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• Magazine ranks Spokane third-gayest city

  January 10, 2013 in City on Page A5 The nation’s largest gay rights magazine has ranked Spokane as the third-gayest city in the nation. Two other Washington cities made the top five, including Seattle at No. 5 and … 50

• Idaho senators reject protections for gays

  February 11, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Efforts to prohibit employment and housing discrimination against gay people in Idaho were rejected Friday by a state Senate committee as a shocked crowd of more than 250 … 17

• Senate approves same-sex marriage

  February 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – With votes to spare, the state Senate passed a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington, sending it to the House of Representatives, where it also … 68

• Hate crimes or not, recent attacks are all disgusting

  October 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 Are we in the midst of a wave of anti-gay violence in Spokane? A pattern with ongoing momentum? Some people think so. 26

• Hate crime alleged outside gay bar

  October 9, 2011 in City on Page B3 A gay rights advocate and board member of OutSpokane says he was a victim of what he believes was a hate crime late Friday night. Danny Hawkins said he was … 79

• Marchers mark progress in gay rights, but hurdles ahead

  June 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 Some say gay rights have come a long way, and some say there is still a long way to go. Many at Spokane’s annual Pride Parade & Rainbow Festival on … 94

• Editorial: White House right not to back Defense of Marriage Act

  February 26, 2011 in Opinion on Page A10 “Our country is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan 7

• House votes to repeal ban on open gays in military

  December 15, 2010 in Nation/World The House voted today to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell policy that for 17 years has forced gays desiring to serve in the military to conceal their sexual identity. 33

• Discharged gay veterans sue for reinstatement

  December 13, 2010 in Nation/World Three military veterans who were discharged under the law that prohibits gays from serving openly in uniform sued the government today to be reinstated and to pressure U.S. lawmakers to … 59

• Senate blocks repeal of ’don’t ask, don’t tell’

  December 9, 2010 in Nation/World Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would have repealed the military’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and allowed gay troops to serve openly. 65

• Witt expects Air Force reinstatement

  November 30, 2010 in Region A lesbian flight nurse who was discharged under the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy said today she hopes to be reinstated to the Air Force Reserve for her unit’s … 1

• Pentagon study: No major risks with openly gay troops

  November 30, 2010 in Nation/World The Pentagon’s study on gays in the military has determined that overturning the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on serving openly might cause some disruption at first but would not … 28

• High court allows gay military ban for now

  November 12, 2010 in Nation/World The Supreme Court today allowed the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays in the military to remain in place while a federal appeals court considers the issue. 74

• Court extends life of military policy on gays

  November 1, 2010 in Nation/World A federal appeals court today indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge’s order halting enforcement of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. 2

• Appeals court keeps military gay policy for now

  October 20, 2010 in Nation/World A federal appeals court today granted a government request to temporarily freeze a judge’s order telling the military to stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops. 22

• Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants

  October 19, 2010 in Nation/World The Defense Department said today that it is accepting openly gay recruits, but is warning applicants they might not be allowed to stick around for long. 4

• Judge inclined to reject delay of gay troops order

  October 18, 2010 in Nation/World A federal judge says she’s inclined to deny a government request to delay her order that immediately stopped the military from enforcing its ban on openly gay service members.

• U.S. seeks ‘don’t ask’ delay

  October 15, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – After two days of silence, the Obama administration urged a federal judge on Thursday to let the military press on with its “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on …

• US seeks delay in ’don’t ask, don’t tell’ ruling

  October 14, 2010 in Nation/World The Justice Department asked a federal judge today to allow the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy to continue while it appeals her order to end the ban on gays … 11

• Federal judge orders ’don’t ask, don’t tell’ injunction

  October 12, 2010 in Nation/World A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction today stopping enforcement of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, ending the U.S. military’s 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. 13

• Kennedy key on Prop 8

  August 8, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy eventually will get his hands on California’s gay marriage ban. That’s when the landmark case will really get interesting.

• Appeal filed over gay marriage ruling in Calif.

  August 5, 2010 in Nation/World Supporters of California’s gay marriage ban filed an appeal today of a federal judge’s ruling striking down the voter-approved law. 12

• Judge tosses gay marriage ban

  August 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge overturned California’s gay marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that could eventually force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether …

• Presbyterian leaders split vote on gay-friendly measures

  July 9, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 MINNEAPOLIS – Presbyterian leaders split Thursday on two gay-friendly measures, voting to allow non-celibate gays in committed relationships to serve as clergy but deciding not to redefine marriage in their …

• Federal judge rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional

  July 9, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 BOSTON – The federal law banning gay marriage is unconstitutional because it interferes with the right of a state to define the institution and therefore denies married gay couples some …

• Justices: Names can be released

    June 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Round One in the fight over names on initiative petitions goes to Washington state, and to other states like Idaho that have similar laws. The U.S. Supreme Court … 3

• High court: Petitioners’ names can be released

    June 24, 2010 in City Round One in the fight over names on initiative petitions goes to Washington state, and to other states such as Idaho that have similar laws. 17

• Feds poised to extend leave to gay workers

  June 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Labor Department intends to issue regulations this week ordering businesses to give gay employees equal treatment under a law permitting workers unpaid time off to care for … 6

• Jonathan Rauch: Growth year for gay rights

  January 4, 2010 in Opinion on Page A9 For the gay marriage debate, 2009 was transitional instead of transformative, but the year was historic nonetheless. To mangle Churchill, it was not the end, nor even the beginning of … 7

• Nation in brief: Gay marriage bill loses in Senate

  December 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Albany, N.Y. – New York lawmakers Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made the state the sixth to allow gay marriage, stunning advocates who suffered a similar decision by …

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