters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the U.S. Supreme Court heard historic arguments over same-sex marriage, a lead supporter signaled defeat Wednesday for the latest bid in the House of Delegates to add sexual orientation and gender identity to West Virginia’s anti-discrimination laws.
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West Virginia Senators split on DOMA repeal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller says he now opposes a federal law barring same-sex marriage. But his fellow Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin, still supports the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act.
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W.Va. state Senate advances bill to charge for HIV testing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Facing pressure from shrinking federal funds, the West Virginia Senate advanced a bill Thursday that would allow local health departments to charge patients for testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
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W.Va. Senate to consider adding sexual orientation to Human Rights Act
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate President Jeffrey Kessler expects to introduce a bill by the end of the week that would prohibit firing or evicting anyone on the basis of their sexual orientation.
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West Virginia refuses drivers license to legally married same-sex spouse
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s been a year since Cynthia Landis married her partner, Melissa Landis, in the District of Columbia, and since that time Cynthia’s legal last name has been Landis — in fact, it now says so on her Social Security card, her District of Columbia marriage certificate and her Virginia driver’s license.