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New Study Leaves No Doubt: Gay Marriage Good For Society
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Traditional family values have some catch-up to do.
Read more...Supreme Court Should Overturn Prop 8
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Marriage goes beyond procreation: it is based on love, care and the creation of a family.
Read more...Why The Opposition To Same-Sex Couples Benefiting From Immigration Reform?
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Is it really rooted in concern for “family values"?
Read more...Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Gay Marriage In March
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On track for ruling this summer.
Read more...Supreme Court Will Take On Prop 8 And DOMA
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The court is expected to rule on both cases in June 2013.
Read more...NY Appeals Court Rules Against Defense Of Marriage Act
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The federal appeals court in New York ruled for marriage equality. (See-ming Lee/Flickr)
A federal appeals court gave a big victory to supporters of marriage equality.
Read more...Defense Of Marriage Act Challenged By States
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Vermont, Connecticut and New York all permit gay marriage. (Scroniser/Creative Commons)
Three states have called for DOMA to be ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court.
Read more...Vermont Joins New York And Connecticut In DOMA Lawsuit
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Vermont's attorney general said the law unfairly discriminates against same-sex couples.
Read more...Federal Appeals Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
Gay marriage protester. (Fibonacci Blue/Wikimedia Commons)
U.S. Court of Appeals strikes down DOMA.
Read more...Defense of DOMA Withdrawn By Atlanta Law Firm
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Now one partner says he's going to take the case to another law firm.
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