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D.C. Council Votes to Recognize Other States' Gay Marriages

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Gay marriage wins in Vermont!

The Vermont House and Senate voted to override the gubernatorial veto on same-sex marriage. Vermont is officially the first state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage through the legislative process and the fourth state in the country to recognize same-sex marriage. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, and Vermont legalized same-sex marriage. New York recognizes marriages from these states, Canada, and the 18,000 California same-marriages that were licensed before Prop 8 passed.

***UPDATE: HRC’s David Smith, vice president of programs, just sent out this congratulatory statement to the HRC family:

Just moments ago, Vermont representatives joined their colleagues in the State Senate in voting to override the governor’s veto and make Vermont the first state in the Union to enact marriage equality through the legislative process. Lesbian and gay couples can begin marrying in the Green Mountain State on September 1.

As with most legislative victories, this one did not happen overnight. In fact, today’s votes are the result of years of work. At the Human Rights Campaign, we sent several action alerts and phoned our members in Vermont more than once over the past weeks and months. And we’ve been having strategic conversations with leaders at the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force since last year. Perhaps most significantly, our national field director Marty Rouse has travelled to Vermont several times this year and has been on the ground since yesterday calling in every chit he has from his many years helping elect Democrats to the State Senate and House. We are inspired by the many courageous lawmakers who stood their ground today and stood for equality, and we are proud that our own Marty Rouse helped elect so many of those lawmakers during their first campaigns for office. It is certainly no exaggeration to say that today’s result would not have been possible without Marty’s efforts.

We will soon go to the roof (twice in one week!) to hang the flag of another state that recognizes that all loving and committed couples should be treated equally.The Vermont House and Senate voted to override the gubernatorial veto on same-sex... more

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Vermont Governor Vetos gay marriage bill

Despite huge margins in the Vermont Senate and House, Gov. Jim Douglas - R vetoed the... more

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The day the Iowa Supreme Court legalized my marriage

I wrote this on April 3, 2009 as my partner and I realized that we were finally equal... more

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Six gay men shot to death in Iraq by tribe members

"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Six gay men were shot dead by members of their tribe in... more

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Vermont house backs gay marriage, Gov to veto

In a vote of 95 - 52, the Vermont house ruled in favor of gay marriage. The senate... more

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Iowa Supreme court to release gay marriage ruling

The Iowa Supreme Court will release its ruling on marriage equality tomorrow, April 3,... more

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Gay rights charity accussed of discrimination by ex-staff

Former staff at a major gay charity which prides itself on promoting equality are... more

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Student Newspaper in "Snails" Protest

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School can expel lesbian students, court rules

An appeals panel finds California Lutheran High School in Riverside County is not a... more

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Please Don't Divorce Us...

Just like many within the LGBT community and our allies my heart broke and I cried... more

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Vatican trashes first UN declaration of LGBT human rights

A proposed United Nations declaration that would condemn “discrimination based... more

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Protect marriage, protect children, prohibit divorce.

Divorce destroys the sanctity of marriage and its powerful influence on the betterment... more

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Proposition 8 in California still remains too close to call. Might take until mid-December.

From the report: Proposition 8 in California still remains too close to call.... more

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Myspace's hateful message

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Researchers say transsexuality has a genetic component

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Bisexual woman denied refugee status: deportation to Nigeria imminent

Time is running out for a bisexual woman who has been denied refugee status in Canada. Jane Okojie is scheduled to be deported to Nigeria on Thu, Jul 10 where she says she and her two children will face persecution because of her bisexuality.

A victim of sexual violence and domestic abuse in her home country, Okojie says she fled Nigeria after being beaten by locals in her village and detained in prison after it was discovered she was bisexual.

"In Nigeria things are very bad for lesbians and gay people," says Okojie. "If you are a bisexual or lesbian or gay you can be stoned to death and you can be sentenced to prison for many many years. The government doesn't care."

Homosexuality in Nigeria is punishable by imprisonment of up to 14 years. The country has been criticized by human rights organizations including Amnesty International over its record of queer and other human rights abuses. In 2006 the Nigerian justice minister proposed a bill that would have made it a crime to support queer advocacy groups or participate in a same-sex marriage ceremony and banned adoption by queers. The bill was brought before the house of the national assembly but was not passed.

After arriving in Canada in July 2003 with her then seven-year-old son Samuel, Okojie attempted to claim refugee status but was denied by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) in August 2005. She has since received a negative pre-removal risk assessment decision — which means that an IRB member has concluded it's safe for her to be returned to Nigeria — and has also been denied refugee status based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Since arriving in Canada Okojie has also given birth to a girl, who is now 18 months old.

"She was told to report for removal together with her 12-year-old child Samuel... but essentially it would also include her Canadian-born child who is 18 months old," says Jesuorobo, explaining that Okojie is the sole caregiver for her daughter. "She has only been given a week's notice for her to get out of Canada with her children.

"I don't want to bring my daughter back to Nigeria to have people ostracize her," says Okojie. "I don't want people in my village to say, 'Look at her, she is the child of a lesbian.' It's already bad enough for children who are born from unmarried mothers — people are always calling them bastards. But it would be worse for my daughter. I don't want her to go through the torture that I had to go through there."
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Alex, 17, to become Britain's youngest sex-change patient

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Lesbian kiss at baseball game ignites Seattle debate

As the Mariners played the Boston Red Sox on May 26, Sirbrina Guerrero and her date... more

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