The IRS has issued a video of tax information for same sex married couples.
It’s a quick overview – about a minute and a half – and you can check it out after the jump:
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JACKSON, Miss. – GetEQUAL Mississippi issued a statewide travel alert to LGBTs planning to travel to Mississippi. Because of Mississippi Legislature on the brink of passing Senate Bill 2681, the organization is warning LGBT Mississippians to take caution if considering traveling to the area based on the fact they are not protected against discrimination in places of public accommodation.
The grassroots social justice organization sent out the alert on March 6 and extended this alert to families, tourists, business travelers and any other persons considering to travel to the area.
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Bradenton – This month marks a historic first for Manatee County. The first-ever LGBT Pride Festival will be held at the Bradenton Riverwalk on Saturday, March 22. The effort, which runs from noon to 4 p.m., is organized by the Prism Youth Initiative and its executive director, Shannon Summers.
Manatee Pride hopes to accomplish two things in its inaugural year. It aims to bring the pro-LGBT community together to promote awareness and tolerance regarding LGBT issues, and identify possible board members and mentors for Prism members for the Manatee County Human Rights Ordinance Committee.
Lake County School District GSA lawsuit will move forward
By : Jamie Hyman
March 6, 2014
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Leesburg – Looks like the proposed Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at Carver Middle School will get its day in court.
Federal District Judge William Terrell Hodges is allowing a lawsuit fighting for the GSA to move forward. Hodges issued an order March 6 denying the Lake County School District’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
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Adam Lambert and Queen will be teaming up once again, this time for a 19-date North American tour this summer, but sadly none of these stops will be anywhere in Florida.
Lambert and Queen have a long, colorful history together.
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4 Wyoming LGBT couples seek lawsuit to recognize gay marriage
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March 6, 2014
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Four gay couples and a gay rights advocacy group are suing Gov. Matt Mead and other officials in an attempt to get Wyoming to recognize gay marriage.
Wyoming law specifies that marriage occurs between one man and one woman. The lawsuit filed in Laramie County District Court in Cheyenne March 5 seeks to require state officials to recognize gay marriages performed outside Wyoming and to allow gay couples to marry inside the state.
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On the opening day of Florida’s 2014 Legislative Session, State Representative Joe Saunders (D-Orlando) grabbed an opportunity to stand up for LGBT veterans.
The House was debating HB 7015, a bill addressing veteran and servicemember support, specifically how to support the families of military members.
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Four young men were convicted of gay sex and whipped publicly as punishment March 6 in an Islamic court in northern Nigeria, a human rights activist said.
The four were among dozens caught in a wave of arrests after Nigeria strengthened its criminal penalties for being gay with the new Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act in January.
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Tallahassee – Florida A&M University (FAMU) is moving toward an updated non-discrimination policy that includes protections for sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
On March 6, FAMU Board of Trustees voted in favor of those changes. Now, there’s a 30-day review period before the expanded policy is officially adopted.
New poll: 59 percent of Americans support same-sex marriages
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March 5, 2014
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A new poll shows nearly sixty percent of Americans are in support of marriage equality.
The Washington Post-ABC News poll results were released March 5 and show 59 percent of people said they favored allowing gay and lesbian couple the right to marry, with only 34 percent opposed to the idea.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A veteran Arizona legislator who is running for the open U.S. House seat being vacated by the retirement of Rep. Ed Pastor told reporters that he is gay.
State Sen. Steve Gallardo said he felt the need to come put publicly partly because of the recent battle against a bill approved by the Arizona Legislature that would have allowed businesses to refuse service to gays based on religious beliefs.
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