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In the 07/11/2014 edition: Appeals court joins, fast tracks Indiana, Wisconsin same-sex marriage cases Appeals court rejects Utah’s request for indefinite stay of gay marriage ruling ACLU asks Holder to issue statement recognizing Ind. same-sex marriages Same-sex dancers decry proposed UK ballroom ‘ban’ A perfect day, one year ago: The wedding that could topple Ohio’s gay marriage ban - “I look at it now and I think, what a great legacy for John" Third Colo. county clerk issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Uganda court rules against activists who said official violated their rights Pennsylvania wedding facility enforces a ‘no same-sex couples’ policy N.H. governor signs bill to update law on same-sex marriage recognition National Gay Blood Drive urges FDA to end ban on gay male blood donors Appeals court joins, fast tracks Indiana, Wisconsin same-sex marriage cases Jul 11, 2014 07:00 pm CHICAGO -- A federal appeals court has combined Indiana and Wisconsin's gay marriage cases and put them on the fast track. The move Friday by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago comes a day after Wisconsin's attorney general filed a notice of appeal of a federal judge's ruling last month striking down that state's ban on same-sex marriages. Read in browser »   Appeals court rejects Utah’s request for indefinite stay of gay marriage ruling Jul 11, 2014 04:45 pm SALT LAKE CITY -- A federal appeals court has denied Utah's request for an indefinite stay pending appeal of a ruling ordering the state to recognize more than 1,000 gay marriages that took place in the state after a same-sex marriage ban was overturned. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order late Friday afternoon. The court will keep the stay in... Read in browser »   ACLU asks Holder to issue statement recognizing Ind. same-sex marriages Jul 11, 2014 01:00 pm INDIANAPOLIS -- Attorneys on Friday asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to step in on behalf of hundreds of same-sex couples who were wed before a federal appeals court stayed an order striking down Indiana's gay marriage ban. The letter by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana asks Holder to issue a statement that the federal government will... Read in browser »   Same-sex dancers decry proposed UK ballroom ‘ban’ Jul 11, 2014 10:00 am LONDON -- It takes two to tango - but does a same-sex couple qualify? Britain's governing body of ballroom dancing has stirred controversy by proposing to change the definition of a competing partnership to be "one man and one lady" - a move that equality advocates and same-sex dancers called discriminatory Friday. The world of competitive ballroom ... Read in browser »   A perfect day, one year ago: The wedding that could topple Ohio’s gay marriage ban - “I look at it now and I think, what a great legacy for John" Jul 11, 2014 09:30 am “We were together 20 years and 10 months,” Jim Obergefell says, sitting at the dining table of the couple’s condo in Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine neighborhood. Obergefell just tried watching the video of their July 2013 wedding, but he couldn’t get past John’s first words to the camera. It’s too soon after his husband’s passing, from ALS, last October. And John Arthur, at age 48, passed too soon. Read in browser »   Third Colo. county clerk issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Jul 11, 2014 09:30 am PUEBLO, Colo. -- A third Colorado county began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Friday even though the legal fight is far from resolved in the state. Pueblo County joined Denver and Boulder County in allowing gay couples to marry a day after a state judge ruled the Boulder clerk can continue issuing the licenses. Read in browser »   Uganda court rules against activists who said official violated their rights Jul 11, 2014 08:00 am KAMPALA, Uganda -- A Uganda court on Wednesday ruled against a group of gay rights activists who sued a Ugandan official they say violated their rights. Justice Stephen Musota ruled against four LGBT activists who had sued the ethics and integrity minister, Simon Lokodo, for shutting down a February 2012 workshop. Musota said the workshop participants.... Read in browser »   Pennsylvania wedding facility enforces a ‘no same-sex couples’ policy Jul 11, 2014 07:30 am NORTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania wedding venue has come under fire for refusing to allow a same-sex couple to marry at its facility. The Scranton Times-Tribune reports that The Inne of the Abingtons, located in North Abington, Pa., rejected a recent inquiry by a Greenfield Township woman to host her wedding at the facility because of ... Read in browser »   N.H. governor signs bill to update law on same-sex marriage recognition Jul 11, 2014 07:00 am CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan has signed a bill that clarifies the law to recognize same-sex marriages that took place in other states prior to New Hampshire enacting its gay marriage law. The law makes it clear that New Hampshire recognizes same-sex marriages from the date of marriage. The law also allows gay couples... Read in browser »   National Gay Blood Drive urges FDA to end ban on gay male blood donors Jul 11, 2014 06:00 am A National Gay Blood Drive is taking place in more than 60 U.S. cities on Friday to call attention to the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s longstanding ban prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating blood. The drive – which is open to everyone – is organized by filmmaker and activist Ryan James Yezak with the help of local leaders and volunteers from ... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: First same-sex couples begin marrying in Denver despite gay marriage ban Iraq war veteran alleges he was kicked out of taxi for kissing his boyfriend It’s not all unicorns and rainbows at ‘Have a Gay Day’ Wisconsin AG files appeal in same-sex marriage ruling ABC confirms: Rosie O’Donnell returning to ‘The View’ BRON : LGBTQ NATION