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Equality news round-up: New marriage equality, DOMA polls, and more
By Scottie Thomaston 
- New Mexico’s attorney general is set to weigh in on his opinion on the legality of same-sex marriage in the state.
- Update on possible campaign to repeal Ohio’s marriage equality ban.
- Republicans in the House added an anti-gay amendment to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act.
- A new Pew survey finds that 72% of Americans believe same-sex marriage is inevitable.
- A poll on DOMA is less enthusiastic.
Leave a Comment June 6, 2013
Equality news round-up: Support for marriage equality climbs among older Americans, and more
By Scottie Thomaston
Bisbee, Arizona
- On DOMA and immigration.
- “In Tennessee, gay marriage has young doubting Republicans.”
- Former Congressman Charles Bass calls on Republicans to support full marriage equality.
- A new Gallup poll shows that people over the age of 55 now support marriage equality.
- The town of Bisbee, AZ has approved its civil unions measure that EqualityOnTrial has covered several times. The measure was amended after objections and threats of a lawsuit, and the new version passed.
A new Pew poll surveys acceptance of homosexuality in other countries.
Leave a Comment June 5, 2013
Equality news round-up: SCOTUS news, NOM loses court battle in Maine, and more
By Scottie Thomaston
Supreme Court building
- Next week, the final few weeks of the Supreme Court term begins. The Court is widely expected to release the opinions in the marriage cases on the last week of June, but the pace of opinion releases will start to pick up this month.
- Will Illinois pass marriage equality? Today is the last day of the legislative session.
- A new (non-scientific) survey shows that the “gay cure” doesn’t work.
- The mayor of Dallas, TX, still refuses to support a marriage equality resolution, though he says he believes same-sex couples should be able to marry.
- Maine’s court system hands the National Organization for Marriage another loss.
- Delaware lawmakers introduce anti-discrimination bill to protect people who are transgender.
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