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Gay marriage: Like it or not, polls go in only one direction
The 2008 vote on Proposition 8 is the only poll that matters on the subject of California and same-sex marriage, according to opponents of gay marriage. And that’s indeed how many people responded to the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll of...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Politics, Elections, Family
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State laws varied on gun, abortion laws
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns....
Tags: Regional Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Robert J. Bentley, Judges, Lawyers
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Voice of the People, Jun. 10
Rejection by the Illinois House of a vote on gay marriage is alarming because it continues unequal treatment of a particular citizen group. The rejection is equally alarming for another reason: defiance of a basic democratic principle, separation of...Tags: Justice System, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice
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Unitarian teens tour civil rights battlefields
The luggage kept cascading out the back of the two Dodge Grand Caravans as 10 teenagers from Orlando's University Unitarian Universalist Society prepared Monday for a five-day tour of civil-rights memorials and museums. Once everything was secured,...
Tags: Human Interest, Minority Groups, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Civil Rights, Travel
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Alaska PrideFestival Goes Smoke Free
Channel 2 NewsAn event celebrating the local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) culture and community is going smoke free this year. For the first time in the community-wide event's history, the Alaska PrideFestival will be smoke free. The Alaska...Tags: Parent Organizations, American Lung Association
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Mexican mayor turns over city to God, stirring debate
MEXICO CITY -- She rose to the podium and cast her eyes skyward. The mayor of Monterrey then entrusted her Mexican city to God and Jesus Christ as the crowd around her cheered. “I open the doors of this city to God as the maximum authority,”...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice, Mexico
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Poll shows Californians favor legalizing same-sex marriage
As the Supreme Court prepares a decision on the fate of Proposition 8, nearly six in 10 California voters now believe same-sex marriage should be legal, with support rising among older voters and in all regions of the state, a new poll has found. The...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Elections
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Adrian Peterson says gay marriage is 'not something I believe in'
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he loves his gay relatives. He just doesn't think that they, or any other homosexual people, should have the right to get married. “To each his own. I’m not with it," the reigning NFL MVP...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson, Radio, Chris Kluwe, Marriage
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My Word: Scouting sinking into cultural irrelevance
Fourteen years ago, I wrote a My Word column about a looming U.S. Supreme Court case involving Scouting and homosexuality. The court at that time supported Scouting's right to set and keep standards for leaders and boys. These standards existed for more...Tags: Winter Park, Minority Groups, U.S. Supreme Court, AIDS
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What we think: Time for Boy Scouts to take next inclusive step
As the saying goes, you must crawl before you walk. It certainly applies to the Boy Scouts of America. It was a long crawl before the organization, prodded by surveys and votes, decided to consider officially joining the 21st century. Then, last week,...Tags: Youth Organizations, Same-Sex Marriage, Clubs and Associations, Elections, Minority Groups
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Boy Scouts are now discriminatory and hypocritical
Does the Boy Scouts of America realize that the gay youths they are now "allowing" in are going to grow up to be gay adults ("After months of debate, Boy Scouts' ban on openly gay youth lifted," May 23)? They're not going to switch orientations once...Tags: Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Lifestyle and Leisure
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2013 L.A. Pride Celebration to hit stages, streets this weekend
As sweet summer approaches with sunny days and soaring temperatures, so does the 2013 L.A. Pride Celebration in West Hollywood Park at San Vicente Boulevard and Melrose Avenue. The annual party, by and for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Festive Events, Disc Jockeys, Entertainment
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