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Pa. attorneys compare gay couples to 12-year-old kids in brief opposing gay...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Marriage licenses given to same-sex couples in the state are invalid because the couples were barred from marrying, just like 12-year-olds, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's attorneys...
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Pa. governor says state lawyers made ‘inappropriate’ gay marriage comparison
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Republican Gov. Tom Corbett said Thursday it was inappropriate for his lawyers to compare same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses to 12-year-old children.
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Landmark same-sex marriage hearing approaches in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- For two months, an elected court clerk in the Philadelphia suburbs has been giving something to same-sex couples they have not been able to get anywhere else: a Pennsylvania marriage...
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Pa. AG gives governor’s lawyers OK to handle gay marriage case
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's attorney general has granted express written authority to lawyers for Gov. Tom Corbett to handle a case in which the Health Department wants to stop a suburban...
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Judge vows quick ruling in Pa. same-sex marriage case
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania judge is promising to rule quickly on whether a county clerk should be ordered to stop handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Cuomo gives GOP senator who voted for N.Y. marriage equality $90K job
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given a former Republican senator who was a key to the legalization of gay marriage a $90,000-a-year job in a move a religious conservative group called...
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Pa. governor hires lawyer to defend same-sex marriage ban in federal court
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's office announced Thursday it has hired a well-known lawyer from outside the government to lead his defense of the state's same-sex marriage ban in a...
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Ford’s Theatre to produce Matthew Shepard play, ‘The Laramie Project’
WASHINGTON — The Washington theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated will produce the play "The Laramie Project" and offer programs about bullying and violence against LGBT people.
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Giovanni’s Room, nation’s oldest surviving LGBT bookstore is for sale
PHILADELPHIA -- The owner of nation's oldest surviving LGBT bookstore said that he is retiring after 37 years and is putting the shop and its building up for sale, potentially ending four decades of...
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NYC mayoral hopefuls begin final campaign sprint to Tuesday’s primary
NEW YORK -- The candidates for New York City mayor blanketed television programs with commercials, gave interviews to nearly anyone holding a microphone and relied on old-fashioned retail politicking...
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Judge rejects motion by Catholic school that fired transgender teacher
NEW YORK -- A judge in New York on Monday refused to dismiss a complaint by a former teacher at a Catholic school was fired after notifying school officials that he was transitioning from male to female.
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Defense suggests 11½ years in FRC shooting, not 45 years prosecutors want
WASHINGTON -- A man who planned a mass shooting at the Washington headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group should spend 11 ½ years in prison for the failed plot, not the 45 years...
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Quinn falls short in bid to become first female, first LGBT mayor of New York
NEW YORK -- Lesbian city official and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn fell far short Tuesday of her goal to win at least a run-off spot in the New York City mayoral race’s Democratic primary.
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School considers request by transgender student to run for homecoming king
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania school board is reviewing a request by a transgender male student who wants to appear on the ballot for homecoming king.
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LGBT city council candidates score historic wins in NYC election
New Yorkers across the city voted to send a record number of LGBT candidates to the city council, electing three incumbents and three newcomers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.
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Pa. judge orders county to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania judge is stopping a suburban Philadelphia court clerk from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying it was a clear violation of his legal authority.
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Pa. county to abide by judge’s ruling, will stop issuing same-sex marriage...
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A suburban Philadelphia court clerk says he'll abide by a judge's order that he stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Status of Pa. same-sex marriage licenses murky after judge’s ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania judge's order stopping a suburban Philadelphia court clerk from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples leaves their legal status unclear, with an appeal...
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DC court sees increase in marriage applications since Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON — The D.C. Superior Court says it is adding a second marriage ceremony room and boosting marriage bureau staffing to accommodate an increase in applications believed to be the result of the...
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Man charged with murder in anti-gay hate crime in Queens
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has charged a 22-year-old man with an anti-gay hate crime in the stabbing death of a man found under an elevated subway line in Queens.
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Pa. county to appeal ruling that it stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court appears to be the next stop for a suburban Philadelphia county's battle to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Pa. lawmakers to introduce bipartisan bill to ban coversion therapy on minors
PHILADELPHIA -- Two Pennsylvania state lawmakers announced Tuesday they will introduce a bipartisan bill in the state House of Representatives that would ban mental health providers from engaging in...
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Advocacy groups pitch lawmakers to override Christie’s marriage equality veto
TRENTON, N.J. -- A new push by same-sex marriage advocates, led by New Jersey United for Marriage, an alliance of national and state LGBT and civil rights groups, are hoping to secure enough votes to...
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NYPD makes arrest in Chelsea hate crime attack on two gay men
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with a bias attack on a gay couple leaving a movie theater last month.
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Quinn gives hearty endorsement to fellow Democrat de Blasio for NYC mayor
NEW YORK — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, once the most bitter of foes, stood side by side in front of City Hall on Tuesday as she backed him for mayor,...
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