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May 16, 2012	The Senate included LGBT-specific protections in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that would reauthorize programs aimed at reducing domestic violence. The bill goes to the House.	READ article
May 16, 2012	An employer who discriminates against an employee or applicant on the basis of the person’s gender identity is violating the prohibition on sex discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to an opinion issued on April 20 by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).	READ article
May 15, 2012	Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed on Monday an executive order instructing state agencies to recognize the legal marriages of same-sex couples who wed elsewhere	READ article
May 15, 2012	President Barack Obama’s embraces marriage rights for same-sex couples	READ article
May 1, 2012	More Americans support marriage rights for gays and lesbians than oppose them, according to a Pew Research Center Poll, which found 47% of respondents supportive, and 43% opposed.	READ article
Apr 8, 2012	U.S. Customs & Border Protection is set to publish a proposed rule that will ease the paperwork burden on same-sex couples returning to the United States after traveling abroad.	READ article
Apr 8, 2012	Md. high court hears same sex divorce case	READ article
Mar 1, 2012	Maryland governor signs same-sex marriage bill	READ article
Feb 23, 2012	Maryland Senate passes gay marriage bill	READ article
Feb 21, 2012	State-by-state update on marriage rights	READ article
Feb 21, 2012	Balto. Co. Council approves transgender discrimination ban	READ article
Feb 20, 2012	Md. House passes same-sex marriage bill	READ article
Feb 20, 2012	Washington becomes seventh state to legalize marriage between same-sex couples	READ article
Feb 12, 2012	Maryland General Assembly Holds Hearings on Same-Sex Marriage Bill	READ article
Feb 12, 2012	Virginia Adoption Bill Passes Legislature Likely Restricting Adoptions and Fostering for LGBT Parents.	READ article
Feb 7, 2012	Appeals court rules Prop 8 in California unconstitutional	READ article
Jan 31, 2012	The Obama Administration will finalize federal regulations that forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing programs administered or funded by the federal government. The regulations will include federally funded programs run by religious institutions.	READ article
Jan 29, 2012	Washington Adventist Hospital denied permission to woman to visit her same-sex partner	READ article
Jan 24, 2012	Maryland’s Governor O’Malley introduces same-sex marriage bill	READ article
Jan 4, 2012	10 LGBT stories to watch in 2012	READ article
Dec 30, 2011	Tenn. hospital blocked woman from visiting partner. A hospital in Tennessee denied a woman’s request to visit her partner, citing that they weren’t family. New federal rules require hospitals that accepts Medicare or Medicaid payments to allow patients to designate visitors.	READ article
Dec 30, 2011	D.C. considers divorce bill for same-sex spouses Legislation would allow out of state same-sex couples who married in D.C more easily obtain a divorce. Currently couples wishing to dissolve their D.C. marriages must live there for six months.	READ article
Dec 30, 2011	Michigan bans domestic partner benefits for public employees Michigan municipalities lost the right to extend health care and other benefits to the domestic partners of public employees after the Governor signed a law banning the practice.	READ article
Dec 30, 2011	Congress removes funding for syringe exchange programs, which studies show reduce HIV transmissions.	READ article
Dec 30, 2011	Courts expand definition of family A California case involving the parental rights of a lesbian who helped raise her partner’s children highlights changes in how the courts define family and parenthood.	READ article