All posts tagged "same-sex couples"
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Greece approves civil unions for same-sex couples
Greece’s parliament has approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions, becoming one of the last countries in Europe to provide...
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Supreme Court grants stay in lesbian second-parent adoption case
Mother who was separated from children after bitter break-up will be allowed visitation rights
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Same-sex couples challenge Florida’s discriminatory birth certificate policy
Two Florida lesbian couples have asked a federal court to order officials to allow both sets of women to be listed as parents on their children’s...
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Utah judge removes foster child from lesbian couple’s care
Couple was planning to adopt the girl, and even had the support of the child's biological mother
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Northern Ireland Assembly vote for gay marriage is vetoed
A slim majority of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly voted in favor of marriage equality on Monday, only to have the Assembly’s largest party...
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ACLU accuses Kim Davis of violating judge’s orders
The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a motion in Kentucky District Court accusing Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis of flouting a judge’s order...
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Illinois bed and breakfast discriminated against same-sex couple
An Illinois bed and breakfast discriminated against a same-sex couple when its owners rejected the pair’s request to hold their civil union ceremony in 2011,...
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Kim Davis mentioned in first round of second GOP debate
The first round of the second GOP debate featured a heated showdown between the four second-tier candidates over the issue of religious liberty for people...
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Lawyers file injunction in case challenging Mississippi adoption ban
Lawyers representing two of four couples seeking to overturn Mississippi’s ban on same-sex adoption on Friday filed a preliminary injunction that seeks to allow their...
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Mississippi adoption ban challenged in federal court
Plaintiffs seek to strike down last remaining state ban on same-sex couples adopting children
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Kentucky county clerk sued for not issuing marriage licenses
ACLU contends Kim Davis must uphold her oath of office
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Pitcairn Island legalizes marriage equality
Tiny British protectorate legalizes same-sex marriage, even though there are no gay couples on the island
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Florida governor signs bill repealing gay adoption ban
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed into law on Thursday a bill that repeals the Sunshine State’s nearly four decade-long law prohibiting same-sex couples from...
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Michigan Gov. Snyder signs bills allowing adoption agencies to discriminate
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on Thursday signed a package of three bills that will allow adoption or child placement agencies to refuse to serve...
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North Carolina legislature passes anti-gay marriage measure
The North Carolina legislature on Thursday approved a bill that would allow state officials to recuse themselves from providing marriage licenses or performing marriage ceremonies for...
