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US - President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. The U.S. prohibition on HIV-positive people entering the country for travel or immigration purposes was reversed. _ Washington state and Nevada enact statewide law providing equivalent of state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples. Thank you to to to our our our loyal readers readers readers for 10 great years! by PATRICK ARMSTRONG editor@outandaboutnewspaper.com Over the past ten years Out & About Newspaper has reported and brought our LGBT community news from the state of Tennessee and Nationally. Here are some highlights from the past ten years. _ Mexico City’s same-sex marriage bill is signed into law _ Iowa and Vermont begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. US - Comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell publicly comes out _ Nevada creates constitutional amendment restricting marriage to one man and one woman. US - President Barack Obama signed a historic memorandum in 2010 that protects the visitation and healthcare decision-making rights of LGBT people. _ United States district court judge Joseph L. Tauro ruled in two separate cases that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8 the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. President Obama offi cially repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy, which took effect in September 2011. _ District of Columbia and New Hampshire begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. INT - Canada allows same-sex couples the right to marry. US - Rev. Gene Robinson becomes the fi rst openly gay man to be confi rmed a bishop in the Episcopal Church USA. _ The U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Texas sodomy law. _ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. adds “sexual orientation” to its corporate nondiscrimination policy. TN - The Nashville, Tennessee Metro Council passes a measure requiring businesses with contracts with the city to promise not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation TN - Rhea County, Tennessee commissioners vote 8–0 to ask that state law be changed to allow county offi cials to effectively ban homosexuals from the county by being able to charge them with "crimes against nature." After a community uproar, the resolution is withdrawn two days later. US - Arkansas, Georgia,
or gender identity. Governor Bill Haslam signs the "Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act" into law, reversing Nashville's LGBT-inclusive antidiscrimination ordinance and barring any local unit of government from requiring that companies bar discrimination on any basis not already covered by state law. The Tennessee Senate also passes Senate Bill 49, colloquially known as the "Don't Say Gay bill", which would bar schools from presenting any prepared material or lessons about homosexuality to students before high school. Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Montana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Utah create a constitutional amendment restricting marriage to one man and one woman. _ Massachusetts begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. US - Kansas and Texas create a constitutional amendment restricting marriage to one man and one woman. _ California enacts statewide law providing equivalent of state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples. US - The United States Department of State begins issuing passport applications that ask applicants for “Mother or parent one” and “Father or parent two” instead of for “Father” and “Mother.”[17] The change, announced in December 2010, is “in recognition of different types of families.. US Justice Department announces that it will no longer defend the constitutionality of section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act _ New York begins issuing marriage licenses to samesex couples. _ Illinois and Rhode Island enact statewide law providing equivalent of state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples. TN - Tennessee bans gay marriage US - Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Tennessee, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin create a constitutional amendment restricting marriage to one man and one woman. US - New Jersey enacts statewide law providing equivalent of state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples. US - President Barack Obama becomes the fi rst sitting president to support samesex marriage. _ North Carolina creates a constitutional amendment restricting marriage to one man and one woman. TN - The “Don’t Say Gay” bills died in the General Assembly. Knoxville City Council passes antidiscrimination ordinance US - Proposition 8 is approved by voters in California _ Arizona, California and Florida create a constitutional amendment restricting marriage to one man and one woman. _ Connecticut begins issuing marriage licenses to samesex couples. _ Oregon enacts statewide law providing equivalent of state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples.
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