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In the 08/04/2014 edition: Opponents of Houston equal rights ordinance fail to qualify for ballot Third Circuit denies Pa. clerk’s bid for en banc hearing to fight gay marriage case Couples ask Ark. justices seeking re-election to recuse in marriage case State regulators say Denver gay bar discriminated against man in drag Plaintiffs in Wis. marriage appeal: ‘Ban serves no rational government purpose’ Broward County judge delivers third win for marriage equality in Florida Princeton Review updates list of 20 most LGBT friendly, unfriendly colleges Six marriage appeals before 6th Circuit ring familiar bell in Cincinnati Marriage News Watch: Virginia win impacts neighbor states Opponents of Houston equal rights ordinance fail to qualify for ballot Aug 04, 2014 03:30 pm HOUSTON -- Opponents of Houston's LGBT-inclusive Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) fell short of qualifying for a ballot referendum, Mayor Annise Parker announced Monday afternoon. The petition needed at least 17,269 valid signatures from registered Houston voters to put a repeal of the ordinance before voters in November. Read in browser »   Third Circuit denies Pa. clerk’s bid for en banc hearing to fight gay marriage case Aug 04, 2014 01:30 pm PHILADELPHIA -- A federal appeals court has rejected a Pennsylvania county clerk's latest effort to overturn a federal judge’s ruling allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday denied a request by Theresa Santai-Gaffney, the Register of Wills and Orphans’ Court Clerk for ... Read in browser »   Couples ask Ark. justices seeking re-election to recuse in marriage case Aug 04, 2014 01:00 pm LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Same-sex couples challenging Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban are asking any state Supreme Court justices who plan on seeking re-election to recuse from the case, arguing a legislative resolution supporting the prohibition could sway their opinion. The couples on Monday filed a motion ... Read in browser »   State regulators say Denver gay bar discriminated against man in drag Aug 04, 2014 12:30 pm DENVER -- Colorado regulators say a Denver gay bar discriminated against a man when a bouncer denied him entry last year because he was dressed in drag. The civil rights division of the state's Department of Regulatory Agencies has ordered the Denver Wrangler to resolve the dispute with Vito Marzano, a gay man who was wearing a dress and wig... Read in browser »   Plaintiffs in Wis. marriage appeal: ‘Ban serves no rational government purpose’ Aug 04, 2014 12:00 pm MADISON, Wis. — Plaintiffs for eight same-sex couples who challenged Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban are telling a federal appeals court that the ban denies same-sex couples legal protections and serves no rational government purpose. The American Civil Liberties Union made the arguments in a brief filed with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. Read in browser »   Broward County judge delivers third win for marriage equality in Florida Aug 04, 2014 11:20 am A state circuit judge in Broward County has become the third Florida judge to rule that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Circuit Court Judge Dale Cohen issued the ruling Monday, which applies to recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages, as well as overturning Florida's ban on same-sex marriage, in Broward County only. Read in browser »   Princeton Review updates list of 20 most LGBT friendly, unfriendly colleges Aug 04, 2014 11:00 am The Princeton Review on Monday released its annual list of “The Best 379 Colleges,” ranking Stanford University in California as the most LGBT-friendly college in the nation. The annual survey asked 130,000 students at 379 top colleges to rate their schools on dozens of topics and report on their experiences at them. Students were asked 80 questions about ... Read in browser »   Six marriage appeals before 6th Circuit ring familiar bell in Cincinnati Aug 04, 2014 08:00 am CINCINNATI -- For Chris Seelbach, the legal challenges to state bans on same-sex marriage being argued this week in federal appeals court in Cincinnati mark another milestone - not just for gay rights, but for the city he calls home. He campaigned a decade ago to repeal a 1990s charter amendment that banned the city from protecting people from discrimination ... Read in browser »   Marriage News Watch: Virginia win impacts neighbor states Aug 04, 2014 07:00 am This week’s Marriage News Watch report from Matt Baume at the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) recaps the Fourth Circuit decision that upheld a ruling that Virginia's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, and the immediate fallout in several nearby states under that Circuit Court's jurisdiction. 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