Gay Marriage
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That was the week that was
CommentBurkman and Fowler interview June 14, 2013
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Capital Pride 2013: Supreme Court decisions weigh on activists
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As revelers soaked up the spirit at Saturday's Capital Pride Parade in Washington, many minds continue to be directed not just on the District of Columbia's annual show of pride and support for the gay community.
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France legalizes same-sex marriage
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The legalization order signed by French president Francois Hollande means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in France within about 10 days.
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Minnesota Senate approves same-sex marriage
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Minnesota Senate voted Monday to make gay marriage legal, putting the state on the brink of becoming the 12th to allow same-sex couples to marry. Gov. Mark Dayton immediately announced he would sign the legislation Tuesday.
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Hong Kong allows transgender woman to marry boyfriend
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Hong Kong's top court granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend Monday in a watershed ruling that falls short of allowing same-sex marriage.
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Gay marriage bill passed by Delaware Senate
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The Delaware Senate's 12-9 vote sends the bill to Democratic Gov. Jack Markell, who supports the measure and planned to sign it later in the day. It would go into effect July 1.
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France legalizes gay marriage
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French lawmakers have legalized same-sex marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds of thousands to Paris.
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New Zealand legalizes same-sex marriage
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Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand's Parliament as the country become the thirteenth in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage.
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France legalizes same-sex marriage
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The French Senate has voted to legalize same-sex marriage in France, putting a landmark bill on track to become law by summer.
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Brown ends Council quest; Virginia poll results; Duncan on transit center
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Republican Mark Kirk announces support for gay marriage
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GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday he supports gay marriage, becoming the second sitting Republican senator to make such an announcement in recent weeks.
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Gay marriage: Majority of people under 30 support gay marriage
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In a study earlier this month, the Washington-based Pew Research Center found more than 70 percent of those polled under the age of 30 support same-sex marriage.
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Red equal sign spreads on social media in support of same-sex marriage
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D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign launched the effort to turn the internet red Monday. It went viral.
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Supreme Court audio and transcripts: Defense of Marriage Act arguments
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The Defense of Marriage Act was Wednesday's topic heard by the Supreme Court. Listen to the testimony or read a transcript here.
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Defense of Marriage Act: Military members keeping close eye on SCOTUS ruling
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Gay members of the military are keeping an especially close on on Supreme Court arguments on the Defense of Marriage act, Military Times reports.
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The Supreme Court and same-sex marriage: High court hears case
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The Supreme Court is raising the prospect that it will find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a substantial ruling on whether gays have a right to marry.
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SCOTUS same-sex marriage: Thousands march on mall
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Thousands marched from the National Mall to the U.S. Supreme Court to say that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
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Same-sex marriage Supreme Court audio and transcripts
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Listen to the proceedings as they happened at the Supreme Court Tuesday as arguments were made for and against same-sex marriage. The transcript is also included.
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