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AP Newsbreak: Gay-rights group files complaint accusing Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias in hiring
AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp. In the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Career and Workplace, Human Rights, Employment
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Iowa court: Married same-sex parents must be on birth certificate
Iowa parents in same-sex marriages must be allowed to have both their names listed on their newborn’s birth certificate, the state’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled. Officials with the state’s Department of Public Health have...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health Organizations, Marriage, Human Rights, Gay Rights
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Discrimination, Minnesota Vikings, U.S. Supreme Court, Jason Collins, Chris Kluwe
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Bill gives incentives for LGBT health coverage
The Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia City Council passed a pioneering equal-rights bill Thursday offering tax incentives to businesses that expand health coverage for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees -- a measure hailed as the first of its kind in the nation....Tags: Business, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Human Rights
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jesus Christ, United Way , Clubs and Associations, Religion and Belief
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Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Marriage, Human Rights, Radio
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Pastor's Son: March Madness
BloggerSo much has been going on in March within the world of religion that I honestly don’t know what my next topic should be. Much like the NCAA, I’m in March madness. My only remedy for this dilemma with a deadline breathing down neck it to...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Easter, Francis I, Religious Festivals, Marriage
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Is gay marriage a gateway issue for political activism?
This week, as the Supreme Court took up two historic cases pertaining to same-sex marriage, it's been an exciting time to be a college student. Huge numbers of young people on Facebook and Twitter continue to post pictures and status updates in support of...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Frank Ocean, The Washington Post, Marriage, Human Rights
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At the Supreme Court, arguments on gay marriage inside and out
WASHINGTON — With arguments underway Wednesday in the Supreme Court over whether the federal government should recognize gay marriage, activists on both sides of the debate competed for eardrums outside by cranking up the volume of protest songs...
Tags: Minority Groups, Social Issues, Marriage, Human Rights, Defense of Marriage Act
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Supreme Court turns to Defense of Marriage Act today
The day after hearing arguments over the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court will continue to wade into the issue of gay rights Wednesday as it hears a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. As Times...
Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Marriage, Human Rights
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Gay marriage gets its day in court and on the Web
This post has been updated, as indicated below.Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in California became a spectacle both in D.C. and on the Web. In Washington, demonstrators expressed both opposition to and support of same-sex...Tags: Tim Huelskamp, James van der Beek, U.S. Supreme Court, Marriage, Twitter, Inc.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton, free to dip her toe in the water of domestic politics after four years as the nation’s chief diplomat, joined other leading Democrats in endorsing same-sex marriage. Clinton’s announcement –...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Andrew Cuomo, Crime, Law and Justice, Marriage, Human Rights
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