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Rhode Island state House expected to vote on same-sex marriage Thursday
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island House is poised to debate and vote on legislation that would allow gay and lesbian couples to marry — the first time the issue has gone to a legislative vote in the only New England state without same-sex marriage.
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LGBT group’s offices at Boston College Law School vandalized with gay slurs
Rather than honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment to civil rights, or the President’s call for LGBT equality during his inaugural address, vandals at Boston College Law School used the three-day weekend to deface the office of an LGBT student group, reports Above The Law.
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Civil union bill gets inital approval from Colorado Senate committee
A bill to establish relationship recognition for Colorado same-sex couples passed its first legislative test today. The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee gave initial approval to The Colorado Civil Union Act 3-2 on a party line vote.
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Ketchum becomes third Idaho city to pass LGBT non-discrimination ordinance
KETCHUM, Idaho — LGBT folks who live, work and play in the south-central Idaho town of Ketchum will soon be included in a city wide non-discrimination policy.
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Reports of the death of Equality California ‘are greatly exaggerated’
The reports of the death of Equality California (EQCA) are greatly exaggerated, the nonprofit’s new boss tells San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Like Mark Twain once did, John O’Connor, who became EQCA’s executive director about six weeks ago, is dispelling rumors about the health of the organization.
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House GOP to Supreme Court: Gays too powerful to warrant judicial protection
Republican members of the U.S. House leadership on Tuesday told the U.S. Supreme Court it should uphold the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as constitutional, arguing that gays and lesbians are a powerful interest group, and do not warrant “judicial intervention.”
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Gay rights activists laud Obama’s inaugural address, now want action
President Barack Obama’s emphatic gay rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and exhortations as to what steps should be taken next.
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Prop 8 proponents urge Supreme Court to uphold voters’ ban on same-sex marriage
Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 — the 2008 voter approved ban on same-sex marriage — urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to preserve the state’s definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, the first of many arguments the high court will hear this year on the issue of marriage equality.
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Democrats work to extend gay-inclusive anti-violence bill
Congressional Democrats have renewed their push to revive the key federal program that protects women against domestic violence. They sought to diminish Republican objections that blocked passage of the legislation last year by removing a provision that would increase visas for immigrant victims of domestic abuse.
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Despite legal unions, same-sex couples still can’t file joint federal taxes
WASHINGTON — Even though an increasing number of states are legalizing gay marriage, same-sex married couples still won’t be able to file joint federal tax returns this year. The federal Defense of Marriage Act defines marriage as “a legal union between one man and one woman,” and that’s what the Internal Revenue Service follows when […]