All posts by Justin Snow
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Majority of Republicans would vote for a gay candidate
A majority of Republicans say the sexual orientation of a congressional candidate would not impact their vote, a new poll found. Sixty-eight percent of Republicans...
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Barring Supreme Court intervention, Virginia same-sex marriages could begin next week
A federal appeals court paved the way Wednesday for same-sex marriages to begin in Virginia on Aug. 20. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...
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LGBT groups voice support for family of Michael Brown
Nearly 20 LGBT-rights organizations issued a letter voicing their solidarity with the family of Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager who was shot and killed...
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Obama, Republican leaders welcome participants of Gay Games
President Barack Obama welcomed participants of the 2014 Gay Games with a video statement Saturday, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to LGBT equality. “I know that...
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Florida attorney general says Supreme Court should address same-sex marriage
Florida attorney general says Supreme Court should address same-sex marriage
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Marriage equality’s race back to the Supreme Court
A case challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage reached the U.S. Supreme Court Friday, marking the third marriage equality case now before the nation’s highest...
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Rand Paul’s same-sex marriage balancing act
Libertarian vs. GOP presidential candidate?
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Supreme Court asked to hear Oklahoma same-sex marriage case
A case challenging Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage reached the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, marking the second marriage-equality case to be petitioned to the nation’s...
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LGBT-rights draw little emphasis at Africa summit
The Obama administration is facing criticism for failing to emphasize support for LGBT-rights during a historic gathering of African leaders in Washington this week. Beginning Monday,...
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Virginia attorney general will ask Supreme Court to hear marriage equality case
Virginia attorney general will ask Supreme Court to hear marriage equality case
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Utah appeals same-sex marriage case to Supreme Court
The state of Utah formally appealed a case striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, once again placing the...
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Third Florida judge rules against same-sex marriage ban
A third state judge in as many weeks declared Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Monday. Circuit Court Judge Dale...
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Religious freedom bill could spur adoption discrimination
Legislation introduced in Congress this week aimed at protecting the religious beliefs of child welfare service providers is drawing criticism from LGBT-rights advocates who say the...
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to New Jersey “ex-gay therapy” ban
A challenge to New Jersey’s law prohibiting “ex-gay therapy” for minors was dismissed by a federal judge Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge Freda Wolfson dismissed...
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Toni Atkins briefly becomes California’s first out gay governor
For a few brief hours Wednesday, California will have its first openly gay governor. California State Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins (D), who is gay, will...
