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Illinois marriage equality bill to be considered in State Senate Wednesday
Illinois State Sen. Heather Steans (D) said Tuesday a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois will be heard by a Senate committee Wednesday night and a full Senate vote on a bill could come as early as Thursday.
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Transgender man who gave birth hits snag in Arizona divorce proceeding
An Arizona man who gained national attention for giving birth after having a sex-change operation, has hit a snag in his divorce proceedings because the presiding judge has questioned whether the marriage was ever legal in Arizona because he is transgender.
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Westboro announces plans to protest same-sex marriage in Maryland
The Westboro Baptist Church, home of anti-gay extremists known for their “Gods hates fags” and “God hates dead soldiers” protests, has received permits to rally in front of courthouses in Towson and Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, according to police officials.
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Chicago Cardinal urges Catholics to oppose marriage equality bill
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George officially entered the political debate over same-sex marriage on Tuesday, issuing a pastoral letter that urges parishioners to contact state legislators and voice their opposition to a planned bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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Kansas sues lesbian couple’s sperm donor for child support
TOPEKA, Kan. — A man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple is now being sued for child support by the Kansas Department of Children and Families.
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Maryland gay couples ring in the New Year with first same-sex unions
After 35 years together, Jim Scales, 68, and William Tasker, 60, married shortly after midnight on Tuesday, becoming one of the first same-sex couples in Maryland to wed under the state’s new marriage equality law.
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Wyoming lawmaker hopes national victories will lead to local progress
A Wyoming lawmaker is hoping that recent victories for marriage equality around the nation and growing support for LGBT rights, will translate to success during the state’s upcoming legislative session.
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Maryland couples await 2013 as marriage equality law takes effect at 12:01 a.m.
Same-sex couples in Maryland are eagerly awaiting the New Year, as at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the state’s new marriage equality law takes effect.
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Barney Frank comes out in opposition to Hagel nomination
Retiring gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) announced on Monday that he strongly opposes the nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary based on the former senator’s 1998 anti-gay comments and record on LGBT issues.
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Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George: Same-sex marriage ‘violates natural law’
With Illinois state lawmakers poised to consider a marriage equality bill in the lame duck session that begins Wednesday, Catholic bishops and other advocates of “traditional” are taking a new approach: same-sex marriage simply violates natural law.