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Federal judge declares Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban was struck down as unconstitutional by a federal judge Tuesday. “Today, certain citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are not guaranteed the...
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O’Malley Signs Transgender Rights Bill
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) on Thursday, May 15 signed into law a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression in...
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Federal judge orders Utah recognize married same-sex couples
A federal judge ordered the state of Utah to recognize the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples married in the state earlier this year...
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Federal judge strikes down Oregon same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban, declaring the law unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Monday. “Because Oregon’s marriage laws discriminate on...
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Transgender military equality: The plan of attack
Inside the fight for transgender equality in the American military
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The Silence of the Gay CEOs
When it comes to sexuality, gay CEOs stay off-the-radar
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Court halts Arkansas same-sex marriages
The Arkansas Supreme Court put same-sex marriages on hold in the state Friday following a week of legal confusion. The decision by the state Supreme...
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Obama, Kerry mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
President Barack Obama marked the 10th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia with a renewed commitment to defend the equal rights of LGBT people....
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White House backs review of military’s transgender ban
The White House signaled their support Friday for a Pentagon review of the military’s longstanding ban on transgender servicemembers. Asked by Metro Weekly if President...
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Idaho same-sex marriages put on hold
Same-sex marriages in Idaho will not proceed as scheduled after a federal appeals court granted an emergency stay Thursday of a ruling striking down the...
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Commonwealth Couples Host CookOUTs
The U.S. Appeals Court for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond on Tuesday heard extended oral arguments regarding the case of Bostic v. Schaefer, the case...
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Squabble over Signature Gatherers
Two Maryland transgender-rights groups have begun expressing disagreement about how best to respond to anti-equality activists who are collecting petition signatures to place recently passed statewide gender-identity/expression...
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Obama judicial nominee continues to face LGBT opposition
Tuesday’s two-hour confirmation hearing for a controversial Obama judicial nominee did little to quell the concerns of the nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization. In a letter...
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Federal court declares Idaho same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal court declared Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Tuesday in the latest of series of legal wins for marriage equality. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Wagahoff...
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Fourth Circuit Hears Virginia Marriage Case
A panel of three judges in Richmond’s U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today heard oral arguments in the case of Bostic v. Schaefer, challenging Virginia’s...
