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November 20, 2013   No comments

Speed Read: Wednesday 20 November 2013

Today, President Obama awards the Medal of Freedom posthumously to gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signs the state's marriage equality bill. And a prominent Maine activist

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October 23, 2013   No comments

Speed Read: Wednesday 23 October 2013

Log Cabin met with representatives of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Tuesday. The New Mexico Supreme Court will hear arguments in a marriage case today. A gay couple has found a way to obtain a valid marriage license in Oklahoma. Moderate

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January 26, 2012   No comments

Maine marriage ballot measure submitted

Equality Maine and its supporters announced Thursday (January 26) that they will submit more than 105,000 signatures to the Secretary of State to put on the ballot in November a measure seeking to establish marriage equality for same-sex couples.

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July 26, 2011   1 Comment

New York marriage equality spurs on other states

Just as the Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969 gave a lift to the nascent movement for equal rights for gays across the country, marriage equality in the Empire State appears to be giving a boost to marriage

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July 1, 2011   No comments

Maine seeks to regain marriage equality

For the first time in history, LGBT activists are initiating a ballot measure to win marriage equality. EqualityMaine and Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) announced that they are taking steps to place a citizen’s initiative on the November

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