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Windsor asks U.S. Supreme Court to take up DOMA lawsuit
An octogenarian New York lesbian who recently won her case against the Defense of Marriage Act at the district court level is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her lawsuit so that a final ruling can be made in her case.
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Target stores nationwide now selling greeting cards for same-sex unions
MINNEAPOLIS — Placed on greeting card racks under the headings of “For two special men” and “For two special women,” Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is now stocking greeting cards to celebrate same-sex unions.
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Lesbian couple refused use of facility for same-sex commitment ceremony
JACKSON, Miss. — A lesbian couple in Mississippi has been refused use of a state-owned museum facility that is routinely hired out for weddings and other functions because they are gay.
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LGBT bills unlikely to advance in Senate before Election Day
With a few months remaining in the 112th Congress — and a few weeks until lawmakers adjourn for August recess — advocates say the chances for advancing any pro-LGBT legislation even in the Democratic-controlled Senate are slim — at least before Election Day.
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Thomson Reuters says Minnesota anti-gay amendment is bad for business
MINNEAPOLIS -– Media giant Thomson Reuters on Friday said that a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota would be bad for business.
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LGBT studies program stirs controversy at University of Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. — A new minor at the University of Louisiana Lafayette is stirring up controversy and has some calling for the university to remove the program from its curriculum.
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Hundreds sign up to march in San Diego Pride Parade’s military contingent
SAN DIEGO – Active-duty service members have received official approval to march in their uniforms on July 21 as part of America’s Pride Parade military contingent, San Diego Pride officials said Thursday.
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University of Texas investigates associate professor’s study on children with gay parents
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas-Austin announced it is investigating a gay parenting study published last month that touched off a firestorm of criticism by LGBT advocacy groups, and a formal complaint by New York-based freelance writer Scott Rosensweig.
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$1 million attack on Tammy Baldwin’s Senate campaign produces little
Two separate half-million dollar attack ad campaigns targeting U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) in the Wisconsin Senate race may have produced zip for the special interest groups that launched them.
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Maryland election officials certify same-sex marriage referendum petition
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland election officials on Tuesday officially certified a petition to prompt a November referendum on the state’s same-sex marriage law.