Across the Nation.Denver, Colo. On a 6-5 party-line committee vote, Democratic state lawmakers on May 3 killed a proposed state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable . The move came less than a week after another legislative committee approved a measure to outlaw workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians. Mason, Ohio Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, Mason's population was 22,016. It was the fastest-growing and most populous city in the county. Until February 1997, it was part of Deerfield Township. The Mason Community Center in April refused to sell a family pass to Heather Scott and her partner, Carrie Scott, because they don't meet the city's definition of a married couple. The Scotts were joined in a civil union in Vermont Vermont (vərmŏnt`) [Fr.,=green mountain], New England state of the NE United States. It is bordered by New Hampshire, across the Connecticut R. in 2002. Window Rock, Ariz. Joe Shirley Jr., president of the Navajo Nation, on May 1 vetoed a measure that would have outlawed same-sex marriage on the Indian reservation, which reaches into New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , Arizona, and Utah. Indianapolis, Ind. The city-county council on April 25 defeated a proposal that would have prevented city employers, real estate agencies, and landlords from discriminating dis·crim·i·nat·ing adj. 1. a. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions; perceptive. b. Showing careful judgment or fine taste: against gays and lesbians. |
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