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Group of Minn. House Democrats key to passage of same-sex marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. — When it comes to legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota, supporters have the appearance of momentum: voters rejected a constitutional ban last fall, public opinion shows growing approval and each day seems to bring another national politician flocking to their cause.
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Kan. lawmakers approve bill that repeals ban on quarantining AIDS, HIV patients
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas state lawmakers have approved a bill to protect medical and emergency workers that also repeals a 25-year-old ban on quarantining AIDS and HIV patients.
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Whistleblower sues Rutgers University in abusive coach case
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — A former Rutgers University employee who made public the video that led to the basketball coach’s dismissal and the athletic director’s resignation has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university.
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Neb. man to stand trial for hate crime in attack on man he thought was gay
SIDNEY, Neb. — A western Nebraska man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he attacked another man outside a bar because he suspected the other man was gay.
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FBI called about anti-gay, racist messages at Pa. college
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania college has called in the FBI and increased security in some residence halls after a series of anti-gay and racist remarks were left on dormitory message boards.
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Texas A&M student president vetoes LGBT funding ‘opt-out’ bill
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The student body president at Texas A&M University on Friday vetoed a religious freedom bill passed by the student senate earlier this week that opponents said had only one intent — defunding the LGBT student center.
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Gay detainee accuses immigration authorities of endangering his life
SAN DIEGO – A 26-year-old gay man is accusing two immigration guards in El Centro, Calif. of making anti-gay slurs at him, violently roughing him up while in custody, and putting in danger his health and his life.
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Gay student’s HIV status revealed in student council smear campaign
HOUSTON — Campus police at the University of Houston-Downtown have launched an investigation over flyers that surfaced on campus that detailed private medical information about a gay student’s HIV status.
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Transgender high school senior wins battle to wear dress to school prom
HOUSTON — A transgender high school senior in Houston, Texas, has won a fight to wear a dress to the senior prom.
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Chicago-area black clergy members amp up support for same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — A group of black Chicago area clergy members say they’re supporting gay marriage not as a religious issue, but because it’s a matter of equality.