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Wednesday, May 07
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Source: Associated Press via Boston.com , ABC6 , Providence Journal PROVIDENCE, RI -- The debate over gay marriage -- and gay divorce -- is taking center stage at the Rhode Island State House today as the issue continues a long and tortuous journey through the state's courts. Lawmakers are talking about several proposed changes to state law. They range from a bill that would allow gay couples to marry, to a constitutional amendment that would do just the opposite, defining marriage as between one man and one woman. The House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to hear testimony Wednesday on several...
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Thursday, February 14
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Source: Providence Journal and Associated Press via Boston.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House Majority Leader Gordon Fox says he'll file a bill in the General Assembly that would allow married gay couples to divorce. The state's highest court ruled in a 3-2 decision in December that a lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts could not get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island. Supporters of the bill say it makes no sense to require people to remain married when they have no desire to do so. “I think the divorce [legislation] is a high priority and I’m going to be working with the people...
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