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Iowa Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage The Washington Post	4/4/2009
4/4/2009 "Iowa became the third state in the country and the first from the rural heartland to legalize same-sex marriage when its Supreme Court yesterday unanimously struck down the state's decade-long ban.
Indiana High School Fails on Prom Dress Rights The Advocate	10/1/2008
10/1/2008 "On May 16, 2006 K.K. Logan arrived at his senior prom in a dress, which was not unexpected since his classmates and teachers knew of his 'deeply-rooted femininity.' Principal Diane Rouse did not allow Logan to enter, claiming his attire violated school policy.
Ind. School District Settles With Trans Student The Advocate	1/28/2011
1/28/2011 "Lambda Legal has reached a settlement with the Gary, Ind., school district, in the case of a transgender student who was barred from attending prom in a dress in 2006, and the district has adopted LGBT-inclusive policies as part of it.
In denying benefits, firm says civil union not marriage's equal The New Jersey Star-Ledger	7/8/2007
7/28/2007 "A company that provides health care coverage to married gay couples in Massachusetts has denied the same benefits to a couple who entered a civil union in New Jersey. "United Parcel Service's decision to deny coverage to a Toms River couple boils down to a single word: New Jersey law does not call them 'spouses.'
In a quiet moment, gay judge makes history The Washington Post	7/18/2011
"The remarkable thing about what happened on the Senate floor Monday night was that it was utterly unremarkable.
Illinois gay rights groups launch civil union tracker Rockford Register Star	2/4/2011
2/4/2011 "Two gay rights organizations have launched a way to track the couples who take advantage of Illinois' newly signed civil unions law. "Lambda Legal and Equality Illinois say their civil union tracker aims to make sure same-sex and different-sex couples are treated fairly under the law.
Illinois bill would allow civil unions of gay couples Associated Press	3/21/2007
3/21/2007 "Gay Illinois couples would be allowed to enter civil unions with the same legal rights as marriage under legislation approved Wednesday by an Illinois House committee. "'Illinois views same-sex couples, some together for decades, as strangers under the law,' said Jim Bennett, Lambda Legal's Midwest Regional Director."
Ignorance over HIV and AIDS persists The Denver Post	5/31/2009
"Robert Franke is a retired university provost, a distinguished biologist who once served as a dean of a college of arts and sciences. He is a master gardener, a voracious reader, a pianist and a retired Unitarian-Universalist minister with a Master of Divinity degree.
ICSD Votes to Withdraw Human Rights Challenge The Ithaca Journal	10/24/2007
10/24/2007 "To the sound of thunderous applause the Ithaca City School District's board of education unanimously voted late Tuesday to rescind a challenge of the state's human rights law.
How the Law Accepted Gays The New York Times	4/29/2011
The prestigious law firm King & Spalding has not fully explained its decision this week to stop assisting Congress in defending the law that forbids federal recognition of same-sex marriage. But its reversal suggests the extent to which gay men and lesbians have persuaded much of the legal profession to accept the basic proposition that sexual orientation is irrelevant to a person's worth and that the law should reflect this judgment. The decision cannot be dismissed simply as a matter of political correctness or bullying by gays. Gay-rights supporters have transformed the law and the legal profession, opening the doors of law firms, law schools and courts to people who were once casually and cruelly shut out because of their sexual orientation

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