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Gay-rights advocates to legally test Prop 8
Los Angeles Times |
11/5/2008 | |||
| 11/5/2008"After losing at the polls, gay-rights advocates filed a legal challenge Wednesday in the California Supreme Court to Proposition 8, a long-shot effort the measure's supporters called an attempt to subvert the will of voters. | ||||
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What Gay Unions Don't Guarantee
The New York Times |
10/31/2008 | |||
| 10/31/2008"Three states ? Massachusetts, California and Connecticut ? have legalized same-sex marriage. "But...the question for gay couples is this: Is it worth it to tie the knot?"For many couples, the answer is a resounding yes: the word "married" itself instantly conveys something that civil unions and domestic partnerships do not. | ||||
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Why Just One Wedding Isn't Enough For Some Gay Couples
The Wall Street Journal |
10/30/2008 | |||
| 10/30/2008"Daniel McNeil and Patrick Canavan joke they've been married four times ? to each other."The 'I do's' started with a Washington, D.C., church wedding in 1998. Since then, the two men, have chased evolving laws across the U.S. to secure a civil union in Vermont, a domestic partnership in the District of Columbia and a marriage in California. | ||||
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NY court hears appeal in same-sex marriage case
Poughkeepsie Journal |
10/17/2008 | |||
| 10/17/2008"A state appeals court heard arguments today on whether New York can give equal benefits to same-sex couples married in other jurisdictions.The case comes from a decision by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer in May 2007 to let gay couples married out of state and employed by the state receive health benefits for their families. | ||||
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Transgender Candidate Who Ran as Woman Did Not Mislead Voters, Court Says
The New York Times |
10/6/2008 | |||
| 10/06/2008"The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday that a transgender politician did not mislead voters by running for office as a woman."The court dismissed a lawsuit filed by two opponents of the politician, Michelle Bruce, who was born Michael Bruce, that said she disguised her sex while seeking re-election last year in Riverdale, Ga. | ||||
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Georgia transgender politician wins legal battle
USA Today |
10/6/2008 | |||
| 10/06/2008"Georgia's top court ruled in favor of a transgender politician who was slapped with a lawsuit by two political opponents who claimed she misled voters by running as a woman. | ||||
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Suit filed in '07 park sex sting
Johnson City Press |
10/1/2008 | |||
| 10/1/2008"One of the 40 men charged in a city park sex sting last year filed a federal lawsuit against the city and Johnson City Police Chief John Lowry because he says the police department gave his arrest excessive publicity. | ||||
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Indiana High School Fails on Prom Dress Rights
The Advocate |
10/1/2008 | |||
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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.
Youth and Schools | Transgender Rights | Teens & Young Adults |
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Groups challenge school district over human rights law
Newsday |
9/15/2008 | |||
| 9/15/2008"Eleven advocacy groups are taking issue with a claim that the East Meadow School District does not consider itself an 'education corporation or association.' | ||||
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Court Backs Paterson Regarding Gay Unions
The New York Times |
9/2/2008 | |||
| 9/2/2008"Governor David A. Paterson was acting within his powers when he issued an executive order requiring government agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed outside the state, a court ruled on Tuesday. | ||||
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