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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, John McCain, Politics, Barack Obama, Carl Levin
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Youth Organizations, Politics, Clubs and Associations, Civil Rights
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Same-sex marriage: Which Supreme Court case is more important?
CBS NewsIn two different cases this week, the Supreme Court will consider the powerful question of what it means to be married. On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry -- a case considering the constitutionality of California's gay...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Social Security, Politics, Civil Rights, Family
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National Cathedral to host 1st same-sex weddings
WASHINGTON — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church will be among the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Civil Rights, Family
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Muncie hospital lauded for LGBT equality efforts
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital wants to make sure that every person who walks through its doors gets equal treatment. That commitment has landed the hospital at the top of a list, as the first in the state to...Tags: Human Rights, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Politics, Civil Rights
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Massive manhunt ends in alleged killer's death...Man who was CIA contractor arrested in Colo.
FORT BRAGG, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California have shot and killed a murder suspect who had been hiding out for a month in the redwood forests of Northern California. Aaron Bassler was suspected in the fatal shootings of a Fort Bragg city...Tags: Suicide, Murder, Politics, Barack Obama, Civil Rights
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Most states likely to spurn gay-marriage bandwagon
As hundreds of gay couples became newlyweds in New York over the weekend, their well-wishers included many far-flung gays aware that their own states may never willingly allow same-sex marriage. In all, 30 states have adopted constitutional amendments...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Florida, Oregon, Politics, Civil Rights
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For gay couple, immigration debate offers hope for a return to Allentown
WASHINGTON — To hear Kindall Goble and Phil Healing talk about their life in Allentown is like listening to a child describe a trip to Disney World. In quick and animated tones, they talk about the plays they worked on at the now-defunct Theatre...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Politics, Patrick J. Toomey, Matt Cartwright
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Más latinos se unen al Coro Gay de Orlando
Cada vez son más los latinos que se integran al Orlando Gay Chorus, (OGC), una organización artística y humanitaria que lleva más de dos décadas ayudando a cambiar la imagen de la comunidad homosexual de Florida Central a través de la música y obras...Tags: Human Rights, Social Issues, Politics, Orlando, Music
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Most small businesses back laws to protect LGBT workers, survey says
More than two-thirds of small businesses believe federal and state laws should prohibit employment discrimination against gay and transgender people, according to a national poll. The survey from the Small Business Majority, a national small business...
Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Washington, DC, Business, Labor Legislation
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, National Basketball Association, Football, Civil Rights, Russell Simmons
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Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, NPR, Politics, Barack Obama, Family
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