Nevada - Nevada makes history as the first US state to protect gay marriage in the constitution

Samara Louise

Happy

Goldfield, NV (1903)

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Ohio - Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Middletown, OH

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lead story - A very LGBTQ decade: Gay marriage, trans rights and a 'rainbow wave'

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

ezs note:  White House, in (much) better days

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Ohio - Ohio GOP Lawmaker Blames Mass Shootings On Trans People, Gay Marriage And More

Alanna Vagianos
HuffPost

Middletown, OH

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civil rights - Maine lawyer who won landmark gay marriage case warns of civil rights backlash

Judy Harrison
Bangor Daily News

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Philippines’ Duterte says he supports gay marriage

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New York Post

Rodrigo Duterte

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Kim Davis, Once Jailed in America, Campaigns Against Gay Marriage in Romania

Liam Stack, Kit Gillet
The New York Times

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Trump’s Army Secretary Pick Mark Green Withdraws Name From Consideration

John Paul Brammer and Brooke Sopelsa
NBC News

Oh, yeah!!!

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ezs note:  Yeah, it's a small victory - but it's a victory nevertheless!  Thank you for your help!  Keep fightin'!

House speaker: Gay marriage ban bill going nowhere

Laura Leslie and Matthew Burns
WRAL.com

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South Sudan Rebuffs UN Push for Gay-Marriage (South Sudan)

Joseph Oduha
allAfrica

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Ben Carson: Gay Marriage Will Lead To 'Mass Killings,' Transgender People Are Confused

Carlos Santoscoy
On Top

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US top judge ousted over gay marriage stand (Ghana)

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Judge Roy Moore

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Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden Both Gave Pro Transgender Rights Speeches This

David Walton
Herald Current

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Alabama judges use segregation-era law to avoid gay marriage

Jay Reeves
LGBTQNation

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My Voice: Pastor has change of heart on gay marriage

David Bacon
The Argus

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Gay marriage opponents propose 2 Colorado ballot measures

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ABC7

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ezs note:  Coloradans - please take a moment and tell your representative to flush these stupid bills down the toilet by voting NO!  Thanks. (Oh, and e-mail or phone your friends to do the same.)

Episcopalians to vote on allowing gay marriage in churches

Press
News-Sentinel.com

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Gay Marriage (Curacao)

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Curacao Chronicle

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Biden: Court ruling for gay marriage as big as Brown v. Board

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade

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A Spellbinding Week: What Are the Gains and Losses for LGBT Rights, and What Battles Lie Ahead? (Sierra Leone)

Michelangelo Signorile
Sierra Leone 

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