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Landmark gay history bill goes to California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. The bill, passed on a...Tags: Hispanic and Latino Americans, George Washington, Social Sciences, Politics, California
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Feds appeal bankruptcy court ruling against marriage ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Obama administration is appealing a bankruptcy court ruling that found the federal ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. The Justice Department filed the appeal Monday even though President Barack Obama said he agrees...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Judges, Trials, Politics, Marriage
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Deportation of partner in same-sex couple canceled
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A deportation order has been canceled for a Venezuelan man who married his same-sex partner in the United States. Advocates say that renews hope for thousands of same-sex multinational couples across the U.S. Henry Velandia had...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, International Law, Politics
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Woman charged for preacher kiss at gay pride event
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been charged with simple assault after she kissed a Bible-waving preacher at a gay pride parade. Joan Parker of Colfax admits she kissed a man on the cheek at the event Saturday, called Lesbian, Gay,...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Religious Texts, Bible, North Carolina
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Civil rights data shows unequal educational access
Federal education officials say schools serving mostly black students are more likely to have inexperienced teachers than those largely serving whites, and few school districts have pre-kindergarten programs targeting low-income students.
U.S....Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Arne Duncan, Preschools, Education
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I-69 expansion creates dispute over ancient stone
SCOTLAND, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana property owner may wind up in court to resolve a dispute over a centuries-old rock that was unearthed in Greene County as part of the state's work to expand Interstate 69. Georgia Flinn tells The Herald-Times a...Tags: Indiana, Georgia, Native Americans
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Glittering: trendy new tactic for some activists
VIPs over the years have sometimes had to dodge a pie in the face from protesters. President George W. Bush even dodged a shoe hurled at him. This year, the guerrilla tactic of choice for some liberal activists is a shower of glitter at close range. So...Tags: Activism, Demonstration, George W. Bush, Tim Pawlenty, Politics
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Census shows whites lose US majority among babies
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, minorities make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape...Tags: Hispanic and Latino Americans, Politics, Connecticut Labor Markets, Same-Sex Marriage, Heads of State
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Wis. pastor who married gays could be defrocked
KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) — A gay Methodist pastor from western Wisconsin will soon find out her penalty for officiating at a 2009 lesbian wedding. The Rev. Amy DeLong never denied the action, which prompted this week's church trial in Kaukauna (kuh-KAH'...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Justice System, Wisconsin, Crime, Law and Justice
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2 punished after disabled gays told to leave pool
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials in a small city in eastern Kentucky are disciplining a couple of workers after two disabled gay men were told to leave a public pool. The city of Hazard said Saturday one worker had been suspended for a week without...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Career and Workplace, Kentucky, Employees, Health and Safety at Work
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Poll: Schwarzenegger image tanks after revelation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity was nose-diving as he left office last year and has sunk even further in the wake of revelations that he fathered a child with his housekeeper. A Field Poll released Friday found that...Tags: Hispanic and Latino Americans, Los Angeles, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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U.K. court: School's ban on cornrows discriminatory
LONDON (AP) — Britain's High Court has ruled that a high school's ban on the cornrow hairstyle led to racial discrimination and must be changed. St. Gregory's Catholic Science College in London requires male pupils to wear a short "traditional...Tags: London (England), Juvenile Delinquency, United Kingdom, Discrimination, Racism
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