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Texas Senate committee advances bill to equalize protections for gay teens
AUSTIN, Texas — Parents of gay teens urged Texas lawmakers on Tuesday to give their children the same legal protection as heterosexuals when it comes to prosecuting sex crimes — pleas that helped push a key Senate committee to cast a vote bucking the state’s long history of opposing the expansion of gay rights.
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Top Illinois House Republican won’t say if he supports marriage equality bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The top Republican in the Illinois House won’t say how he would vote on a measure that would allow same-sex couples to marry.
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Mont. House endorses measure to decriminalize gay sex
HELENA, Mont. — The Montana state House on Tuesday endorsed a bill that would repeal an obsolete state law criminalizing gay sex a day after voting to bypass the committee that tabled the measure.
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Calif. tax bill seeks to punish Boy Scouts for anti-gay ban
SAN FRANCISCO — California lawmakers are considering making the Boy Scouts of America and other youth groups that do not accept gay, transgender or atheist members and leaders ineligible for some state tax exemptions.
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Texas lawmakers consider new legal protections for sexually active gay teens
AUSTIN, Texas — In Texas, where attempts to expand gay rights have run into strong opposition from Republican leaders, state lawmakers are considering new legal protections for sexually active gay teens.
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Detroit Catholic leaders say gay marriage supporters should resist Communion
DETROIT — The Catholic Archbishop of Detroit says that that Catholics who receive Communion while advocating in favor of same-sex marriage is an act of “perjury,” while a local professor advised that those who “promote” gay marriage should not try to receive holy Communion.
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Oregon AG’s office rejects gay marriage opponents’ effort to confuse voters on ballot title
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon attorney general’s office on Friday rejected an attempt by gay marriage opponents to confuse voters by rewriting the ballot title for a proposed initiative that would legalize same-sex marriage in Oregon.
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Ill. House GOP leader supports marriage bill as ‘tremendous momentum’ builds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A Republican leader in the Illinois House said Monday that his support for legalizing gay marriage in the state could persuade colleagues to join him on an issue he says has “tremendous momentum,” while the Governor told reporters he’s confident same-sex marriage will soon become law in Illinois.
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Mont. state House advances bill to repeal obsolete law that criminalizes gay sex
HELENA, Mont. — The Montana House is moving forward with a measure that would repeal an obsolete state law that criminalizes gay sex, despite a committee’s decision to table it.
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Okla. state House approves resolution opposing same-sex marriage
OKLAHOMA CITY — Weighing in on the recently energized debate around gay marriage, the Oklahoma House approved a resolution without opposition Monday to reaffirm marriage as a union between a man and a woman and support the federal Defense of Marriage Act.