Cheers and Maori song as NZealand OKs gay marriage
Apr 18, 6:46 AM EDT By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The halls of Parliament echoed with a traditional Maori love song after lawmakers made New Zealand the 13th country in...
View ArticleFlorist sued for refusing service to gay couple
Apr 18, 3:44 PM EDT By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union in Washington state filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of a Kennewick gay couple denied service...
View ArticleMontana gov. signs bill decriminalizing gay sex
Apr 18, 8:34 PM EDT By KATHRYN HAAKE Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An obsolete law deeming gay sex as deviant – akin to bestiality – was stricken from Montana code Thursday, prompting gay...
View ArticleClinton, ‘Normal’ honored at GLAAD awards
Apr 21, 2:08 PM EDT By MICHAEL CIDONI LENNOX AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBC’s sitcom “The New Normal,” FX’s thriller “American Horror Story: Asylum” and NBC’s daytime drama “Days of Our...
View ArticlePROMISES, PROMISES: Gay rights
Apr 22, 1:07 PM EDT By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer The issue: Ten years ago, same-sex marriage was legal nowhere in the United States. It’s now allowed in nine states, with several more in the...
View ArticleRI Senate leader plays key role in marriage debate
Apr 24, 2:48 AM EDT By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — If Rhode Island joins the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed, it will be because a formidable...
View ArticleNevada senator comes out as gay during debate
Apr 24, 5:59 PM EDT By SANDRA CHEREB Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — As Nevada legislators emotionally debated a move toward same-sex marriage, one lawmaker rose to his feet and declared,...
View ArticleRI on way to be 10th state to allow gay marriage
Apr 24, 7:41 PM EDT By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is on a path to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a landmark vote in the...
View ArticleNew conservative lobbying push for gay marriage
Apr 27, 10:32 AM EDT By PATRICK CONDON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A national group of prominent GOP donors that supports gay marriage is pouring new money into lobbying efforts to get...
View ArticleFrench fair targets a new newlywed market: Gays
Apr 27, 11:53 AM EDT Associate Press PARIS (AP) — Lesbian and gay cake toppers, his-and-his wedding bands, flower-themed tuxedo bow ties: Marketing whizzes have held France’s first gay-marriage fair –...
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