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Locals react with joy, disappointment as Dayton signs gay marriage bill
Austin Daily HeraldGov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, as many Mower County residents and thousands of onlookers cheered. Back in Austin, many residents rejoiced to hear the news, including several members of Austin's Human...Tags: Civil Rights, Marriage, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Same-Sex Marriage
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Civil Rights Group Calling for 'Modern Family' Gay Wedding: Marry Cam and Mitch!
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - The American Civil Liberties Union has finally weighed in on the topic that's been weighing on the national consciousness for far too long: Whether Mitchell and Cameron from "Modern Family" should tie the knot. The civil-rights...Tags: Marriage, Civil Rights, ABC (tv network), Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Defense of Marriage Act
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Senate Unanimously Strengthens Racial Profiling Law
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to expand the state's racial profiling law to include more police departments. The measure comes one year after another bill had strengthened the law in other ways and was passed by large majorities in both...Tags: Racism, Credit and Debt, Republican Party, Haddam, Budgets and Budgeting
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Rawlings-Blake named grand marshal for LGBT celebration
Organizers of this year's Baltimore Pride celebration have chosen Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to serve as grand marshal in recognition of her support for the gay community. The GLBT Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland is hosting the...
Tags: Marriage, Druid Hill, Family, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mount Vernon
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Hispanics press for majority district in Orange
A group of Hispanic leaders pressed Orange County leaders Friday to settle a pending federal lawsuit which alleges that newly-drawn political borders have diluted Latino political power. A group of Hispanic leaders pressed Orange County leaders Friday...
Tags: Voting, Trials, Politics, Litigation, Elections
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Civil-rights complaint vs. TUSD settled
The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonA civil-rights complaint regarding TUSD's treatment of Latinos has been resolved through a voluntary agreement with the district. The complaint, filed by the nonprofit Civil Rights Center Inc., alleged that the Tucson Unified School District...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights
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Gay South Korean film director to marry in bid to pry open closet
ReutersBy Christine Kim SEOUL, May 15 (Reuters) - A gay South Korean film director is set to symbolically marry his long-term partner, saying he aims to pry open the closet in this conservative Asian country where homosexuality is still taboo and gays have been...Tags: Civil Rights, Social Issues, Seoul (South Korea), Gays and Lesbians, Human Rights
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Minnesota ushers in gay marriage
Star TribuneThousands of enthusiastic Minnesotans converged on the Capitol lawn Tuesday to witness a state milestone in marriage equality. "By your political courage you join that pantheon of exceptional leaders who did something extraordinary," a triumphant Gov....Tags: Executive Branch, Marriage, Family, Music Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama uses 2012 campaign tactics to sell healthcare law
WASHINGTON — Seeking to ensure his landmark healthcare law is successfully implemented, President Obama is reprising his 2012 election strategy in hopes of enrolling millions of uninsured Americans in health plans this fall. The new campaign,...
Tags: Laws, Republican Party, Organizing for Action, White House, Barack Obama
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Gillibrand: Cherry Grove theater historic
NewsdayThe celebrated Cherry Grove Community House and Theater on Fire Island has another booster: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The New York Democrat wrote last week to the head of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program,...Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Civil Rights, Fire Island, Gays and Lesbians, Great South Bay
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Hempstead Town map injunction denied
NewsdayA federal judge Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction from four Hempstead residents seeking to block the town from implementing its new council district map before the election petitioning process begins next month. The plaintiffs, all...Tags: Local Elections, Valley Stream, Elmont, Voting, Central Islip
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Gay marriage debate shifts to Assembly, where committee hears fervent testimony
Las Vegas SunOpponents to changing Nevada's constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage got the spotlight at a legislative hearing Thursday. They spoke against Senate Joint Resolution 13, a proposal that would repeal the constitutional prohibition banning same-...Tags: Belief and Faith, Marriage, Family, Religion and Belief, Lawyers
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