Recent Gay & Lesbian Issues- California court urged to review gay marriage ban
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 Reuters - California's Attorney General on Monday urged the state Supreme Court to consider whether a gay marriage ban passed by voters this month was legal.
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. - Calif. high court asked to hear gay marriage cases
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AP - The state attorney general and sponsors of the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California urged its Supreme Court to hear a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn the ban, saying the matter is too urgent to be unsettled.
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. - California calls for swift resolution of gay marriage furore
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 AFP - California's top lawyer on Monday called for the state Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether or not to overturn a ban on same-sex marriage approved by voters earlier this month.
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. - Gay advocates protest marriage ban across nation
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 AP - Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to wed.
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. - Gay marriage supporters rally across United States
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Reuters - Thousands of gay marriage advocates held boisterous rallies on Saturday across the United States and abroad in a coordinated protest of California's vote this month to ban same-sex marriage.
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. - Thousands across US protest California gay marriage ban
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 AFP - Tens of thousands of gay rights advocates took to the streets across the United States on Saturday to protest California's recent vote to ban same-sex marriage.
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. - Mormon aid on gay marriage ban generates complaint
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 AP - A California gay rights activist filed a complaint Thursday accusing the Mormon church of failing to report the full value of the work it did to support the state's new ban on same-sex marriage.
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. - FBI: Powder sent to Mormon headquarters nontoxic
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 AP - The FBI says the white powder that spilled onto a mail clerk's hand at the Utah headquarters of the Mormon church is nontoxic.
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. - Anger over gay marriage vote directed at Mormons
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 AP - Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.
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. - Same-sex marriage ban to hit California economy: mayor
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 Reuters - California's vote last week to ban same-sex marriage will hit the state's economy by making it harder for cutting-edge industries like biotechnology to recruit top talent, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday.
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. - Criticism mounts among gays over Calif. ban
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 AP - California's gay-rights movement has been beset by infighting and finger-pointing since the defeat of gay marriage at the ballot box, with some activists questioning the campaign's mild tactics, including the decision not to show same-sex couples in ads.
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. - Mormon comments give gays hope for new Utah laws
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 AP - Gay-rights activists see opportunities for their cause in Utah thanks to Mormon church officials, who strongly supported California's proposition denying same-sex couples the right to marry but said they did not object to granting those couples certain other rights.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Gay marriage supporters took to the streets in several California communities over the weekend to protest passage of a state constitutional amendment that overturns a California Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex unions. On Saturday, as many as 10,000 people participated in separate peaceful marches in Los Angeles and San Diego.
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. - Gay marriage supporters march in California
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 AP - As many as 10,000 people took to the streets in San Diego and similar numbers marched in Los Angeles Saturday to protest passage of an anti-gay marriage ballot initiative, authorities said.
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. - NY eyes allowing gay marriage; opponents vow fight
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 AP - Even as voters in California banned same-sex marriage in a tight referendum, Tuesday's election opened the door for the same debate in New York.
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. - Utah faces boycott after Mormon work for Prop 8
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AP - Utah's growing tourism industry and the star-studded Sundance Film Festival are being targeted for a boycott by bloggers, gay rights activists and others seeking to punish the Mormon church for its aggressive promotion of California's ban on gay marriage.
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. - Madonna says it's time US says "I do" to gay marriage
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 AFP - Pop star Madonna said it was a shame the United States could put a black man in the White House but not allow same-sex marriage, rocking on her world tour with guests Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears.
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. - Thousands protest after California bans gay marriage
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 AFP - Thousands of gay rights supporters took to the streets of Hollywood late Wednesday outraged that California had voted to ban same-sex marriages.
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. - California stops gay marriage amid Obama victory
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 Reuters - California and two other states voted in Tuesday's elections to ban same-sex marriage, dealing a blow to gays and lesbians in the left-leaning, trend-setting state months after they won their case in state court.
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. - Hundreds of Prop 8 protesters take to L.A. streets
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 AP - More than 1,000 people who turned up for a rally against the California's newly approved same-sex marriage ban took to the streets of Los Angeles and West Hollywood and blocked traffic.
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