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New York, USA: Conservative Party Blocks Married Lesbian from Running for...
State Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long will not allow Janis Castaldi, a married lesbian candidate for the New York state Senate, to run on his party’s line. Castaldi’s campaign to unseat...
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Rhode Island: Senate Committee Passes Marriage Equality Bill
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (23 January) unanimously voted to send legislation to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry to the full House of Representatives. The 11-0 vote is...
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Illinois, USA: Senate President Promises Marriage Equality Vote on...
The Chicago Sun Times is reporting on the date for the marriage equality bill in the Illinois State Senate: Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) wants Feb. 14 to be the day his legislative...
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Illinois, USA: State Senate Gives Valentines Day President to Marriage...
On Valentines’ Day, the Illinois State Senate voted 34 to 21 to extend the rights and responsibilities of marriage to gay and lesbian couples. Edge Boston reports: Senators voted 34-21 to approve the...
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Rhode Island, USA: Providence Endorses Marriage Equality Bill
The Providence city council is jumping on the marriage equality bandwagon, endorsing the pending gay marriage bill that’s awaiting a hearing in the state Senate, as HRC reports: Yesterday the...
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Utah, USA: State Senator Says LGBT Anti Discrimination Bill is Dead
After being proposed for a fifth straight year, a bill offering limited protections to LGBT citizens was killed once again in the Utah state Senate. LGBTQ Nation reports: The legislation has been...
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Rhode Island, USA: Marriage Equality Opponent Offers “Compromise” Bill in Senate
Rhode Island Senator Frank Ciccone, a longstanding opponent of marriage equality, is offering a “compromise” bill in the state Senate. The Providence Journal explains: Ciccone’s bill calls for a...
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Nevada, USA: Democratic Senator Introduces Resolution to Repeal Marriage...
It’s spreading. In Nevada, a state senator has just introduced a resolution to repeal that state’s ban on gay marriage, LGBTQ Nation reports: SJR13 was introduced Monday by Democratic Sen. Tick...
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Nevada, USA: State Senate Committee Holds Marriage Equality Hearing
The US Supreme Court wasn’t the only governmental body holding a hearing on marriage equality today. LGBTQ Nation reports: SJR13 was introduced last week by Democratic Sen. Tick Segerblom of Las Vegas,...
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Florida, USA: Senate Committee Advances Domestic Partnership Bill
There’s some movement on Florida’s proposed Domestic Partnership bill – it passed out of a Senate committee on a 5-4 vote. Towleroad.com reports: The DPR would provide essential legal protections for...
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