All posts tagged "marriage equality"
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Pennsylvania state legislators to introduce gay-marriage bill in House
Two Pennsylvania state representatives announced at a Thursday press conference that they plan to introduce a marriage-equality bill in the General Assembly’s lower chamber that...
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West Virginia same-sex couples file lawsuit for marriage rights
West Virginia became the latest state to face a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban following a Tuesday filing by Lambda Legal. Filed...
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ExxonMobil announces spousal benefits as LGBT workplace protections remain missing
ExxonMobil received praise when the oil giant announced Friday that it would extend equal employee benefits to same-sex married couples beginning Oct. 1. But with...
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Prop. 8 team takes on Virginia’s gay marriage ban, bringing national focus
The star legal duo who took on California’s same-sex marriage ban have set their sights on a new target — and the ramifications could be...
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New Jersey judge orders state to allow same-sex marriages
A New Jersey judge Friday ordered state officials to begin performing same-sex marriages beginning October 21. In a ruling that directly cited the Supreme Court’s...
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McAuliffe, Cuccinelli battle over gay marriage at Virginia gubernatorial debate
Two of the three candidates running for governor of Virginia squared off Wednesday night in a debate hosted by the Fairfax Chamber of Commerce in...
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Advocates slam proposed protections for marriage foes as anti-gay ‘Trojan Horse’
LGBT-rights groups were out in force Thursday blasting a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to “protect freedom of conscience” of those...
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Little federal response to states blocking same-sex military benefits
Oklahoma became the latest state to stand in defiance of a Pentagon order by halting the processing of requests for benefits from members of the...
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Federal government to recognize married same-sex couples under private pension plans
Legally married same-sex couples will be recognized by the federal government when it comes to private employee-benefit plans no matter where they live, the Labor...
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Biden: Marriage equality is ‘the issue of our day’
Vice President Joe Biden stood firm behind his decision to endorse same-sex marriage in May 2012, describing marriage equality as the civil rights issue of...
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Pennsylvania judge orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses
A Pennsylvania judge Thursday ordered a county clerk to cease issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, declaring the clerk’s actions as outside the scope of...
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Hawaii governor calls special session to consider marriage-equality legislation
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced Monday he would call a special session of the state Legislature beginning Oct. 28 to consider marriage-equality legislation. Speaking to...
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Marriage public education campaign launches in battlefield Ohio
Same-sex marriage supporters are adopting a new approach to securing marriage equality in Ohio, they announced Monday. A new campaign backed by some of the...
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County clerks at the forefront of marriage battles in two states
Following the Supreme Court’s sweeping decision striking down the federal government’s definition of marriage as between a man and a woman, county clerks in two...
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Same-sex couples to receive equal federal tax recognition nationwide
Same-sex couples married in jurisdictions that recognize their right to wed will be considered married for federal tax purposes regardless of where they currently live...
