Across the nation.Sacramento, Calif. In a nationwide first, the state supreme court on June 18 decreed that state judges who are members of the Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training may have to disqualify To deprive of eligibility or render unfit; to disable or incapacitate. To be disqualified is to be stripped of legal capacity. A wife would be disqualified as a juror in her husband's trial for murder due to the nature of their relationship. themselves from hearing cases in which homosexuality in an issue. Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo. Conservative mayor Lionel Rivera Lionel Rivera is the Republican mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Elected in April of 2003, he is the first Hispanic Vice Mayor and Mayor in the history of Colorado Springs. sent a mixed message to gay residents when he declared June 23-29 "PrideFest Week" just weeks after making good on a campaign promise to rescind insurance benefits for the same-sex partners of city employees. Cincinnati, Ohio “Cincinnati” redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation). Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. The Reverend Stephen Van Kuiken was expelled June 16 from the Presbyterian Church (USA) for violating a church order to stop performing marriage ceremonies for gay and lesbian couples. Van Kuiken was featured in the June 10 issue of The Advocate. Baton Rouge, La. An effort to repeal the state's 197-year-old sodomy law died in the state senate on June 10, the latest in a series of legislative and legal defeats stretching back several years. |
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