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Gay marriage vote may come to Michigan in 2016
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — With more than half of voters supporting a repeal of Michigan's gay marriage ban, advocates say it's not a matter of if — but when — same-sex marriage is legal in the state. How soon? Gay rights activists plan a...
Tags: Judges, Defense of Marriage Act, Rick Snyder, Politics, Marriage
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INSIGHT-IRS has long history of burying non-profits in paperwork
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service staff have a long history of discouraging applications for tax-exempt status from controversial groups by burying them in complicated questionnaires, according to former IRS...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, Parties and Movements, Justice and Rights, Career and Workplace
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Making gay marriage legal
—On a gray, crisp Friday morning in April, the young Bethlehem couple walked into the Lehigh County Courthouse to request a marriage license. Unlike other couples who had come before them, they knew there was no possibility they'd be leaving...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Politics, Health Insurance, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Gay marriage bill fails to go to vote in Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD -- For Illinois' gay marriage proponents, it was supposed to be a historic week culminating in a collective "I do" from Springfield lawmakers. Thousands tuned in to social media and live streams throughout the day Friday, sending tweets...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Roman Catholicism, Defense of Marriage Act, Politics, Marriage
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Some U.S. churches cut ties as Boy Scouts drops ban on gay youth
ReutersBy Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 31 (Reuters) - Some U.S. religious leaders are cutting ties with the Boy Scouts of America, saying they will no longer permit local troops to meet at their churches in reaction to the group's decision to...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights, Social Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Supreme Court might dismiss Prop. 8 case on a technicality
SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers leading the fight for gay marriage in California have been quietly preparing state officials for the possibility the U.S. Supreme Court might dismiss the case on a technicality next month without deciding the fate of...
Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights
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A giant leap for gay Boy Scouts?
Pardon me if I'm encouraged -- but not enthused -- by the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to lift its century-old ban on gay scouts. I just can't get that excited about the fact that an organization that holds a deep-seated distrust in gay men...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Organizations
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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
Texas -- Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America delegates are expected to vote at a national meeting to lift its ban on gay youth membership. Although the...Tags: Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Rick Perry
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Activists rally ahead of Boy Scouts vote on gay youth ban
ReutersBy Marice Richter GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - Gay rights activists and members of conservative groups gathered in the Texas town of Grapevine on Wednesday where Boy Scouts of America delegates were expected to vote at a national meeting to...Tags: Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Even now, being gay is dangerous
Mark Carson was shot in the face because he's gay. His alleged killer, 33-year old Elliot Morales, is said to have confronted Carson, 32, and a companion, in New York's Greenwich Village last Friday night, yelling antigay slurs. When Carson walked away,...Tags: Ellen DeGeneres, Robin Williams, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights
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Shooting death of gay man rocks New York's cradle of gay rights
ReutersBy Anna Hiatt NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - Greenwich Village, the birthplace of the U.S. gay rights movement, remained in shock on Sunday over the shooting death of a gay man by a gunman who police said uttered anti-gay slurs before targeting the victim....Tags: Raymond W. Kelly, Shootings, New York City, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights
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Gay rights activists in Mexico City accuse police of abuses
MEXICO CITY -- Same-sex marriage is legal in this city. Gay and lesbian couples can adopt children, and the government touts tolerance and respect for "sexual diversity" in messages posted on subway platforms and bus billboards. Yet, according to...
Tags: Media Industry, Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Justice and Rights
Jun 10, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Jun 3, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Jun 5, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 1, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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May 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 23, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 19, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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