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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ A gay advocacy group is suing to block a New Hampshire…
NEW YORK (AP) _ The United States cannot force partners in its international fight against…
NEW YORK (AP) _ Many obstacles still lie ahead for supporters of same-sex marriage, and…
The ruling written by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Donovan wasn’t the first blow to the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court. That came last year when a federal judge in Boston declared the law an unconstitutional violation of equal protection guarantees. Two other bankruptcy courts have also rejected administration attempts to dismiss joint filings made by same-sex couples, but neither of those rulings addressed the constitutionality of the act.
The protest they called for would be born of the revolutionary spirit of 1960s America, and would become a tradition and evolve into today’s Pride parades and festivals.
To them, the gay-rights lobby has morphed into a relentless bully, pressuring companies and law firms into policy reversals, making it taboo in some circumstances to express opposition to same-sex marriage.
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) _ Their half-century relationship has spanned 10 U.S. presidencies but also occasional…
