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Wyo. Lawmakers See Movement On Gay Rights Issues

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:26:58 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Legislation that would have created same-sex civil unions and prohibited discrimination against gays in Wyoming got some unlikely supporters in a handful of Republicans.

Supporters say the fact such bills made it to the full House and Senate in the legislative hearing that started last month before failing shows that the shifting national attitude toward gay rights is affecting views in red states such as Wyoming

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Wyoming Lawmakers Reject Sexual Orientation Rights Bill

Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:34:18 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming State Senate has defeated a bill that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

The Senate voted 13-to-17 Thursday against the bill.

Supporters including sponsor Sen

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Wyoming House Defeats Domestic Partnership Bill

Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:39:17 +0000

The Wyoming House has shot down a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to create domestic partnerships carrying most of the legal rights of conventional marriage.

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Gay Rights Bills Finding Support Among GOP

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:32:23 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Wyoming for years have floated bills aimed at preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians but have found little support.

Now, they seem to have gained some — among Republican lawmakers

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Gay Rights Trailblazer Frank Kemeny Dies on National Coming Out Day

Shauna Wright — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:22:06 +0000

Frank Kameny, one of the United States’ earliest gay rights activists, died Tuesday — National Coming Out Day — of natural causes at the age of 86.

“Frank Kameny led an extraordinary life marked by heroic activism that set a path for the modern LGBT civil rights movement,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese in a statement. “As we say goodbye to this trailblazer on National Coming Out Day, we remember the remarkable power we all have to change the world by living our lives like Frank — openly, honestly and authentically.”

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