National - Getting Informed: How to Look Up Company Politics Posted 9/2/2010 10:10:00 AM
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After Target Corp. came under criticism for its donation to MN Forward, a political action committee that supports an anti-gay Republican gubernatorial candidate, the Associated Press discusses how an individual can look up political donations made by corporations.
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Georgia - FBI: Marines Won't Be Charged With Hate Crime Posted 9/2/2010 10:00:00 AM
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A spokesperson for the FBI said Wednesday that the Justice Department opted against pursuing hate crime charges after reviewing the case of a gay Savannah man who says he was attacked by two U.S. Marines.
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California - Republican Lawmakers Urge Governor to Appeal Prop 8 Ruling Posted 9/2/2010 10:00:00 AM
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Twenty-seven members of the Republican caucus of the California state Assembly on Tuesday sent a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urging him to appeal the ruling in the federal Proposition 8 trial. The state has until Sept. 11 to challenge the ruling in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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California - Legal Group Seeks to Compel State to Defend Prop 8 Posted 9/1/2010 10:00:00 AM
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The Pacific Justice Institute on Monday petitioned the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento for an emergency order that would require Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling in the federal Proposition 8 trial.
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Texas - Court Says Gay Couples Can't Divorce Posted 9/1/2010 10:00:00 AM
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The 5th Texas Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Dallas district court judge did not have the authority to hear a divorce case involving a gay couple who married in Massachusetts in 2006.
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Georgia - Atlanta Police Name LGBT Advisory Board Posted 9/1/2010 10:00:00 AM
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The Atlanta Police this week announced the names of the members of a nine-person board created to address the concerns of the city's LGBT people.
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Ohio - Gay Games Dispute Grows Posted 9/1/2010 10:00:00 AM
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The attorney of the Federation of Gay Games reportedly sent a letter to the attorney for the Cleveland Synergy Foundation demanding that Synergy stop using any material related to the Gay Games and stop presenting itself as host because that is "factually incorrect and misleading." The federation said in July that Synergy had violated the licensing agreement to host the games.
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Georgia - No Felony Charges for Marines Accused of Beating a Gay Man in Savannah Posted 8/31/2010 10:00:00 AM
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Two Marines accused of the June attack on an openly gay man in Savannah will not be charged with a hate crime. The defense and prosecution agreed to delay a hearing to allow time to review a video related to the case.
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Wisconsin - Green Bay City Worker Requests Benefits for Domestic Partner Posted 8/31/2010 10:00:00 AM
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A Green Bay Public Works Department employee recently filed a request for his domestic partner to receive health insurance protections from the city. The request could prompt a policy charge that would make Green Bay the first municipality in the region to provide such protections.
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Wyoming - Marriage Suit Vexes LGBT Activists Posted 8/31/2010 10:00:00 AM
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Some marriage equality advocates in Wyoming will not support a lawsuit by a couple challenging the state's ban on marriage equality. Wyoming Equality's Tim Reid: “These guys obviously do not understand the dynamics of this and are making a rash decision, and it’s going to impact us in the long run."
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