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Rhode Island En Route To Upgrading Crappy Civil Unions To Real Gay Marriages

last yearLGBT / Gay : Queerty

Rhode Island, the smallest state in the nation, is headed for some big marriage-equality goals this year. Ray Sullivan, the executive director of Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI), tells Queerty that a gay marriage bill will “absolutely” be introduced into the legislature tomorrow—the last day to introduce bills. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | Add to [...]
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LGBT / Gay : Queerty (4 years ago)

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LGBT / Gay : Queerty (2 years ago)

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