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Marriage Equality For Buenos Aires

Joe My God  Nov 16 09

After a gay couple won their lawsuit charging that a city law banning same-sex marriage was illegal, the mayor of Buenos Aires says he won't challenge the court's ruling, bringing marriage equality to the capital of Argentina.
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A small sampling of what Virginians think about Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins custody case

Topix Gay News  Oct 29 09

The custody battle between Lisa Miller and Janet Jenkins had carried on now for several years, there does not appear to be any end in sight for the moment.
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Montana Supreme Court Rules for Lesbian Mom

Mombian  Oct 07 09

Too good to wait for the weekly roundup: The Montana Supreme Court affirmed a trial court decision granting a “parental interest” to Michelle Kulstad, a lesbian mom who had been co-parenting two children legally adopted only by her ex-partner, Barbara Maniaci.
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Montana Supreme Court protects children with two same-sex parents

Bilerico  Oct 07 09

The Montana Supreme Court has affirmed a trial court decision granting a "parental interest" to a lesbian mother who co-parented two children legally adopted only by her partner.
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Ruby-Sachs: Florida Decision Quick Response

365 Business and Technology  Oct 01 09

I will do a more thorough update on this later in the day when I have found the actual decision and combed through it, but I wanted to say up front, that reports suggest that the Florida  court decision to deny a dying woman's family access to her room in .
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Melissa Etheridge: Ring the Bells

Mombian  Sep 30 09

Between the horrible Florida court decision and Banned Books Week, I’ve been feeling a lot of angst this week.
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Yes, Hospitals Really Can Be This Inhumane

IGF Culture Watch  Sep 30 09

by David Link

Hospital visitation rights for same-sex partners seems an absurdly low bar when it comes to our equality – the very least we could possibly ask -- and it’s hard to imagine such small comfort being denied any more.
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Ex-Gay Group Calls Hate Crime Laws "Anti-Ex-Gay"

Topix Gay News  Sep 29 09

Remember Parents & Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX), that rag-tag group of heterosexual activists that just can't seem to find many "ex-gay" people to advocate for? Last we heard from PFOX, the group was celebrating a court decision which said that "ex-gays"-people who were once gay, but are now totally heterosexual-should be covered under the District's sexual orientation protections.
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Gay Rights Group Won't Appeal Court Decision on WA Referendum 71

Towleroad  Sep 10 09

Washington state's "everything but marriage" domestic partner law looks set to go before voters as Washington Families Standing Together, which was opposing it in court, says they won't appeal Tuesday's decision by a Thurston County judge, who refused to block.
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Civil Rights Commission endorses legalization of same-sex marriage

Google Gay Marriage News / Quad City Times  Aug 20 09

Civil Rights Commission endorses legalization of same-sex marriageQuad City TimesDES MOINES - A state civil rights panel is preparing to endorse a court decision legalizing gay marriage, but says other issues remain unresolved and Iowans .
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Protesters Decry NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn Outside Debate

Joe My God  Aug 19 09

Protesters waved anti-Christine Quinn signs outside of an event where the openly lesbian NYC Council Speaker debated two other candidates for her seat.
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DOJ Statement on Gay Parenting: An Impact on Florida Adoption?

Gay Agenda  Aug 18 09

As noted earlier, the U.S. Department of Justice took a strong stand today for LGBT equality in at least one portion of its brief in Smelt v.
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Mumbai Celebrates Gay Pride

Google Gay Pride News / Advocate.com  Aug 17 09

MSN Philippines News Mumbai Celebrates Gay PrideAdvocate.comInspired by a high court decision that decriminalized consensual gay sex in New Delhi last month, thousands took to the streets of Mumbai on .
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Mumbai Celebrates Gay Pride

Advocate  Aug 17 09

Inspired by a high court decision that decriminalized consensual gay sex in New Delhi last month, thousands took to the streets of Mumbai on Sunday to celebrate growing freedoms in the largest LGBT pride parade in India.
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Mumbai Celebrates Gay Pride

Yahoo Gay News / The Advocate via Yahoo! News  Aug 17 09

Inspired by a high court decision that decriminalized consensual gay sex in New Delhi last month, thousands took to the streets of Mumbai on Sunday to celebrate growing freedoms in the largest LGBT pride parade in India, reports Agence France-Presse.
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Maine court upholds IBM heir’s adoption of lover

365 Gay News  Jul 24 09

(Portland, Maine) Maine's highest court has given a legal victory to a woman who stands to stake a claim to a share of one of America's premier business fortunes thanks to her adoption by her lesbian partner.
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By Sotomayor’s Reasoning, Court decision upholding Jim Crow was “settled law”

Gay Patriot  Jul 15 09

President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said yesterday that the Roe v. Wade is “settled law.
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Gay MP Chris Bryant welcomes Delhi court decision on decriminalising homosexuality

Pink News  Jul 02 09

Openly gay Labour MP Chris Bryant has welcomed the Delhi High Court's judgement that homosexuality should be decriminalised.
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Indian court decriminalises gay sex

Google Gay News / Times Online  Jul 02 09

ABC News Indian court decriminalises gay sexTimes OnlineAn Indian court has ruled for the first time that consensual gay sex is not a crime, signalling an historic breakthrough for the country's largely closet .
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Pro gun activist threatens judges

America Blog  Jun 25 09

Every country has its problems but I sure don't miss people like this. I hope Fitzgerald throws the book at this guy.
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