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Who Is Speaking At the WCF? Catholics for Choice Offers Bios

By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor

August 12, 2009 - 11:00am

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This week SIECUS is writing a series of live-blogs for RH Reality Check from the World Congress of Families in Amsterdam. Catholics for Choice, also attending the conference, has developed the following set of bios on Catholic participants in the conference program.

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Iowa County Recorders Can't Deny Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples

By Jason Hancock, New Journalist Project

April 27, 2009 - 7:00am

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The Iowa Attorney General says that county recorders do not have the authority to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

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Lessons of Hate in the Bible Belt

By Debra Taylor

April 27, 2009 - 7:00am

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Teaching about intolerance in my high school Ethics class in a small town in Oklahoma lead to a real life lesson for my students when I was forced to resign for insubordination.

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Colombian LGTB Community Recognizes Progress While Calling For Further Rights

By Angela Castellanos, RH Reality Check, Latin America

February 27, 2009 - 8:00am

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Colombian LGBT organizations recognized some legal advancement regarding equal rights, but noted that the progress was due to legal demands made by individuals, not a consequence of a public policy or a legislative action.

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