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Groups join to raise funds in support of gay community
San Juan :: Puerto Rico | 13 days ago
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More than 400 charities across the country and in Puerto Rico are participating in the 24-hour Giving OUT Day...But we can't be satisfied until every member of our community can live freely and equally. Give OUT day, we'll move ever closer to making
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FEC: DOMA Limits Political Donations By Gay Married Couples
Doma :: Nigeria | 26 days ago
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Maybe it's not your first thought after saying, "I do," but federal election law gives married couples some advantages in making political contributions. The Federal Election Commission tried Thursday to make those same breaks available to couples in
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Federal Election Commission rules against married same-sex donors
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 27 days ago
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Attorneys for Winslow told the commission this month that gay couples wanted to donate to his campaign with a single check, as heterosexual married couples are allowed to do. Under FEC rules, a contribution made by a married couple in a single check
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Lesbian Couple First to Wed in Oaxaca, Mexico
Mexico City :: Mexico | 1 month ago
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The two women sued the state government and won the case; with the high court ruling that Oaxaca's marriage laws limiting marriage to a man and a woman were designed to perpetuate the species. The ruling is predicted to create a landslide of
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Colo's Democratic Senators sign DOMA challenge
Doma :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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Colorado's two Democratic Senators are signing onto a legal challenge against the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are among 212 members of congress who signed the argument that the law unconstitutionally
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Widow asks supreme court to strike Doma on grounds of discrimination
Doma :: Nigeria | 3 months ago
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Edith Windsor was required to pay nearly $400,000 in estate taxes when her partner died. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP Edith Windsor, the New York widow at the centre of a US supreme court legal challenge to the act that bans federal recognition of
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Supporters back Kansas constitutional change
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 3 months ago
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Kan. (AP) Supporters said Wednesday that a proposed change in the Kansas Constitution regarding education is necessary to curb court rulings that infringe on the Legislature's authority to appropriate money. The change would specify that only the
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American Bar Association Hands Out Inaugural 'Stonewall' Award to Three Lawyers for Championing LGBT Legal Causes
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 3 months ago
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On Saturday, the American Bar Association recognized three attorneys with the first-ever Stonewall Award at a ceremony at the ABA Midyear meeting in Dallas. The ABA writes : The award recipients are as follows: Mary Bonauto (center), civil rights
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Indiana astronaut set for video call to Statehouse
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 3 months ago
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Leaders of the Indiana Senate are encouraging students and others to watch as senators talk live with the Indiana native who's commanding the International Space Station. Astronaut Kevin Ford is scheduled to speak this afternoon from Earth orbit via
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How The Supreme Court Could Help Gay Immigrants Stay In The US
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 months ago
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A bipartisan group of Senators recently introduced a plan for immigration reform, but omitted rights for binational gay couples so the measure would be more likely to pass. The Supreme Court might offer hope for same-sex immigrant partners, though.
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