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Pope Francis Met With Gay Couple in US Visit
Pope Francis met with a gay couple at the Vatican Embassy in Washington during the pontiff's visit to the United States last week in a quiet gesture to the gay and lesbian community.
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Pope Francis Met Secretly in United States With Anti-Gay Marriage County Clerk: Report
Pope Francis met secretly while in the United States with a Kentucky county clerk who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing her lawyer.
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Kentucky Clerk in Gay Marriage Dispute Switches To Republican Party
A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.
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Yeah Right! Sarcasm Poses Problem for Computer Algorithms in US Election
When the US Supreme Court upheld same-sex weddings in the same week that South Carolina debated keeping a controversial Civil War battle flag, Twitter user @xTomatoez posted "Gay marriage and the Confederate flag going down everywhere. Tough week for your redneck uncle on Facebook."
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Married Sunday, Fired Monday: Next US Gay Rights Fight
Gay marriage may now be legal across the United States, but that doesn't mean people won't get fired if their boss sees the wedding photos.
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Barack Obama Says Gay Marriage Ruling 'Victory for America'
US President Barack Obama praised the Supreme Court ruling making gay marriage legal across the United States, in a fresh victory for the White House.
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US Presbyterian Church Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The Presbyterian Church USA which accounts for just under two million members, voted on Tuesday to expand its definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples.
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United States to Appoint Gay Rights Envoy: Official
The United States will appoint an openly gay official as a special envoy to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people overseas, the US State Department said on Friday.
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US Justice Grants Idaho's Request to Block Gay Marriage
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy granted a request from Idaho officials on Wednesday and temporarily blocked the planned start of gay marriages in that state after a regional federal appeals court's ruling striking down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
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US Supreme Court Dodges Gay Marriage, Allowing Weddings in Five More States
The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide once and for all whether states can ban gay marriage, a surprising move that will allow gay men and women to get married in five additional states, with more likely to follow quickly.
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US Court Rejects Gay-Marriage Bans as 'Implausible'
A U.S. appeals court judge known for his outspoken views described arguments by Wisconsin and Indiana defending bans on gay marriage as "totally implausible" on Thursday, in a ruling in favor of same-sex couples.
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US Appeals Court Tosses Oklahoma Gay Marriage Ban
A US federal appeals court ruled Friday that Oklahoma must allow gay couples to wed, prompting a fast, angry response from leaders of a conservative state that has vehemently fought policy changes brought on from outside its borders.
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Gay Marriage Law Takes Effect in Illinois
Gay and lesbian couples across Illinois can be legally wed as the Midwestern state becomes the latest in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage.
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US Judge Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law Barring Gay Marriage
A federal judge struck down Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday in the latest court decision extending the rights of matrimony to gay and lesbian couples in the United States.
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I'm not a superman, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis has played down the notion that he is a "superman" who will bring sweeping reforms to the Roman Catholic Church, stressing that its ban on contraception and opposition to gay marriage will remain in place.
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Pope Francis Met With Gay Couple in US Visit
Pope Francis met with a gay couple at the Vatican Embassy in Washington during the pontiff's visit to the United States last week in a quiet gesture to the gay and lesbian community.
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Pope Francis Met Secretly in United States With Anti-Gay Marriage County Clerk: Report
Pope Francis met secretly while in the United States with a Kentucky county clerk who defied a court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing her lawyer.
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Kentucky Clerk in Gay Marriage Dispute Switches To Republican Party
A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.
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Yeah Right! Sarcasm Poses Problem for Computer Algorithms in US Election
When the US Supreme Court upheld same-sex weddings in the same week that South Carolina debated keeping a controversial Civil War battle flag, Twitter user @xTomatoez posted "Gay marriage and the Confederate flag going down everywhere. Tough week for your redneck uncle on Facebook."
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Married Sunday, Fired Monday: Next US Gay Rights Fight
Gay marriage may now be legal across the United States, but that doesn't mean people won't get fired if their boss sees the wedding photos.
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Barack Obama Says Gay Marriage Ruling 'Victory for America'
US President Barack Obama praised the Supreme Court ruling making gay marriage legal across the United States, in a fresh victory for the White House.
-
US Presbyterian Church Approves Same-Sex Marriage
The Presbyterian Church USA which accounts for just under two million members, voted on Tuesday to expand its definition of marriage to include gay and lesbian couples.
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United States to Appoint Gay Rights Envoy: Official
The United States will appoint an openly gay official as a special envoy to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people overseas, the US State Department said on Friday.
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US Justice Grants Idaho's Request to Block Gay Marriage
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy granted a request from Idaho officials on Wednesday and temporarily blocked the planned start of gay marriages in that state after a regional federal appeals court's ruling striking down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
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US Supreme Court Dodges Gay Marriage, Allowing Weddings in Five More States
The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide once and for all whether states can ban gay marriage, a surprising move that will allow gay men and women to get married in five additional states, with more likely to follow quickly.
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US Court Rejects Gay-Marriage Bans as 'Implausible'
A U.S. appeals court judge known for his outspoken views described arguments by Wisconsin and Indiana defending bans on gay marriage as "totally implausible" on Thursday, in a ruling in favor of same-sex couples.
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US Appeals Court Tosses Oklahoma Gay Marriage Ban
A US federal appeals court ruled Friday that Oklahoma must allow gay couples to wed, prompting a fast, angry response from leaders of a conservative state that has vehemently fought policy changes brought on from outside its borders.
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Gay Marriage Law Takes Effect in Illinois
Gay and lesbian couples across Illinois can be legally wed as the Midwestern state becomes the latest in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage.
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US Judge Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law Barring Gay Marriage
A federal judge struck down Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday in the latest court decision extending the rights of matrimony to gay and lesbian couples in the United States.
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I'm not a superman, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis has played down the notion that he is a "superman" who will bring sweeping reforms to the Roman Catholic Church, stressing that its ban on contraception and opposition to gay marriage will remain in place.
