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Oregon school district settles lawsuit over anti-gay bullying
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene, Ore. School District has paid $5,000 to settle an Oregon lawsuit that accused it of failing to stop students at a middle school from bullying and harassing a boy they perceived as gay.
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U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney to marry long-time partner
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
WASHINGTON — Freshman U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney plans to marry his long-time partner, who proposed over Christmas
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Republican moves bill to stop US government recognizing gay married couples when they move states
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
Texan Republican congressman Randy Weber has drafted what he calls a ‘State Marriage Defense Act’ that would ensure the US Government stops recognizing the marriages of legally married same-sex couples as soon as they move to a state that bans gay ma
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Gay Mexican prisoner has eyes gouged out in vicious attack
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
A gay prisoner at a Puerto Vallarta, Mexico remand prison has had both his eyes gouged out by a cell mate who was high on drugs on 23 December and there are allegations he was left untreated for over an hour. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com
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Figures show 7,000 same-sex couples tied the knot in France last year
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
About 7,000 same-sex couples tied the knot in France last year after equal marriage was legalised in May, the national statistics agency has said.
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UN human rights chief condemns Nigeria’s ‘draconian’ anti-gay law
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
According to the law, anyone who enters into a same-sex marriage, civil union or domestic partnership could face up to 14 years in prison. Additionally, same-sex marriages legally performed in other countries would be considered void by the Nigerian
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NJ Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes Transgender Rights Bill
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed today a bill that would have made it easier for transgender residents to obtain an amended birth certificate. The legislation, which passed the state legislature last year, simply would have allowed transgend
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More Australian jurisdictions moving to wipe historical gay sex charges
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
The Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory may follow Victoria and Tasmania in quashing historical convictions for gay sex before it was legalized. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/more-australian-ju
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Sir Ian McKellen leads 27 Nobel laureates in protesting Russia’s ‘gay propaganda’ law
- Released Date: 14-Jan-2014
Sir Ian McKellen has joined forces with the noted chemist Sir Harry Kroto to co-write a protest letter to the Russian Government over its treatment of LGBTIs which has been co-signed by 27 Nobel prize winners. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.co
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Va. lawmaker proposes to deny married same-sex couples tax equality
- Released Date: 13-Jan-2014
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia lawmaker who authored the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, has proposed new legislation to change the Virginia state code to further define the tax benefits denied to legally married same-sex couples.
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Activists furious at New Jersey’s Chris Christie for vetoing transgender birth certificate bill
- Released Date: 13-Jan-2014
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have allowed transgender residents of that state to update the gender marker on their birth certificates to match the gender they identify as. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/a
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Nigeria’s president has made ‘Jail All The Gays’ bill law
- Released Date: 13-Jan-2014
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is reported to have signed a bill containing the most draconian new anti-gay legislation in the world for years. - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/nigerias-president-reported-have-made-jail-all-gay
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