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Tuesday, August 19
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Source: CNN , Press Association Argentina has approved its first nationwide gay rights measure -- granting gay couples the right to claim a deceased partners' pensions. Amado Boudo, director of the National Social Security Administration, is to sign the resolution on Tuesday. It will become law upon publication the following Wednesday, CNN reports. It requires that same-sex couples show they have lived together for at least five years. Boudou said the measure will "put the rights of all cohabitants on a level playing field," reports Britain's Press Association. Pedro Paradiso...
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Monday, August 18
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Source: San Diego Union Tribune , San Francisco Chronicle Doctors in California must treat gays and lesbians the same as any other patient the state Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that pitted case pitted religious freedom rights guaranteed in the constitution against California's strong anti-discrimination laws. In a unanimous decision, the court rejected a San Diego County fertility clinic's attempt to use its physicians' religious beliefs as a justification for their refusal to provide artificial insemination for a lesbian couple. Guadalupe Benitez sued her doctors at the clinic...
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Friday, July 25
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Source: Washington Post A judge in suburban Montgomery County, Maryland yesterday cleared the way for voters to decide in November whether to keep a new anti-discrimination law that provides broad protections for transgender individuals. Montgomery joined 13 states, the District, Baltimore and 90 other jurisdictions last year in banning discrimination against transgender people. Opponents, led by the group Citizens for Responsible Government, blocked the law from taking effect by collecting what officials ruled were enough signatures to force a referendum on the matter. The group says it is concerned...
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Friday, June 20
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Source: Kennebec Journal-Morning Sentinel , Portland Press Herald AUGUSTA -- An anti-gay activist in Maine has abandoned his efforts to put an wide-ranging referendum on the ballot that would have, if passed, invalidated most of the state's gay-rights laws and prevented any future safeguards for gays and lesbians. Michael Heath of the Christian Civic League said in an e-mail to supporters that his group lacks money and volunteers to pursue a referendum in November 2009. The league would have had to submit more than 55,000 signatures by next January to place its proposal on the statewide ballot...
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Saturday, June 14
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Source: Great Falls Tribune , KULR-TV , KPAX-TV , Helena Independent Record Helena, Mont. -- A majority of Montanans favor protecting gays and lesbians from discrimination and passing legislation to do so, a new poll conducted by a human rights group finds. related in Qblog : 'Hate and violence are not Missoula values' The survey of 600 likely general election voters in the state was commissioned by the Montana Human Rights Network and conducted in March by by the Washington, D.C.-based Lake Research Partners. Almost 90% of those polled said that gay and lesbian employees should not be...
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Wednesday, June 04
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Source: Sydney Star Observer , The Age A gay paper in Australia reports that official discrimination against gay couples in Australian federal laws could be outlawed before next month despite parliamentary maneuvers by the opposition party. Other reports, however, say that the legislation could be delayed for months. The "Coalition" -- a group of the country's conservative parties -- last night vowed to delay any changes until all the proposed reforms are put before the Parliament, The Age newspaper reported. But Australian gay paper, Sydney Star Observer (SSO), reports that the possibility...
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Sunday, June 01
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Source: KMGH TV , Denver Post , Associated Press via Denver Post , KJCT TV Col. anti-bias law DENVER -- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter quietly signed a bill on Thursday that extends discrimination protection to cover sexual orientation and religion. Senate Bill 200 bans discrimination based on a person's religious belief or sexual orientation - including transgender people - in places of public accommodation, housing practices, family planning services and 20 other public spheres. Such prohibitions are already in place with regard to race. "I think it's a step in the right direction for...
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Thursday, May 29
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Source: San Jose Mercury News , ABC News , San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco -- Less than two weeks after legalizing same-sex marriages in California, the state Supreme Court had some tough questions Wednesday for a lawyer defending doctors who refused on religious grounds to provide artificial insemination for a lesbian. The case of Guadalupe Benitez presents the justices with issues of civil rights and discrimination from a different perspective than the one they addressed May 15, when they overturned the state's opposite-sex-only marriage law. When Benitez was referred by her endocrinologist...
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Thursday, May 22
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Source: Denver Post , KRDO-TV Col. anti-bias law Right-wing groups in Colorado are waging an all-out lobbying effort to convince Gov. Bill Ritter to veto a non-discrimination bill that passed both houses of the legislature on May 2. A radio ad sponsored by the groups uses "fear mongering" and "scare tactics," according to supporters of the anti-discrimination bill, to scare up calls to the governor's office urging Ritter to reject the measure. Senate Bill 200 would ban discrimination based on a person's religious belief or sexual orientation -- including transgendered...
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Wednesday, May 21
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Source: The Age , Times (London) BRITAIN has forged landmark new rights for lesbian or gay partners seeking legal recognition as parents. The House of Commons unexpectedly threw out proposals that would have required fertility clinics to consider a child's "need for a father" before providing treatment, enabling two-mother families. The father's role will now be substituted to require the "need for supportive parenting". Both partners will be recognized as parents on birth certificates when lesbian couples conceive with donated sperm or when gay men use surrogacy to...
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Friday, May 16
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Source: KOCO-TV , Tulsa World Kern's anti-gay rant OKLAHOMA CITY -- State Rep. Sally Kern has been out of the news lately, but decided to refresh her anti-gay image Thursday with a press release and interviews criticizing a lobby day for workplace fairness. She objected that "radical homosexual rights groups'' that planned a national day on Thursday to promote workplace fairness based on job performance. Kern, R-Oklahoma City, said Oklahomans who support what she calls "traditional families" need to get more involved in policy fights "or we will cede the victory...
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Sunday, May 04
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Source: Baltimore Sun Gay and lesbian activists thought they had a friend in Maryland governor Martin O'Malley. As a progressive mayor in Baltimore, O'Malley attended gay pride parades and signed into law a measure to protect transgender people from discrimination. When he ran for governor, he said he supported civil unions and wanted to extend benefits to same-sex partners of state employees, as he had done for city workers. But two years into O'Malley's first term in Annapolis, neither has happened. He largely stayed out of the debate over legal recognition for same-sex unions...
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Friday, May 02
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Source: Denver Post , 9News Denver , Vail Daily DENVER – Credit agencies, landlords and businesses could not discriminate against anyone based on their sexual orientation under a plan moving forward at the State Capitol. "This is about fairness, about equality, about treating every person in our state the same," said Rep. Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, the House sponsor of the bill. The House spent two hours debating the Senate Bill 200 Thursday as a number of Republican lawmakers spoke against it, several citing concerns over religious freedoms. Rep. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, said the...
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Wednesday, April 23
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Source: Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News , KUTV If one of its council members gets her way, Salt Lake County may offer all of its employees health insurance, extended funeral leave and a host of other benefits that now apply only to married couples. Democratic Councilwoman Jenny Wilson urged county leaders Tuesday to offer health-care benefits to employees' financially dependent relatives, friends or domestic partners - otherwise known as adult designees - her voice cracking as she spoke of households not yet reached by insurance. "I would hope my colleagues would embrace and support this...
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Friday, April 18
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Source: Denver Post , Associated Press via Post Independent Col. anti-bias law Denver -- The Colorado Senate gave preliminary approval today to a bill that would expand the prohibition of sexual orientation-based discrimination, but only after an intense floor debate that became personal and emotional after a senator offered a rhetorical amendment mocking the legislation. Republican Sen. Greg Brophy, who stands 5-foot-6, suggested changing the bill to protect short people from discrimination. Democratic Sen. Jennifer Veiga, who is a lesbian, took offense. She said it must nice to be able to mock...
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Friday, April 18
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Source: KARE TV , KAAL TV , KSTP TV St.Paul -- Over 1000 people rallied on the Minnesota Capitol lawn Thursday for what organizers are calling the country's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender lobby day. According to KSTP TV, people from more than 110 Minnesota towns and cities attended the rally. Supporters at the OutFront Minnesota's justFair Lobby Day hoped to send a strong message to lawmakers and the governor to support GLBT-friendly legislation. Citizen lobbyists were particularly interested in a bill aimed at giving more rights to domestic partners. The bill would allow...
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Thursday, April 17
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Source: Salt Lake Tribune , Deseret News , Lisa LeDuc and Brandie Balken were the first couple to take advantage of Salt Lake City's newly created mutual-commitment registry today. "I guess we're the first ones," Balken said after entering the City Recorder's Office to find a room full of news cameras. "It's not every day you get to be a gay celebrity." There were no celebrations or crowds waiting for the doors to open at 8 am, but there was a huddle of news media ready to record the event. LeDuc and Balken, who own an east-side home, have been together for seven...
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Wednesday, April 16
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Source: Dallas Morning News McKinney -- Gay rights advocates urged Collin County commissioners on Tuesday to adopt a hiring policy that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. Collin County is a wealthy and solidly Republican suburban area just north of Dallas. A small part of the city of Dallas and most of Plano lie within the county boundaries. Commissioners are considering a proposed policy that would ban discrimination based on “sex, race, creed, disability or national origin.” It does not specifically mention sexual orientation. Officials said the county needs a written equal...
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Tuesday, April 15
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Source: Asheville Citizen-Times , WRAL RALEIGH -- State officials Monday removed a ban on anti-gay discrimination from an online copy of the state's personnel handbook. The prohibition was in one of two copies of the handbook posted online. The removal came after Republican House Minority Leader Paul Stam questioned why the ban appeared in the handbook. North Carolina law does not prevent bias in state employee hiring and discipline based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The State Personnel Commission's attempt to change that was rejected in January by the state Rules Review Commission...
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Monday, April 14
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Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel , Boca Raton News It looked like a big victory for gay and lesbian Floridians and their allies: A state Senate committee overwhelmingly approved legislation last week that would ban discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. And the measure picked up the support of a top leader in the Republican-controlled Legislature, state Sen. Jeff Atwater, the Broward- Palm Beach County legislator in line to become president of the Florida Senate after the November elections. Passage was hailed by some activists. "Today's vote is truly historic," said...
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Saturday, April 12
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Source: Calgary Sun , Canadian Press EDMONTON -- Alberta has issued more than 600 gay marriage licences since a federal law legalizing homosexual unions came into effect in mid-2005, government statistics show. Alberta's gay community says it's more evidence accepting homosexuality won't hurt civil society -- and Alberta should take the symbolic step of including gays in the provincial human-rights code. It is the only province not to have done it, he said. "The sun came up, life chugged on and royalties continued to chug in," said gay-rights advocate Murray Billett. "The...
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Thursday, April 10
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Source: Triangle Foundation press release DETROIT -- The Detroit city council on Wednesday voted to bar discrimination because of gender identity or expression. An ordinance passed 8-1 by the council amends the city's Human Rights Ordinance to add “gender identity or expression” to the list of protected classes. "The Detroit City Council believes that it is a necessity for every Detroit citizen to be protected from all forms of discrimination, injustice, and harm, " said Kenneth Cockrel, Jr., Detroit City Council President. "Detroit is a welcoming city," Cockrel added, "and...
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Tuesday, April 08
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Source: Advocate , New York Daily News NY marriage rulings In accepting his New York Leadership Award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force on Monday night, newly installed governor David Paterson announced that he would continue to push for full marriage equality for LGBT New Yorkers, according to a Task Force press release. Paterson was given the award ""for his unequivocal advocacy for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) New Yorkers," according to a press release. Paterson also said in a video-taped address to the banquet that he favors legislation...
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Tuesday, April 08
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Source: Orlando Sentinel , Miami Herald (press release) Thanks in part to Republican Senate President-designate Jeff Atwater (R-North Palm Beach), a Senate panel has advanced a bill barring employers, landlords and government agencies from discriminating against gays, lesbians and bisexuals. The bill cleared the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday by a 7-1 vote after Atwater decided last week to sign on to it as a co-sponsor and lobbied other Republicans on the panel to support it. Senator Ted Deutch (D-Boca Raton) introduced S. 572 which would amend the Florida Civil Rights Act and Florida's...
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Friday, April 04
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Source: Los Angeles Times , Law.com , Reuters via PageOneQ A roommate-finding site cannot require users to disclose their sexual orientation or other personal information protected by anti-discrimination laws, a US appeals court ruled Thursday, in the latest skirmish over whether anti-discrimination rules apply to the Web. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thursday that a website may be found liable for violating fair housing laws by matching roommates according to gender, sexual orientation, and parenthood. Federal law protecting websites "was not meant to create a lawless, no...
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Wednesday, April 02
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Source: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is jumping into the middle of an uproar within the gay community whose causes he has long championed. The Massachusetts Democrat is leading a push in the Senate for a federal ban on job bias against gays, lesbians and bisexuals -- but not transsexuals, cross-dressers and others whose outward appearance doesn't match their gender at birth. "We will strongly oppose it," said Roberta Sklar of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "Leaving transgender people out makes that a flawed movement." NTLTF -- "The...
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Tuesday, April 01
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Source: Associated Press via CNBC , AP via Arisona Star , AP via Arizona Sun PHOENIX -- A panel in Arizona, where voters once turned down a constitutional ban on gay marriage, approved a plan Tuesday to provide taxpayer-subsidized health coverage for the domestic partners of state employees and retirees. The Governor's Regulatory Review Council, which has the final say over many agencies' proposed rules, voted 4-0 to approve changes floated by the Department of Administration with support from Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat. Some Republican legislators opposed the move. Dependents of...
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Sunday, March 30
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Source: Edmonton Journal , Edmonton Journal Delwin Vriend looks out the window of his apartment in the heart of old Paris. Across the street, a 17th-century mansion houses the Musee Picasso, the world's largest collection of Pablo Picasso's paintings. From there, it's a short walk to historic Notre Dame cathedral. In Europe's most beautiful city, Vriend seeks an unobtrusive life, the daily commute on a crowded train to his computer job in the suburbs, home at night in time for vegan dinner with his partner and perhaps a walk through the neighborhood shops. It's a long way, deliberately...
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Saturday, March 29
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Source: Montana Standard and seaQwa reports HELENA -- Pride Inc., one of Montana’s most outspoken gay and lesbian equality groups, has closed its doors, prompting the Montana Human Rights Network to take on the group’s cause. Despite the closure of the organization, several other groups including the Human Rights Network continue to pursue LGBT rights in the state. Planning continues for a 2008 Montana Pride Celebration to be held this year in Billings from June 20 to 22. It is being organized by PrideInBillings [MySpace page] and a coalition of other Montana LGBT groups operating as the "Montana...
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Thursday, March 27
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Source: BBC News , RIA Novosti There is a Castro who is fighting to introduce radical changes in Cuba. Not the new president, Raul, although he has promised to push through "structural and conceptual" changes to this communist island in the Caribbean. It is Raul's daughter, Mariela Castro. As head of the government-funded National Center for Sex Education, she is trying to change people's attitudes towards minority groups in the community. A draft gay rights bill first introduced after the 1959 Cuban revolution, will be considered by lawmakers in Havana in June, Mexican media...
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