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Westboro Baptist Church: Increasing Support for LGBT People?
Is there any chance the Obama administration will label the Westboro Baptist Church a hate organization? That’s a question being asked in an article on The Week.com site with the headline Should Obama...
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‘No logical argument against gay marriage’: report
“There’s absolutely no logical argument against gay marriage” That is the headline over an article on the Business Insider site, with the following lede: Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to...
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Gazette Midday: Top court to hear Loyola case, PQ open to cutting city...
Hello and welcome to montrealgazette.com and welcome to Midday. Here’s the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to weigh in on the case...
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Same-sex marriage: Tears of joy in the U.S. (Photo gallery)
It is hard to look at some of the photos coming out of the United States — particularly Washington DC, and San Francisco — and not be moved by the tears of happiness from people celebrating the...
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Same-sex couples: Why would anyone want to hurt them?
In San Jose, California, couple Lisa Kirk, left, and Lena Brancatelli react to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Look at the two photos above. They were taken...
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California same-sex marriages: Grinches still at it
In a despicable move that I, personally speaking, see as yet another demonstration of homophobia, bigotry and evil, the Proposition 8 backers in California — the grinches who are hurting same-sex...
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California same-sex marriages: Top court justice rejects motion to stop weddings
Thank God for the wisdom of one U.S. Supreme Court justice, who rejected a motion by anti-gay-marriage people — the ones backing Proposition 8 — to halt same-sex weddings in that state, after the...
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U.S. LGBT issues: NOM plays patriotism card — reports
The LGBT communities in the United States are shaking their collective heads about a fundraising email reportedly sent out on Wednesday by one Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for...
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Ender’s Game: Nothing ‘intolerant’ about boycott
The word “tolerance” has been introduced to the Ender’s Game debate by writer Orson Scott Card, who is at the centre of the whole controversy. To recap: some LGBT activists are calling for a boycott of...
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Adil Charkaoui gains Canadian citizenship
MONTREAL — Once the GPS tracking system that allowed Canadian authorities to follow his every move for four years was cut from his ankle, Adil Charkaoui wanted two things from Canada: citizenship and...
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Gay marriage: Yes, Virginia, there is a sanity clause
Something to smile about . . . Gay and lesbian couples are getting married in Virginia after the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by the state of a lower-court ruling that overturned the ban on...
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Photos: First Virginia same-sex weddings
Congratulations to all the happy same-sex couples getting married in Virginia after the Supreme Court refused to hear the state’s appeal of a lower-court ruling overturning a ban on gay unions there....
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Letter: New nation would need an independent court
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of the United States, lead by Chief Justice John Roberts, supported President Barack Obama and his interpretation of his Affordable Care Act, thereby ensuring that public...
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Editorial: A hopeful Montreal Pride
On a hot August day in 1993, around 5,000 people turned up for Montreal’s gay pride parade. It was the fourth year that the event had been held, and for the first time, it moved beyond the boundaries...
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Montreal this morning: Another sunny day
Expect a sunny Friday, Montreal. Environment Canada predicts a high of -8C that is expected to dip and hover around -20C tonight. Skies should remain clear for the weekend. The loonie: At 6 a.m., the...
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Watchwords: 'Mansplaining' and 'dog-whistle tactics' in the U.S. presidential...
One of the many questions about Sunday’s presidential debate is this: Will Donald Trump interrupt Hillary Clinton as many times as he did during their first encounter? After half an hour of that...
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Norma McCorvey, who was at centre of Roe v. Wade, dead at 69
By Jamie Stengle and Diana Heidgerd DALLAS — Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion, but who...
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By Jamie Stengle and Diana Heidgerd DALLAS — Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion, but who...
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