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Del. lawmakers propose bill that would legalize gay marriage, make it the 10th ...
Washington Post
"This bill is about the most fundamental of American freedoms, the freedom to marry the person you love," said Lisa Goodman, president of Equality Delaware, a gay rights organization that took the lead in crafting both the civil union and same-sex ...
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Gay marriage on verge of becoming legal in Uruguay
Los Angeles Times
President Jose Mujica is widely expected to sign the "equal marriage law," which the nation's Congress approved Wednesday. The bill removes references to "husband and wife" in marriage contracts, substituting a gender-neutral term, and also allows ...
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In Hollywood, Republican National Committee doubles down on gay marriage
Politico
Republican National Committee members here for their spring meeting are set to vote Friday on a resolution reaffirming the party's official position that marriage should be solely between one man and one woman. It is expected to pass overwhelmingly.
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Same sex marriage fight a civil-rights battle
Kansas City Star
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed an amicus brief concerning the Defense of Marriage Act that the Supreme Court is reviewing. It properly called that law "degrading and oppressive." It noted that the legislation "demeans and stigmatizes gays and ...
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Paris protest against 'homophobia' in gay marriage row
BBC News
About 5,000 people have taken part in a protest in Paris linking critics of a gay marriage bill to homophobia. The rally came as an image apparently showing the victim of a homophobic attack went viral on social media. Gay rights organisations say ...
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Senate panel amends, passes gay marriage bill
San Francisco Chronicle
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A measure to allow gay marriage in Nevada passed a legislative committee Thursday, the first step on a long road to repealing a ban enacted by voters a decade ago and signaling a change in attitudes about same sex marriage ...
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Black pastors hit gay marriage
Chicago Sun-Times
Bishop Horace Smith, speaks as Francis Cardinal George of the Archdiocese of Chicago and members of African-American Clergy Coalitions join in opposing redefinition of marriage legislation at news conference , Friday, April 5, 2013. | John H. White~Sun ...
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Anti-gay-marriage group argues case in Maine
Boston.com
Forcing donor names to be disclosed in connection with the state's 2009 referendum that overturned the state's Legislature-enacted gay marriage law would have a chilling effect on donors, said Kaylan Phillips, representing the National Organization for ...
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Mich. students need parents' OK for Santorum speech
USA TODAY
Bowens said a subsequent conference call between national officials of Young Americans for Freedom and district officials led to the cancellation after Superintendent Thomas Harwood voiced opinions about Santorum's views on gay marriage and public ...
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Blogs5 new results for marriage
 
Support for gay marriage grows, but so too does its opposition ...
By Emma Margolin
A large majority of Americans believes the federal government should dictate marriage laws, not the states. Don't celebrate marriage equality just yet. A new NBC/WSJ poll finds the issue may have gained just as many enemies as it has ...
MSNBC
Ben Carson Steps Down as Johns Hopkins Graduation Speaker ...
By Madeleine Morgenstern
Famed Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson has withdrawn as this year's graduation speaker for the university, giving in to student demands after controversial remarks he made about gay marriage last month. "Given all the ...
TheBlaze.com - Stories
Bill O'Reilly Says States Should Be Deciding Gay Marriage, Doesn't ...
By Josh Feldman
Bill O'Reilly has been on the bad side of many social conservatives for weeks, following his comments that gay marriage opponents need to do more than thump the bible if they want to win the argument. At a party honoring the 35 Most ...
Mediaite
Ben Carson withdraws from commencement over gay marriage ...
By mchance
Dr. Ben Carson, who made waves with his speech at Barack Obama's National Prayer Breakfast, announced his withdrawal as commencement speaker for John Hopkins University after students revolted over his recent gay marriage ...
Pop2it
Joe. My. God.: Rep. Pete Visclosky Backs Marriage
By Joe
In a statement issued Thursday, Visclosky, D-Merrillville, said he supports marriage equality for all couples and believes "every single American should be able to marry the person they love." "I believe that we can no longer allow the states to ...
Joe. My. God.

Web2 new results for marriage
 
Same-sex marriage bill awaits president's signature in Uruguay ...
Uruguayan senators voted 28-3 in favor of a same-sex marriage measure on Tuesday.
www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/.../uruguay-same-sex-marriage
Tim Johnson Endorses Gay Marriage | TIME.com
Sen. Tim Johnson (S.D.) leaves the Final Four. There are now only three Senate Democrats who oppose gay marriage—Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Mark Pryor (Ark.) ...
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