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Washington DC Legalizes Gay Marriage – The Washington, DC, City Council voted today to legalize gay marriage in the nation’s capital.

The vote handed gay marriage supporters a victory after recent defeats in Maine, New York, and New Jersey. The yes vote in DC comes just a few days after Houston elected a gay woman mayor.
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Texas Bans Straight Marriage – The Texas legislature wrote a gay marriage ban that may have accidentally banned straight marriage in the state, according to one Houston lawyer.

Subsection B of the ban, a constitutional amendment ratified in 2005, states, “This state…may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.”
The intent was [...]

US Endorses Gay Rights – The Obama administration on Wednesday formally endorsed a U.N. gay rights statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, a measure that former President George W. Bush had refused to sign.

The move was the administration’s latest in reversing Bush-era decisions that have been heavily criticized by human rights and other [...]