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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: Justice and Rights, Elections, New York, Oregon, Human Rights
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Same subjects, different delivery via gender-specific classrooms
Boys like sports and competition ... girls like singing and talking about their feelings. That's a giant stereotype, right? Some believe there could be some truth to the stereotype ... and some schools in our area are using it to educate via gender-...Tags: John Marshall
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Moratorium, study planned on specialty plates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers wrangling with a plan that would have stripped a gay support group of its specialty license plates are now likely to study the issue instead.
Senate President Pro Tem David Long said Friday that he expects a...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Credit and Debt, Republican Party
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Gay marriage opponents sue to overturn NY law
GENESEO, N.Y. (AP) — Opponents of New York's gay marriage law are suing to overturn it one day after weddings began. A representative of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms and a rabbi say in a lawsuit filed Monday in state court that New York'...Tags: Litigation, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Elections
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Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of...Tags: Finance, Media Industry, Population and Census, Howard University, Economy, Business and Finance
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Suit accuses Anderson mayor of sexual harassment
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A city employee has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Anderson Mayor Kris Ockomon of sexual harassment. City parks department business manager Teresa Spencer filed the suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis. The...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Trials
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Proposal stirring debate on South Bend council
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- A proposal to change the city's human rights ordinance to protect people from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation is already stirring controversy on the Common Council. Council members assigned the measure to...Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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Perry backs a constitutional limit on marriage
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he supports a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and a woman, though just last week he said New York's gay marriage law is fine with him. In an interview Saturday with The Associated...Tags: Government, Elections, New York, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Discrimination ban goes before South Bend Common Council
After South Bend's Common Council has turned it down twice, tonight the city will once again be presented with a human rights ordinance.
It's a proposal to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Similar measures were voted...Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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South Bend tries (again) to outlaw gender, sexual orientation discrimination
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterA proposal to outlaw discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation is back before the city’s Common Council. Bill 9-12 is scheduled to be introduced for a first reading and assigned to a committee at Monday’s council meeting,...Tags: Justice and Rights, Employment, Elections, Business, Discrimination
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Teacher testifies slain gay teen taunted classmate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teacher has testified that a gay student at a Southern California junior high school paraded around in makeup and high heels in front of a classmate who is accused of killing him the next day. Arthur Saenz said Thursday that...Tags: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Murder, Assault
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Census: Indiana same-sex households grew 61 percent
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The number of gay and lesbian households in Indiana jumped 61 percent during the past decade, and about a quarter of those same-sex couples are raising children, new U.S. Census Bureau figures show.
The data released Thursday...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Population and Census, Demographics, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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