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The Ohio House delayed a vote on banning gay marriage because Governor Bob Taft didn't want the issue to overshadow his State of the State speech. House Speaker Larry Householder rescheduled the vote for next Tuesday and said he expects the bill to be approved and sent to the governor. Taft still plans to sign the bill. Scotsman.com
Thirty local priests in Rochester, New York, signed a strongly worded letter protesting what they call violent language toward homosexuals in that homophobic Vatican document. "Language can destroy or build up," said the Reverend Joe Marcoux. "These people have value in our church. They have gifts that our church needs. Every person has an inherent dignity because he or she was created in God’s image." Democrat and Chronicle
Results of a six-month Rhode Island study called "Meet the Neighbors," conducted by Equity Action found that despite being better educated, with better jobs, and more generous with their money and time to charitable and volunteer organizations, queer people are discriminated against regularly, in some cases daily, in schools, workplaces and places of public accommodation.The Call
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