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Maryland lawmaker claims marriage votes spurred alcohol abuse
A Maryland lawmaker told a local newspaper last week that legislators who voted for the state’s same-sex marriage bill contributed to his alcohol abuse. Delegate Don Dwyer (R-Anne Arundel County) told the Maryland Gazette in an interview the newspaper posted to its website on Saturday that he felt “betrayed” when Dels. Wade Koch (R-Baltimore County) […]
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Student asks to remain at all-female college after transitioning to male
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — An undergraduate student at Salem College, who is transitioning from a woman to a man, is asking to stay on the campus of the all-female school, a college alumnae says. Annie Webb, a 2005 Salem graduate, said in an email to fellow alumnae on Jan. 5 that a traditional student will be […]
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Lesbian couple condemned by cafe owner because they are gay
NEW BERN, N.C. — A married lesbian couple in North Carolina is outraged and going public after receiving a letter from a cafe owner condemning them because they are gay. Ariel and Shawnee McPhail said that after finishing their meal at The Stingray Café in New Bern, N.C., on December 4, the owner handed them […]
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Cook County, Ill., offering wallet-sized civil union, marriage certificates
Same-sex couples in Illinois now have an easier way to prove their civil union. Cook County Clerk David Orr unveiled wallet-sized civil union and marriage licenses Thursday, designed specifically for same-sex couples in a civil union or married couples with different last names. Image courtesy Cook County Clerk. “Couples are routinely asked to prove they […]
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Wash. judge refuses to perform same-sex marriages for ‘religious reasons’
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Superior Court judge in Washington states said he refuses to officiate same-sex marriage due to his “philosophical and religious reasons.” “I do not wish to perform same-sex marriages,” said Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor. Tabor told The Olympian that he did not intend for his choice “to be a […]
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First transgender contestant to compete for Miss California USA crown
Among the 229 contestants competing for the title of Miss California USA will be Kylan Arianna Wenzel, a 26-year-old transgender woman from Century City, Calif.
Wenzel will be the first ever transgender contestant after the Miss Universe Organization changed its rules in April last year — Miss Universe operates the Miss USA pageant, and the local pageants that determine the state delegates.
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Colorado governor calls for passage of same-sex civil unions bill
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, in his third State of the State address, called for civil union legislation to be passed this year.
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R.I. governor warns he will veto efforts to put same-sex marriage to a public vote
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Thursday that he would likely veto any attempt to put same-sex marriage to a public vote, and said state lawmakers owe it to voters to decide the issue in the legislature. The Rhode Island House of Representatives is scheduled to vote within weeks on legislation that would allow same-sex couples to marry, however opponents of same-sex marriage have expressed their support for alternative legislation that would put the question before voters.
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Colorado House appoints Ferrandino speaker, first for gay man in state
DENVER — When the Colorado General Assembly opened for business on Jan. 9, a transition of political power from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party established one the most diverse political bodies in the state’s history — including eight openly gay and lesbian lawmakers — and the closest thing to a guarantee in politics […]
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Marines: Spouses clubs must admit same-sex spouses to remain on bases
The U.S. Marine Corps said it has advised its legal staff that spouses clubs operating on its installations must admit same-sex spouses if they wish to remain on Marine bases. The announcement comes in response to a an ongoing controversy at the U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg installation in North Carolina, where the officers’ spouses club […]