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Reader voices: Relationships with no rights
April 4, 2013Conservatives continue to fight nature and necessity. For them, this is a ballgame without an end. For the rest of us, we may finally see the clock ticking down to victory.
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court hears Calif. marriage equality case
March 27, 2013Another milestone was crossed March 26 in Californians' years-long quest for marriage equality.
Read moreMarriage equality promises “a more perfect union”
March 26, 2013Legal experts and human rights activists describe this week's two cases before the Supreme Court on same-sex marriageas as monumental.
Read moreActivist Caroli Mullen dies in Baltimore
March 19, 2013Caroli Mullen, a life-long activist for peace and civil rights, died March 8 in Baltimore after a two-year bout with cancer.
Read moreMurders of journalists on the rise worldwide
March 14, 2013Worldwide intimidation of journalists, including murders, is rising, a panel of experts warns. And the U.S., despite its free press traditions and constitutional protections, rarely protests, the panel adds.
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