SD: New Poll Shows 36% Support Civil Unions, 43% Are Opposed
As Illinois braces for a contentious battle over civil unions between same-sex partners, South Dakotans are divided over the issue, according to the results of the most recent Dakota Wesleyan...
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USA: And Then There Were Three – South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson for...
The number of Democratic US Senators who don’t support marriage equality continues to dwindle. South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson endorses marriage equality. Think Progress reports: JOHNSON: After...
View ArticleSouth Dakota, USA: Petition Effort to Repeal Marriage Equality Ban Abandoned
Just found this interesting tidbit about marriage equality in South Dakota tucked away in an article about marriage equality in Iowa. KSFY reports: At the top of this report, we mentioned an effort...
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USA, South Dakota: Transgender Employee Wins Landmark Settlement
Lambda Legal helped a transgender employee who was fired in South Dakota win a landmark settlement. SDGGLN reports: Lambda Legal today announced a landmark settlement for Cori McCreery, a transgender...
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USA: More States Considering Allowing Christian Business Owners to Discriminate
Following in the footsteps of a proposed law in Arizona, at least two more states are considering laws that would let business owners discriminate based on sexual orientation. LGBTQ Nation reports on...
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USA: Anti Gay Bills Dead in South Dakota, Kansas, and Tennessee
Three states that were considering “Right to Discriminate” bills have killed them. The Times-Union reports on the South Dakota bill: A measure that sought to prevent lawsuits against businesses that...
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USA: 30 States Have Marriage Equality Lawsuits; 5 Left to Go
Only five states that haven’t legalized marriage equality aren’t yet facing a marriage equality lawsuit – and two may be facing one soon. The Washington Post reports: Gay marriage is now legal in 17...
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USA, South Dakota: Lawsuit Planned to Challenge Marriage Equality Ban
And then there were three. A lawsuit will be filed shortly in South Dakota pushing for marriage equality in the state. Twin Cities.com reports: The couple, Nancy Robrahn, 68, and Jennie Rosenkranz, 72,...
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USA, South Dakota: Another Gay Couple Joins Lawsuit
A third same sex couple has joined the upcoming lawsuit for marriage equality in the state. Towleroad.com reports: Clay Schweitzer and Jeremy Coller are joining two other couples in a lawsuit...
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South Dakota Marriage Equality Ban Challenged
A South Dakota marriage equality lawsuit was just filed. Equality on Trial reports: Six same-sex couples in South Dakota are challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Filed by attorneys based...
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Marriage Equality Ruling in South Dakota
A Federal Judge struck down South Dakota’s marriage equality ban yesterday. The Washington Blade reports: In a 28-page decision, U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier, a Clinton appointee, grants summary...
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