All posts tagged "same-sex marriage"
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Marriage-equality opponents to target Rob Portman in 2016
Sen. Rob Portman will become the latest target of social conservatives bent on preventing the Republican Party from embracing LGBT equality. Following the defeats of...
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Same-sex marriages set to begin in Kansas Nov. 11
Barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, same-sex marriages could begin in Kansas as early as next week. On Friday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Social conservatives emboldened by week of victories
Social conservatives are coming off of a high this week, which proved to be one of the brightest their cause has witnessed in years. After...
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Federal judge strikes down Missouri same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge found Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Ortrie Smith ruled the Missouri...
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Federal appeals court upholds same-sex marriage bans in four states
A federal appeals court upheld same-sex marriages bans in four states Thursday, breaking with other federal appeals courts that have considered the issue. In a...
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State judge rules against Missouri same-sex marriage ban
A judge in Missouri found the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Wednesday in a ruling that will impact the city of St. Louis. Circuit...
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Bill Clinton avoids the past in LGBT-rights speech
The former president avoids the past in LGBT-rights speech
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Pat Robertson: Gays are terrorists
“These people are terrorists, they’re radicals and they’re extremists.” –Televangelist Pat Robertson, host of The 700 Club and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, courtesy...
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South Carolina Republicans disown candidate who called gay couples “Gremlins”
“Most people learned in kindergarten not to call other people names.” –South Carolina State GOP Chairman Matt Moore, speaking with The State newspaper. Moore was...
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Idaho asks federal appeals court to review same-sex marriage decision
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter asked the full 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban in a...
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Puerto Rico same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge dismissed a case challenging Puerto Rico’s same-sex marriage ban Tuesday. Citing a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Baker v. Nelson finding...
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Obama: Constitutional right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states
Obama says there should be a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states
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North Carolina magistrate resigns, believes same-sex marriage will “desecrate a holy institution”
“I did not however take that oath with any understanding that I would be required to marry same sex couples.” — John Kallam, Jr., a magistrate...
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Federal judge finds Wyoming must allow same-sex marriage
A federal judge ruled that Wyoming officials cannot block same-sex marriages in the state following a ruling in favor of marriage equality by a federal...
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Supreme Court lifts hold on same-sex marriages in Alaska
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to put same-sex marriage on hold in Alaska, clearing the way for same-sex couples to marry in the state. In...
