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Gay 19-yr-old kills self after anti-gay city council meeting

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:50:19 +0000

Oh no.

Another gay youth, 19-year-old Zach Harrington, killed himself a week after attending a City Council meeting in Norman, Okla., where members of the public made it clear they weren’t gay(...)

D.C. Council gives first nod to marriage equality bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:40:01 +0000

(Washington) The City Council of Washington, D.C. voted 11 to 2 today to support a bill to provide marriage licenses to same-sex couples the same as it provides to straight couples.

“Today’s(...)

Lawmakers defy church pressure on DC gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:00:06 +0000

(Washington) The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is threatening to stop providing social services, including management of city homeless shelters, unless lawmakers change a proposal to(...)

Bill allowing same-sex marriage in DC introduced

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:00:10 +0000

(Washington) Same-sex couples would be allowed to marry in the nation’s capital under a bill introduced Tuesday by a District of Columbia councilman.

The bill was almost certain to pass and had(...)