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Ky. LGBTQ activist: While ‘historic,’ federal marriage legislation lacks needed protection
15 Dec 2022 22:02 GMT
Ahead of the 2023 legislative session that starts next month, a Republican lawmaker pre-filed two bills aimed at LGBTQ youth. One of them would ban trans students from using their gender-aligning bathrooms in school. The other would prohibit doctors from …
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New federal marriage law isn’t what my Bible wants | Letters
14 Dec 2022 21:01 GMT
The “Respect for Marriage Act” recently passed Congress with unanimous Democrat support and help from 39 Republicans in the House and 12 in the Senate. President Joe Biden signed it Tuesday.
This bill, HR8404, is a reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s …
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Four Ohio Republicans back federal marriage equality bill heading to Biden's desk
08 Dec 2022 18:31 GMT
A handful of Ohio Republicans in Congress joined Democrats Thursday to support federal legislation that would enshrine protections for same-sex and interracial marriage amid concerns that those rights could be threatened in the future.
The legislation, …
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U.S. Sens. Rubio and Scott voted against advancing federal marriage equality law
17 Nov 2022 00:09 GMT
Florida’s two Republican U.S. senators – Marco Rubio and Rick Scott — both voted Wednesday against a procedural measure that would federally recognize and protect same-sex marriage and interracial marriage. The measure advanced on a 62-37 vote, and it will …
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David Mixner: Politically Speaking – The Metro Weekly Interview
12 Mar 2024 23:42 GMT
… to help defeat the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment in the Senate.
His … to put an apartheid amendment in the Constitution that … This defeat on the constitutional amendment was critical to us. … lately. During this constitutional amendment battle, I couldn’t …
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"Disgusting hatred": Iowa Republicans propose amendment that would ban same-sex marriages
03 Mar 2023 00:18 GMT
… and would not supersede federal marriage equality protections that have … ever be overturned, the amendment, if passed, would … passed, the proposed constitutional amendment would negate that ruling.
… for the state constitutional amendment and the bill seeking …
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Iowa Republicans Propose Amendment That Would Ban Same-Sex Marriages
01 Mar 2023 22:26 GMT
… and would not supersede federal marriage equality protections that have … ever be overturned, the amendment, if passed, would … passed, the proposed constitutional amendment would negate that ruling.
… for the state constitutional amendment and the bill seeking …
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Review and photos: Gossip deliver a stomping rally cry with powerful BBC 6 Music Festival show
09 Mar 2024 13:12 GMT
… . Written in response to the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2004 which, if approved …
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Top Republican Mitch McConnell steps down – here’s why that’s good news for LGBTQ+ people
29 Feb 2024 17:16 GMT
… and 2006 versions of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have legally defined … to marry – under the 14th amendment to the US constitution.
After … also tried to file an amendment to a sweeping bill … blocked a vote on an amendment that would’ve reversed …
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5 Protests That Highlight the Power of Love
08 Feb 2024 18:02 GMT
… times people used their First Amendment freedoms to promote love – or … remembered for exercising their First Amendment freedom to petition the government … Supreme Court struck down a federal marriage law, opening the door for …