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• Wednesday, August 27

  Alabama Pride group files bias suit against Birmingham mayor

  Source: Birmingham News , WBRC TV , Alabama Weekly A gay advocacy group filed a federal discrimination lawsuit Wednesday against Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford for his refusal to let city workers hang banners supporting Gay Pride Week. Central Alabama Pride Inc. filed the suit in Birmingham, claiming Langford's actions violated the 1st Amendment. The suit claimed there was no rational basis for Langford to restrict the group from having banners on city property. The suit said the city has hung flags or banners in support of many diverse events in Birmingham, including City Stages music festival... Posted Aug 27 2008, 05:42 PM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: law, gay pride, state:AL, discrimination

• Sunday, March 30

  Gay couple in Alabama goes to their prom with judge's help

  Source: Huntsville Times SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - They just wanted to go to their school prom, but for one couple at Scottsboro High in Alabama, it took more than the usual dressmakers and hairstylists to get ready. For Chelsea Overstreet and Lauren Martin, lawyers and a judge had to intervene before the school would allow the gay couple to attend the school's annual big dance. On Saturday afternoon, the girls were pretty much like a lot of others in town -- both nervous and excited about going to their first prom in a only a few hours. But unlike the others, they went to the dance as a gay couple... Posted Mar 30 2008, 11:06 AM by NewsEditor with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: education, law, state:AL, discrimination

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