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Obama calls on Hawaii lawmakers to approve gay marriage
President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers in Hawaii to approve a gay marriage bill.
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Senate vote on gay protections bill ENDA set for Monday
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Thursday that he would file cloture today on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), setting up for a full vote in the Senate on Monday.
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Neil Abercrombie on gay marriage: This is a question of equity
A special legislative session called for by Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie to consider a proposed gay marriage bill convenes on Monday in Hawaii.
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Tom Ridge: Republicans 'oughtta quit being judgmental'
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge addressed gay GOP group Log Cabin Republicans on Wednesday night.
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Thousands descend on Illinois Capitol to rally against gay marriage
Opponents of a proposed gay marriage bill gathered Wednesday in Springfield.
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Record-breaking crowds rally in Springfield for marriage equality
Thousands of marriage rights advocates and allies braved the cold rain to rally outside the Illinois state Capitol as part of the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality, an event to mark the first day of the fall vet
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New poll shows dramatic support for marriage equality in Illinois
A new statewide poll released Monday--just one day before the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality--shows a dramatic majority of registered likely voters support for the freedom to marry in Illinois.
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Cory Booker marries gay couples as marriage equality arrives in New Jersey
Senator-elect Cory Booker, the current Democratic mayor of Newark, married 7 gay couples on Monday as a court order that allows gay marriage in the state officially took effect at 12:01 AM.
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Cory Booker plans to marry 10 gay couples on Monday
Senator-elect Cory Booker, the current Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, plans to marry several gay and lesbian couples at the stroke of midnight on Monday.
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Gov. Patrick Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin to open March on Springfield
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) will open the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality on Tuesday, Oct. 22 with a welcome to the thousands of Illinoisans traveling to the State Capitol to
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Hawaii Rep. Mark Takai reverses course on gay marriage
Hawaii State Rep. K. Mark Takai, a Democrat, has announced his support for a gay marriage bill.
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Will Illinois gay marriage bill stall as debate returns to Springfield?
Talk of legalizing gay marriage in Illinois will return to Springfield next week as the General Assembly's six-day fall session opens on Tuesday.
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Chris Christie should step aside on gay marriage, New Jersey's largest daily says
New Jersey's largest circulated newspaper, The Star-Ledger, on Sunday called on Governor Chris Christie to stop thwarting the progress of gay marriage in the state.
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Illinois marriage equality bill co-sponsor: 'I believe the votes are there'
As the start of the fall veto session draws closer, state Rep. Greg Harris, chief sponsor of the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, has been unwilling to commit to a vote, which could push a marriage vote to 20
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Antonin Scalia: 'I'm not a hater of homosexuals at all'
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia insists he doesn't hate gay people.
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Illinois veterans lobby for gay marriage
Illinois military veterans have joined the effort to make Illinois the 14th state to legalize gay marriage.
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Chris Christie asks New Jersey Supreme Court to fast-track gay marriage case
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, on Monday asked the state's top court to review a judge's ruling allowing gay marriage in the state.
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Chicago Tribune marriage discussion Oct. 1
Chicago Tribune Editorial Page Editor Bruce Dold will lead a discussion on marriage equality on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
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Business owner to challenge 44th Ward Ald. Tom Tunney
Mark Thomas, the owner of The Alley and Taboo Tabou, plans to challenge 44th Ward Ald. Tom Tunney in 2015, according to DNAinfo.com.
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Chris Christie reiterates opposition to gay marriage
Just two days after a New Jersey judge ruled that the state must allow gay couples to marry, Governor Chris Christie has reiterated his opposition.
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Illinois House Majority Leader calls on lawmakers to approve gay marriage
Illinois Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie is calling on House members to approve a gay marriage bill.
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Baldwin, Pocan introduce domestic partner benefits bill
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, and Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, have introduced a bill to extend employee benefit programs to cover the same-sex domestic partners of federal employees to
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Powerful video communicates why Illinois can't wait for marriage equality
Illinois Unites for Marriage—the coalition pushing the state's same-sex marriage bill—produced and released a video to highlight why waiting for marriage equality in Illinois is no longer an option.
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Steve Grand to perform at March On Springfield, Oct. 22
Organizers of March on Springfield have announced that out singer-songwriter Steve Grand will perform "All American Boy" live at the March on Springfield for Marriage Equality.