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Gay rights: North Carolina officials can't refuse to perform marriages Read MoreCOLUMBIA, South Carolina — Republican lawmakers who oppose gay marriage have filed four bills that would impose costly fines or significant hurdles to gay and lesbian couples who wish to …
South Carolina: 4 bills seek to dodge gay marriage Read More
In yet another case of anti-gay discrimination in Catholic schools, Charlotte Roman Catholic diocese, North Carolina fired teacher Lonnie Billard (above left, with his partner Rich) after he announced his …
North Carolina Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher: VIDEO Read MoreA gay teacher has been fired in North Carolina after he announced his engagement to his long-term boyfriend on Facebook. Lonnie Billard, 68, has taught drama and English at Charlotte …
North Carolina teacher fired after announcing gay marriage plans on Facebook Read MoreA new petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, urging them to take up yet another marriage case. This time, it's legislators in North Carolina who want the state's …
Republican legislators in North Carolina ask US Supreme Court to hear their … Read MoreCOLUMBIA, South Carolina — A bill filed in the South Carolina legislature would punish any state judge who hears a gay marriage case, a move that is already being criticized …
South Carolina: Bill would punish state judges who hear gay marriage cases Read MoreNorth Carolina GOP leaders to appeal gay marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court. LYLE DENNISTON | SCOTUS Blog. Saturday, December 13, 2014. 0. The leaders of the two branches of …
North Carolina GOP leaders to appeal gay marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court Read MoreEarlier the U.S. Supreme Court had refused to hear an appeal of a decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, overturning Virginia's ban on gay …
Lawyers in South Carolina gay marriage case want state to pay legal fees Read MoreA Unitarian Universalist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state by marrying couples for free for a day. The church opened its …
South Carolina church celebrates gay marriage coming to state with day of free … Read MoreFor a little more than two weeks there's been a war of words between North Carolina Senate Republicans led by State Senate President Pro-Tempore, Phil Berger, and Judge John W. …
Should North Carolina Magistrates Perform Gay Marriage Despite Their Faith? Read More