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CO: Senate Passes Civil Unions Bill By Voice Vote – Final Vote Later This Week
In an initial voice-vote, the Colorado State Senate approved a bill that would establish civil unions on Monday. Senate Bill 172, introduced by openly gay Sen. Pat Steadman (pictured), would create...
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CO: Senate Passes Civil Unions Bill, Sends It To House
The Colorado Senate on Thursday approved a civil unions bill that would allow same-sex couples the right to inherit property, apply for family leave and share medical decisions. The bill, approved...
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IN: 3 Democrats Join Senate Republicans to Pass Marriage Equality Ban
The Indiana Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly agreed to amend the state’s constitution to ban gay marriage, the AP reported. Three Democrats crossed the aisle to join all 37 Republicans in a 40 to 10...
View ArticleCT: Vote in Senate on Gender Identity Bill Today
Following its approval by the Connecticut House, today the state Senate will consider a bill granting anti-discrimination protections on the basis of gender identity. The measure has been been...
View ArticleNY: Cuomo Thinks “Votes Will Be There” in Senate for Marriage Equality
New York is moving closer to becoming the largest state to grant same-sex couples the right to marry. Four lawmakers who voted against gay marriage two years ago, including one Republican, declared on...
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What The Senate DOMA Repeal Vote Means
Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee vote to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act was an important milestone. But perhaps even more telling about how far we’ve come was what didn’t happen...
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BREAKING: Uruguay Senate Postpones Marriage Equality Vote Until April After...
A news bulletin out of Uruguay says that the nation’s Senate has unexpectedly postponed a vote on same-sex marriage that was planned for today. La Cámara de Senadores de Uruguay decidió hoy, en medio...
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Rhode Island, USA: Senate to Finally Vote on Marriage Equality Bill in April
After months of delay, the Rhode Island Senate President, Teresa Paiva Weed, says the chamber will finally vote on the marriage equality bill later in April. Equality on Trial reports: “I feel very...
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Montana, USA: State Repeals Invalidated Sodomy Law
By a nearly two-to-one margin, Montana repealed the state’s sodomy law yesterday. LGBTQ Nation reports: Senate Bill 107, the measure that strikes from the state code the obsolete language criminalizing...
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Minnesota, USA: Senate Vote Scheduled for Today
The final vote on Minnesota’s marriage equality bill is due today – if it passes, it will make Minnesota the third state in as many weeks to pass a gay marriage bill. KARE reports: Minnesota’s Senate...
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