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I am gratified this morning to be greeted with the news that Minnesota's House passed a marriage equality bill. Now the only thing between marriage equality is the Minnesota Senate and the Governor wh...
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St. Paul's largest ELCA congregation chooses gay pastor 
A gay pastor who made national headlines after being removed from the official clergy roster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for being in a same-sex relationship has been overwhelmingly approved as the new senior pastor of the denomination's largest St. Paul church.
By Tad Vezner , March 28, 2012
Gay-marriage ban protest draws 100 outside St. Paul Cathedral, archbishop's residence
More than 100 people are gathering on Sundays outside Archbishop John Nienstedt's residence in St. Paul to oppose the constitutional amendment to define marriage.
By Andy Greder , March 12, 2012
Harvard decides against posthumous degrees for gays expelled in 1920
A spokesman for Harvard says the university does not award posthumous degrees except in the rare case of a student who completes academic requirements but dies before the degree has been conferred.
By Denise Lavoie , February 28, 2012
Among Republican opponents, Santorum's ideas on abortion, women in combat, birth control stand out
A Catholic father of seven whose kids are home-schooled, Rick Santorum may seem to wear his conservatism as comfortably as his sweater vests. But he's walked a careful path, keeping the more provocative opinions that helped sink his re-election to the Senate in 2006 mostly out of his presidential campaign. That is until he leaped to the top of the polls, alongside Mitt Romney.
By Connie Cass and Jennifer Agiesta , February 17, 2012
1st same-sex couples wed at Empire State Building
Two women who met as college students in Alaska and two men who met at a nightclub in Manhattan became the first same-sex couples Tuesday to be married at the Empire State Building.
By Karen Matthews , February 14, 2012
Largest Minnesota school district ends policy blamed for bullying
With only one dissenting vote, the Anoka-Hennepin School Board on Monday night dropped a policy that is the subject of two lawsuits by critics who contend it muzzled teachers and prevented them from holding effective discussions to reduce bullying against students who are gay or perceived to be gay.
By Steve Karnowski , February 14, 2012
Gay Fargo couple refused marriage license
“Guess why we’re here?” Lenny Tweeden wryly asked Cass County (N.D.) Treasurer Charlotte Sandvik as he stepped up to the courthouse counter on Thursday afternoon.
By Sam Benshoof , February 10, 2012
Fargo gay couple, expecting denial, to apply for marriage license today
Under North Dakota law, marriage is between a man and a woman. Nonetheless, two Fargo men plan to go to the Cass County Courthouse this afternoon to apply for a marriage license.
By Patrick Springer , February 09, 2012
CNN suspends analyst Roland Martin for 'offensive' tweet comments
CNN said today that political analyst Roland Martin's remarks on Twitter were "regrettable and offensive" and he will not be on air "for the time being."
By Associated Press , February 08, 2012
California gay marriage ban struck down
Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity" of gays.
By Lisa Leff , February 07, 2012
Minnesota gay marriage lawsuit revived in state appellate court
A three-judge panel ruled that a Hennepin County district judge didn't sufficiently consider claims that the law violated the plaintiffs' due process, equal protection and freedom of association rights, and sent the case back to the district court for review.
By Associated Press , January 23, 2012
California teen sentenced for killing gay student
Southern California teenager Brandon McInerney has been sentenced to 21 years in state prison for killing a gay student during a computer lab class three years ago.
By Greg Risling , December 19, 2011
Gay New Hampshire vet grills Romney on gay marriage
Surrounded by a crush of TV cameras, Mitt Romney asked Bob Garon, 63, about his tour in Vietnam. But Garon asked if Romney would support efforts to repeal the New Hampshire law that legalized gay marriage in the state and allowed him and Lemire to marry. The exchange went from there.
By Kasie Hunt , December 12, 2011
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