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Federal judge rules that gay couple denied benefits should receive compensation: "U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt deemed the
denial of healthcare and other benefits to the spouse of federal public
defender Brad Levenson to...
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A challenge to New York's recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere has failed in a 4-3 ruling by the state's highest court, the Ithaca Journal reports:
"The state Court of Appeals rejected a Christian legal group’s claim that the...
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The Mormon Church's endorsement of a Salt Lake City anti-discrimination ordinance that would protect gays and lesbians in matters of housing and employment has caused one of the state's biggest homophobes to ease in his positions on statewide rights...
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A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll shows a majority of New Jersey voters approve of marriage equality:
"Supporters of gay marriage may find New Jersey more hospitable than many other states, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released today. By a 46...
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The Domestic Partners Benefits and Obligations Act, authored by Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) advanced yesterday in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the Washington Post reports:
"After sometimes heated debate, the 23 to 12 vote in...
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A 2005 amendment banning same-sex marriage in the Texas may have inadvertently banned all marriages, says Houston attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a candidate for attorney general.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports:
"The amendment, approved by...
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As a follow-up to the video I posted earlier this month, Fox & Friends talks to former Brookstone manager Peter Vadala, who says he was fired for disagreeing with a co-worker about her lesbian "lifestyle" and says he's being discriminated...
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In September I posted about a bill signed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer eliminating state domestic partner benefits a year after they were implemented.
The Arizona Daily Star reported at the time: "A bill signed by Gov. Jan Brewer redefined a '...
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HRC Backstory reports: "Today, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics announced their ruling [pdf] that for a second time a proposed ballot measure that would undermine marriage equality in the District is not a proper subject for a referendum or...
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Austria's government has approved civil partnerships for same-sex couples, Agence France Presse reports:
"The compromise, achieved after weeks of wrangling between the ruling Social Democrats and their conservative coalition partner in government,...
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KSBW Sacramento reports that five new initiatives to repeal Proposition 8 received approval on Monday. Proponents must gather 694,354 for each: "All five measures begin with language stating that each would repeal
current provisions in the state...
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Paper: Two same-sex marriages have been conducted in Kuwait, under strict security.
OUT100 announced.
Goth strippers: Cast for Adam Lambert's "For Your Entertainment" video revealed.
Wingnut rally today over hate crimes: "The Rally for...
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Sign for Equality, an online drive to collect signatures to place an initiative on the 2010 California ballot that would repeal Proposition 8, was launched today by the group Love Honor Cherish.
Said Executive Director of Love Honor Cherish John...
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The city of Buenos Aires announced plans to allow gays and lesbians to get married, after a court ruled late last week that Alex Freyre and José María Di Bello had the right to get hitched in the Argentine capital, reports PinkNews....
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Meghan McCain discusses Carrie Prejean, hypocrisy, and marriage equality, in a new editorial in The Daily Beast:
I am of the mind-set that you should never record anything in
private that you wouldn't mind the whole world to see. Because somehow,...