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Mass same-sex wedding at Pride celebration 'a long time coming'
Lorie Young, her white veil neatly pulled over her eyes, tucked a handwritten note into the bouquet of blue and purple flowers she clutched as she waited for the ceremony to begin. Written on it were her wedding vows, the promises of a shared future...
Tags: Marriage, Civil Rights, Weddings, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Annapolis
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"Girl Play 2013" gives lesbian playwrights some play
Staff WriterThe Women’s Theatre Project will present the lesbian play-reading festival “Girl Play 2013” next weekend. Here’s what you need to know: WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT: “Lesbian playwrights just don’t get a lot of play,&...Tags: Wilton Manors, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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'Call Me Kuchu,' 'God Loves Uganda' shed light on gay-rights fight
As the same-sex marriage debate continues throughout the U.S., another front in the battle over gay rights has emerged thousands of miles away in the East African nation of Uganda, where in 2009 a bill was drafted that would impose the death penalty for...Tags: Africa, Civil Rights, Uganda, Human Rights, Punishment
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Letters: Children and same-sex marriage
Re "Why marriage matters," Opinion, June 9 Nathaniel Frank's piece revealed a compressed view of same-sex marriage. Nowhere did it mention children — conveniently dismissed, it seems, as if marriage is simply a celebration of individual rights and...Tags: Family, Discrimination, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, National Security Agency
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Letters: No support for the F-35
Re "Struggling to take off," June 12 Granted, Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter jet under development is a spectacular technological achievement, but could somebody please tell me who exactly is the enemy that we need to fight with 2,457 of these...
Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Military Equipment, Military Aircraft, Politics, National Security Agency
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L.A. Film Festival: 'The New Black' evaluates politics from pews
With same-sex marriage being evaluated at the state level across the country and the Supreme Court near its decision on the subject, the documentary "The New Black" could hardly be more timely. The film premiered Friday to a theater of enthusiastic...
Tags: Civil Rights, Marriage, Festive Events, Crime, Law and Justice, Family
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Voice of the People, Jun. 15
Gay marriage As our legislators in Illinois struggle with gay marriage laws, I would like to offer some insights about gay people that may help to expedite the process. I am not gay, but the following are statements I firmly believe to be true: •...Tags: Report Cards, 401K, Marriage, Dick Durbin, Chicago Marathon
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'The Daily Show' mocks gay marriage opponents around the globe
Given the rapidly evolving status of gay rights here in the U.S, where the Boy Scouts of America recently lifted a ban on gay youths and the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two same-sex marriage cases, John Oliver decided it was time to check up on the...Tags: Benedict XVI, French Open, France, Marriage, Francis I
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Pope, archbishop of Canterbury meet, speak of unity
LONDON -- The neophyte holders of two of Christendom’s most venerable posts met for the first time Friday and spoke of fostering unity and understanding between their sometimes rival branches of the faith. Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury...
Tags: Canterbury, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Benedict XVI, Francis I
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'Masterpiece Mystery' series 'Inspector Lewis' returns Sunday
The popular British mystery series “Inspector Lewis” begins its sixth season Sunday on PBS’ “Masterpiece Mystery.” Set in the quaint university town of Oxford, the series stars Kevin Whately as the down-to-earth detective...Tags: Jerry Seinfeld, John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Celebrities, Fred Willard
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Letters: Recycling right-wing talking points
Re "A tale of two Obamas," Opinion, June 11 As Jonah Goldberg peeks out from inside his bubble and states that "most Democrats…[have] seen the last five years as a tale of tea-party-fueled madness and racism," he needs to be reminded that it's...Tags: Rush Limbaugh, National Security Agency
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People of faith should speak up
When the Illinois House decided not to vote on same-sex marriage, a bishop from the African American Clergy Coalition expressed his reaction in terms that reflected his religious persuasion (“Gay marriage bill fails to go to vote in Illinois House,&...Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Belief and Faith, Elections
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