All posts tagged "same-sex marriage"
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Anti-gay judge Roy Moore to run for U.S. Senate seat
Roy Moore, the anti-gay Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who was suspended for attempting to block same-sex marriages in the state, has announced...
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Caitlyn Jenner finally supports same-sex marriage, refuses to golf with Trump
But she still voted Republican, despite the party's anti-transgender politics
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Texas must pay $600,000 to couples who challenged gay marriage ban
A federal appeals court has ruled that the state of Texas must pay $600,000 in attorneys fees and other costs to two Texas couples who...
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Pro-LGBTQ Democrat wins Prince William Circuit Court Clerk race
Jacqueline Smith will replace Michele McQuigg, who defended Virginia's gay marriage ban
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Virginia Democrats sustain McAuliffe’s veto of anti-LGBTQ bills
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate sustained vetoes of two so-called “religious freedom” measures that would have permitted discrimination against LGBTQ people and same-sex...
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5th Circuit hears challenge to Mississippi “religious freedom” law
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the case of Barber v. Bryant, a challenge to Mississippi’s so-called “religious freedom” law, HB...
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Tennessee anti-gay marriage and bathroom bills dead until next year
Tennessee lawmakers have delayed a vote on a measure that would only legally recognize marriages between one man and one woman until next year, but advocates...
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Federal court: Florida must list surviving same-sex spouses on death certificates
Same-sex spouses will no longer need a court order or to spend money out of pocket to amend partners' death certificates
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McAuliffe vetoes “religious freedom” bill targeting same-sex couples
On Thursday, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed a pair of bills that would grant religious exemptions for those with religious objections to same-sex marriage. The bill...
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Wyoming Supreme Court censures anti-gay marriage judge
The Wyoming Supreme Court has decided to censure, but not remove from office, a municipal judge who refused to solemnize same-sex marriage ceremonies, reports The Associated...
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Kim Davis will not have to pay legal fees in marriage license dispute
A federal judge has ruled that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who made national headlines when she went to jail rather than issue marriage licenses to...
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Prince William clerk who challenged marriage equality dies
The Prince William County Clerk of the Circuit Court who intervened in the case that eventually led to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Virginia...
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Virginia Senate passes “religious freedom” bill on party-line vote
On Thursday, the Virginia Senate approved a so-called “religious freedom” bill that would prevent the government from imposing any penalty or denying any special tax status, contract,...
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GOP congressmen to reintroduce anti-LGBT First Amendment Defense Act
Trump previously promised to sign bill targeting LGBT people
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Trump AG pick Jeff Sessions defends First Amendment Defense Act
Sen. Jeff Sessions, (R-Ala.) President Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, has offered a glimpse at how the Department of Justice might enforce existing laws...
