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Catholic Church political mailer draws complaint to N.C. elections board
The Catholic Dioceses of North Carolina have contributed $100,000 in support of Amendment One, a ballot initiative that goes before voters Tuesday, and if approved, would amend the state constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage.
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Joe Biden: ‘I am absolutely comfortable’ with same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday said he he doesn’t think that there should be any legal barriers to same sex marriage.
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Bill Clinton urges N.C. voters to reject ban on same-sex marriage
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has recorded a “robo call” to mobilize North Carolinians to vote in opposition to Amendment One, a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Eleven state Democratic Party chairs support marriage equality plank in national platform
WASHINGTON – Eleven state Democratic Party chairs from across the country have joined in support of a marriage equality plank in the party’s national platform.
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School refuses comment in dismissal of transgender student-teacher
WILMINGTON, Ohio — When an area school district dismissed a Wilmington College transgender senior in January on the second day of a student-teaching placement at Hillsboro High School, the district may have broken federal law.
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Colorado state House committee approves civil unions bill
In a shocking about-face, a Republican controlled House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill to establish civil unions in Colorado.
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It’s not okay to be gay in Tennessee high school yearbook
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. — A feature that appeared in the Lenoir City High School yearbook entitled “It’s OK to be Gay,” is not okay with at least one school board member, who has called for a criminal investigation of the yearbook’s faculty adviser.
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Reactions mixed over proposal to name Navy vessel after Harvey Milk
The proposal to name a U.S. Navy vessel after Harvey Milk is drawing mixed reactions in San Francisco, where the slain gay rights leader served as a city supervisor.
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Former deputy sues California agency; says he was fired because he is gay
MERCED, Calif — Ricardo Olguin is suing the Merced, Calif., County Sheriff’s Department for sexual harassment, claiming he was fired in 2011 because he is gay.
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Billy Graham urges North Carolina voters to ban marriage equality
Famed televangelist Rev. Billy Graham on Wednesday urged North Carolina voters to support an amendment to the state constitution banning same-sex marriage,