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Hagerstown Hopes event Saturday, May 18
Hagerstown Hopes will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the area around the Arts Pavilion at Doub’s Wood Park, off Maryland Avenue. The theme of the 2013 festival is discrimination of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, &...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Social Issues
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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate’s 12-9 vote sends the bill to Democratic...
Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Lincoln Chafee, Same-Sex Marriage
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RI on way to be 10th state to allow gay marriage
Rhode Island senators put their state on the path Wednesday to becoming the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry, passing legislation by a comfortable 26-12 margin after nearly two decades of attempts to legalize gay marriage. The bill passed...
Tags: Lobbying, Justice System, Roman Catholicism, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters to the Editor - April 21
Bombings won’t change the way we live our lives To the editor: Today (April 15, 2013) we witness the horrific explosion at the finish line at the Boston Marathon, making us realize there are persons or organizations out there that want to do...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Interior Policy, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - April 19
Marriage should be defined by those involved To the editor: The April 1 letter “Governments have no right to redefine marriage” misconstrues several important concepts. Marriage is (clearly) both a religious and a civil right (ceremony...Tags: AFSCME, Television Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Christianity
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As court deliberates, clergy, professor offer views on same-sex marriage
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe Rev. Rob Apgar-Taylor, pastor of Veritas United Church of Christ, lives in Hagerstown with his husband, but despite the state of Maryland voting to legalize same-sex marriage in November, he and his spouse still do not have access to any federal...Tags: Minority Groups, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Social Security, Same-Sex Marriage
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Skeptical Supreme Court might strike down Defense of Marriage Act
Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the...
Tags: Minority Groups, Justice System, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, Same-Sex Marriage
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Supreme Court could avoid ruling on Calif. gay-marriage ban
Associated PressThe Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether America's gays have a right to marry. Several justices, including some liberals who...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John G. Roberts, Jr., Same-Sex Marriage
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ACLU threatens action if Chambersburg school board denies Gay-Straight Alliance club
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against a Franklin County, Pa., school board that denied students’ request to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club at their high school. The ACLU of Pennsylvania contends the...
Tags: Justice System, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Teaching and Learning
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Local Scout leaders, parents discuss participation of gays in organization
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith the Boy Scouts of America’s longtime membership policy burning under the heat of the national spotlight, the debate about whether or not to allow openly gay people to participate in the organization took the local stage Monday night. Close...Tags: United Way , Board of Directors, Boy Scouts of America
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Obama urges court to overturn gay marriage ban
In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California’s same-sex marriage ban and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country. The Obama administration’...Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Family
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In Annapolis, what's old is new again
Ah, what a blast from the past: Capital punishment, gun bans, container taxes — legislation that hadn’t been seriously heard from in Annapolis for 20 years. Verily, those were issues before the General Assembly when I was covering the...
Tags: Death Penalty, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Annapolis, Interior Policy
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