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Bill Clinton Speaks Out for Marriage Equality

May 6th, 2011 @ 12:36 pm | Comments Off -
Former President Bill Clinton has come out in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in New York. In a statement released by the Human Rights Campaign, Bill Clinton said: Our nation’s...

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Uruguay Moving To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Apr 11th, 2011 @ 2:17 pm | Comments Off -
Uruguay’s Parliament is considering legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in that South American nation. This move means that the United States is moving further and further...

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Colorado Senate Committee Approves Civil Unions

Mar 8th, 2011 @ 8:48 am | 1 Comment -
The Colorado Senate’s Judiciary Committee voted 6-3 today to pass civil unions, bringing the state a small step closer to equality. “It is as close to marriage as...

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Massachusetts Governor Signs Order Protecting Transgender State Employees

Feb 18th, 2011 @ 9:35 am | Comments Off -
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today issued two executive orders, numbers 526 and 527, which extend nondiscrimination protections to state employees on the basis of gender...

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MD State Senator Reverses Opinion, Now Supports Marriage Equality

Feb 14th, 2011 @ 3:55 pm | Comments Off -
Democratic Maryland State Senator James Brochin, who up until now had been against marriage equality, has completely changed his position. He’ll now be one of the 21 state...

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