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Quinn’s rising political prominence highlights NYC parade dispute
She’s a leading candidate to be New York’s next mayor. She’s already one of its top Irish-American officials. Christine Quinn is also a lesbian and proud of it. And that’s why the City Council speaker won’t be marching in Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an event so entrenched in New York tradition that it’s older than the United States.
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Tribal same-sex marriage bill approved, gay couple weds
HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. — With an exchange of rings and a kiss, two men became spouses Friday during a ceremony at a northern Michigan Indian reservation after the tribal chairman signed a measure approving same-sex marriage in a state where it’s officially banned.
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Human rights ordinance on hold in Royal Oak, Mich., as opponents seek voter approval
ROYAL OAK, Mich. — A suburban Detroit community’s human rights ordinance that would make it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and a number of other factors has been placed on hold as opponents seek to put the issue before voters.
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Poll shows increasing support for marriage equality in Pennsylvania
The latest Public Policy Polling found a 14 point increase in support for same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania over the last year and a half.
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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s gay son leads to a change of heart on marriage equality
WASHINGTON — Conservative U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), announced Thursday he has reversed his longtime opposition to same-sex marriage, saying he has evolved on the issue after learning two years ago that his now 21-year-old son, Will, is gay.
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Safe Schools Act re-introduced in U.S. House, aims to help prevent bullying
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.) on Thursday re-introduced The Safe Schools Improvement Act in the U.S. House, a bill to help ensure a safe learning environment at schools nationwide and provide necessary resources to prevent school bullying and reduce the rising drop-out rate.
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Poll: Majority of Americans believe marriage equality is a civil rights issue
A new poll finds that the majority of Americans believe that marriage equality is a civil rights issue, and that it will inevitably become legal – whether they support it or not.
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Tax records: Chick-fil-A donations to anti-LGBT groups nearly doubled in 2011
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A — embroiled in a controversy last year surrounding the millions of dollars it donated in 2009 and 2010 to anti-gay organizations — almost doubled it’s charitable donations to anti-gay groups in 2011, according to newly released IRS documents.
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Transgender protections bill fails to pass Maryland senate committee
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A bill that would have prohibited discrimination against transgender Marylanders in the areas of housing, employment, and public accommodations, failed on Thursday to pass a committee vote.
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Davis, Calif., police ID suspect in possible hate crime attack on gay man
DAVIS, Calif. — Police in Davis, Calif., have identified a suspect in a brutal attack on a gay man last weekend, and said they were investigating the violent beating as a possible hate crime.