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Chile Leader Proposes Civil Unions for Gays and Straights

Aug 11th, 2011 @ 8:51 am | Comments Off -
Chile’s conservative president proposed civil unions legislation Tuesday that would give unmarried partners many of the rights now enjoyed only by married couples in the South...

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New Bill Supporting Same-Sex Marriage Is Introduced in NY Assembly

May 11th, 2011 @ 11:30 am | Comments Off -
With only weeks to go before the end of the legislative session in June, a senior Democratic lawmaker in the New York State Assembly introduced legislation on Tuesday to legalize...

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Bill Introduced To Bring Marriage Equality To Washington State

Feb 15th, 2011 @ 8:08 am | Comments Off -
It has been almost thirteen years since lawmakers in Washington State passed their own version of the Defense of Marriage Act, and lawmakers in that state chose an interesting...

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Representatives Call to Give Benefits Earned to Those Discharged Under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Feb 4th, 2011 @ 1:29 pm | Comments Off -
U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and David Cicilline (D-R.I.) wrote to the Secretaries of Defense...

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Will marriage equality come to New York in 2011?

Dec 17th, 2010 @ 8:44 am | Comments Off -
The head of New York’s statewide LGBT organization remains confident marriage for same-sex couples will become a reality in the Empire State in 2011. Ross Levi, executive director...

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