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Military benefits extended to same-sex partners
February 11, 2013 1:53 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon officials say the department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members because the issue requires more review and military leaders are worried that it might be unfair. The Pentagon is detailing a number of other benefits that will be extended... more » -
Legislative special session starts tomorrow, leaders say civil unions won't pass Play Video
May 14, 2012 1:10 AM
The civil unions debate will no doubt be the hot topic when state lawmakers head back to the capitol for a special session called by Governor Hickenlooper, but legislators are saying it won't happen this time around. Although many civil unions supporters see the special session as a second... more » -
More same-sex couples in Colorado
June 30, 2011 4:45 AM
DENVER (AP) - The U.S. Census Bureau says the number of same-sex households in Colorado jumped by about 60 percent in the past decade. Now, more than one in five gay couples in the state are raising children. The data released Thursday puts Colorado in line with other states... more » -
Washington to appeal ruling in gay rights referendum
September 11, 2009 1:51 PM
The Washington state attorney general's office says it is appealing a federal judge's decision to keep secret the names of people who signed petitions calling for a public vote on expanded domestic partnership benefits. Spokeswoman Janelle Guthrie says Attorney General Rob McKenna will ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of... more » -
Same-sex unions begin in Vermont
September 1, 2009 11:39 AM
Some couples had been waiting so long for gay marriage to become legal they held midnight ceremonies, but officials in Vermont say there hasn't been a rush of applications for licenses. A new state law went into effect today allowing same-sex marriage. That makes the Green Mountain state the fifth... more »
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