All posts tagged "same-sex couples"
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Alabama Justice Roy Moore defends himself against same-sex marriage ethics violation charges
Roy Moore denies trying to use his position to block the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses
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Texas judge declares same-sex couples can be denied benefits
Justice John Devine argues that while marriage is a fundamental right, employment benefits are not
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New Jersey sued over law saying lesbians wanting children should sleep with men
Law requires women to prove they are infertile by having sex with a man, even if they have a doctor's diagnosis
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Maryland court decides in favor of de facto parentage for same-sex couples
On Monday, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, ruled unanimously in favor of a transgender man seeking to be granted visitation rights...
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Ohio baker refuses to make a birthday cake for a lesbian customer
—Candice Lowe in an interview with Toledo-area ABC affiliate WTVG/13abc. Lowe visited Take the Cake Bakery in Toledo, Ohio, with a simple request: to order a...
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Judge: Indiana must list lesbian mothers on child’s birth certificate
A federal judge has ruled that the state of Indiana must list both spouses in lesbian marriages as parents on their children’s birth certificates. U.S. District...
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ACLU sues Mississippi over “religious freedom” law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Mississippi have filed a challenge to Mississippi’s HB 1523, a purported “religious freedom” law that...
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Virginia Supreme Court rules cohabitation law applies to gay couples
The Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled in favor of a Fairfax County man who was seeking to stop paying spousal support after learning his...
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Maryland’s highest court to hear parental rights law challenge
On Tuesday, April 5, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the Free State’s highest court, will hear arguments in Conover v. Conover, a case that will test...
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Federal judge overturns Mississippi gay adoption ban
On Thursday evening, a federal judge in Mississippi has struck down the Magnolia State’s ban on same-sex adoption. Because U.S. District Judge for the Southern...
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Utah senator’s sneezing fit dooms anti-gay bill
It wasn’t his fault, really, all you right-wingers. Utah State Sen. Jim Dabakis (D-Salt Lake City) just really had to sneeze. The fact that it...
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SCOTUS reverses Alabama’s refusal to recognize same-sex adoption
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision refusing to recognize a lesbian mother’s legal adoption of her three children in...
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Greece approves civil unions for same-sex couples
Greece’s parliament has approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions, becoming one of the last countries in Europe to provide...
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Supreme Court grants stay in lesbian second-parent adoption case
Mother who was separated from children after bitter break-up will be allowed visitation rights
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Same-sex couples challenge Florida’s discriminatory birth certificate policy
Two Florida lesbian couples have asked a federal court to order officials to allow both sets of women to be listed as parents on their children’s...
