All posts by Justin Snow
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U.S. sounds the alarm over anti-gay Nigerian law
The State Department and human rights advocates are voicing concerns over a new law in Nigeria that not only outlaws same-sex marriage, but LGBT organizations...
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Federal judge strikes down Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban
Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge Tuesday. “The Court holds that Oklahoma’s constitutional amendment limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples...
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Chris Christie’s veto of transgender-rights bill enrages advocates
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation Monday that would have lessened the requirements for transgender individuals seeking to obtain an amended birth certificate in...
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State Department issues warning to Americans traveling to Sochi Olympics
The State Department issued a travel alert Friday warning Americans planning to travel to Russia for the Sochi Winter Olympics to “remain attentive regarding their...
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Obama administration will recognize Utah’s same-sex marriages
The federal government will recognize same-sex marriages performed in Utah, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday. In a video statement released by the Justice Department,...
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HRC urges Justice Department to recognize Utah’s same-sex marriages
Attorney General Eric Holder was urged Thursday by the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization to federally recognize the more than 1,300 same-sex marriages performed in Utah...
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Utah governor’s office places same-sex marriages on hold
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert instructed members of his cabinet Monday to place state recognition of same-sex marriage “on hold” following a decision by the U.S....
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Supreme Court decision leaves Utah same-sex couples in legal limbo
The unexpected advancement of marriage equality in one of the most conservative states in the nation came screeching to a halt Monday, leaving those same-sex...
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Supreme Court blocks same-sex marriages in Utah
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ordered a halt to same-sex marriages in Utah while the case is appealed. In a brief order that offered no...
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Utah urges Supreme Court to block same-sex marriages
Utah asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to bring a halt to same-sex marriages in the heavily Mormon state. In a stay request filed with...
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2013 ends with flurry of advances for marriage equality
The year it set to end after a series of victories for marriage equality in numerous states, culminating with one federal court’s decision leading to...
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Federal judge rules Utah’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal judge declared Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Friday. U.S District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled that while marriage law has traditionally...
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Obama: U.S. delegation to Sochi Olympics ‘speaks for itself’
President Obama said Friday that the composition of the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, “speaks for itself,” while specifically naming two...
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Brian Boitano comes out as third gay American delegate to Sochi Olympics
The number of out gay athletes part of the U.S. delegations to the Sochi Winter Olympics increased to three Thursday after Brian Boitano came out...
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New Mexico Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal
The New Mexico Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in the state Thursday, making New Mexico the nation’s first Southwest state to legalize marriage equality....
