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Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) briefly wavered on his staunch opposition to all forms of same-sex unions in an interview on Thursday morning. When pressed about fellow Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s recent embrace of gay marriage , Kasich claimed he supported civil unions but not marriage for gay couples: Kasich was asked if he could imagine a situation that might cause him to change his position

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The Pal Simon Public Policy Institute has released a new crosstab showing how Catholics responded to a recent poll on same-sex marriage. Overwhelmingly (81 percent), Catholic voters believe that same-sex unions should have legal recognition, with only about 16 percent opposed. They do tend to prefer civil unions (41 percent) to marriage equality (40 percent), unlike the general public (which prefers marriage to civil unions 44-32)

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A new poll from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University suggests that support for marriage equality in Illinois is growing quickly, with 44 percent now in favor, up 10 percent from just two years ago. An additional 32 percent support same-sex civil unions, which are already legal in the state

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Hundreds of people celebrated Transgender Pride in Union Park July 29, for the first Chicago Transgender , Gender Non-Conforming and Intersex Freedom (TGIF) Rally and Picnic. Trans Pride, themed “enterprising from the …

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The Australian state of Queensland decided last night to take some rights away from same-sex couples. The Legislative Assembly downgraded civil partnerships to the class of “registered relationships,” revoking the option for couples to have an official ceremony

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The Republican-controlled Colorado House of Representatives State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee defeated a civil unions bill this evening, on a 5 to 4 party-line vote. Speaker Frank McNulty (R) sent the bill to this — the fourth committee to consider the bill — so it could be killed. Rep. Don Coram (R), who cast a deciding vote to kill the bill, acknowledged doing so despite having a gay son. Update Watch interviews with McNulty and House Minority Leader Mark Ferrandino (D), as McNulty continues to try to pass the buck to Gov. John Hickenlooper rather than take responsibility for his actions:

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A new Public Policy Polling poll shows that 59 percent of Virginians support legal recognition for same-sex couples in the form of civil unions or marriage. A majority, though, is still opposed to full marriage equality, with 54 percent saying same-sex marriage should be illegal.

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