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Marriage equality opponents, supporters rally at Iowa state capitol
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of gay marriage opponents gathered at the Iowa state capitol on Tuesday, where they prayed, sang and lobbied lawmakers to approve a ballot referendum to overturn the state’s marriage equality law.
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SLDN marks six month anniversary of DADT, calls for equal military benefits
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network on Tuesday marked the six month anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by calling on the Defense Department to extend available benefits and support to married gay and lesbian service members and their families.
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In effort to repeal same-sex marriage, NOM now supports civil unions
The National Organization for Marriage has endorsed a civil unions bill in New Hampshire, a stark departure from its well documented record of opposing any type of legal relationship for same-sex couples.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal on Christian group’s discrimination suit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from Christian groups in a federal lawsuit that challenged a discrimination policy of the California State University system.
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Straight students at San Francisco middle school combat homophobia
SAN FRANCISCO — Several straight students at Francisco Middle School in San Francisco’s Marina district have created a program to address homophobia in their school.
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Equality Nevada director Lauren Scott files to run for state assembly
RENO, Nev. — Nevada business consultant and community activist Lauren Scott has filed to run as a Republican candidate for the state Assembly, and if elected, would be the country’s first openly transgender person to serve as a state legislator.
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Anti-gay marriage vote looms in N.C., and a close call in Washington state
It’s coming down the wire in North Carolina, where an anti-gay ballot measure is looking an awful lot like the Prop 8 fight all over again. Meanwhile Denver Republicans vote to support civil unions, we’ll get a vote this week on ending marriage equality in New Hampshire, and President Obama speaks out against an anti-gay ballot measure.
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Urban Outfitters under fire for selling transphobic greeting card on website
Retailer Urban Outfitters has come under fire from many in the LGBT community for what advocates are calling a “transphobic” greeting card that was offered for sale on its website, but is now listed as sold out.
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Las Cruces, N.M. LGBT community center vandalized
Police in Las Cruces, N.M. are investigating an act of vandalism that occurred at the LGBT community center. According to a spokesperson at the center, an unknown person heaved a gear shaft from an automobile transmission, smashing one of the center’s front windows.
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Utah Governor vetoes abstinence-only sex education law
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Republican Governor Gary Herbert on Friday vetoed a controversial measure which would have banned the state’s public schools from teaching contraception as a way of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.