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Same-sex couples in WA start taking wedding vows
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Same-sex couples in Washington state started saying wedding vows early Sunday morning, just minutes into the first day they could marry after the state's gay marriage law took effect. Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples...
Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), U.S. Supreme Court, Family, Politics, Laws
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Notre Dame to recognize gay student organization
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND -- Gay Notre Dame students are celebrating a landmark announcement, that the Catholic university is expanding support programs, and creating an official organization to make students from all walks of life feel more welcome. “We want...Tags: Minority Groups, Students, Roman Catholicism, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Timing essential in Ind. gay marriage battle
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Timing is everything when it comes to the battle over whether to amend Indiana's constitution to ban same-sex marriages. And key lawmakers are playing their cards close to the vest heading into the 2013 legislative session with a...
Tags: Voting, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Advocates prep for Indiana gay marriage battle
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters and opponents of gay marriage are already squaring off in a battle over whether to amend Indiana's constitution that could stretch until voters decide the issue in November 2014. Gay marriage supporters released a...
Tags: Voting, Judges, Indiana University, Family, Marriage
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Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes
Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with federal authorities by legalizing recreational use of marijuana....
Tags: Marijuana Use, Illegal Immigrants, Voting, U.S. Supreme Court, Minority Groups
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Maine votes in favor of legalizing gay marriage
Voters a continent apart made history Tuesday on two divisive social issues, with Maine becoming the first state to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote and Washington state becoming the first to legalize recreational use of marijuana. The outcome...
Tags: Media Industry, Voting, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Family
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Hearing explores impact of policies on LGBT people
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Wayne State University's Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights are hosting a hearing on how anti-discrimination policies affect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The...Tags: Civil Rights, Judges, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Justice System
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Libertarian presidential candidate to stump in South Bend
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is bringing his campaign to northern Indiana. Johnson was set to speak to a political science class at Indiana University-South Bend on Wednesday afternoon before attending a...
Tags: Politics, Family, Executive Branch, Gary Johnson, Discrimination
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Pope transfers Vatican official who backed US nuns
VATICAN CITY (AP) — On Thursday Pope Benedict XVI transferred a high-ranking Holy See official to Indianapolis for ruffling feathers at the Vatican by openly seeking to mend its frayed ties with U.S. nuns. Archbishop Joseph Tobin, an American...
Tags: Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Separation of Church and State, Religious Leaders, Vatican City, The Pope
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Gay couples not in Pence family plan
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence is saying gay couples do not fit into his belief that two-parent households are needed to raise children out of poverty. Pence told The Associated Press on Friday that detractors may...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage
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Openly gay teen, mother sues Indianapolis schools
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An openly gay Indianapolis teenager expelled for bringing a stun gun to school to ward off bullies is suing Indianapolis Public Schools. Seventeen-year-old Darnell "Dynasty" Young and his mother, Chelisa Grimes, allege...
Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bullying, Health and Safety at School
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NYC mayor disagrees with others on Chick-fil-A
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he strongly disagrees with the mayors of Boston, Chicago and San Francisco over Chick-fil-A's (chihk-fih-LAYZ') position on gay marriage. The fast food restaurant's opposition to gay marriage...
Tags: Civil Rights, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights
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