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National/Giobal Maryland gov't approves marriage ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Mirroring a landmark Maryland House of Delegatesyote from the previous week, on Feb. 23 the state Senate approved a same-sex marriage equality bill introduced by Gov. Martin O'Malley. The Civil Marriage Protection ActmW allow committed gay and lesbian couples to obtain a marriage license while providing religious exemptions for churches and other religious institutions. For instance, clergy do not have to perform any marriage they do not agree vyith. Still the fight isn't over. Under Maryland law, virtually any piece of legislation can be subject to a statewide voter referen dum where the measure is either upheld or overturned. Opponents of marriage equality are expected to quickly begin obtaining the signatures necessary to place the law on the general election ballot in November. A January poll by the Washington Post indicated a majority of Marylanders support same-sex marriage equality. — D.S. N.J. giveth, Gov. Christie taketh away TRENTON, N.J.—After the New Jersey Assembly passed same-sex marriage equality legislation Feb. 16, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie kept his vow and vetoed the bill the very next day. "We are disappointed that Gov. Christie did not do what is right for New Jersey families, but we are not discouraged," said Hayley Gorenberg, Lambda Legal Deputy Legal Director. "There are many roads to justice, and Gov. Christie's veto is an unfortunate detour to marriage equality for New Jersey's same-sex couples and their families. We'll continue to make our case for equality with our plaintiffs in court" Meanwhile, leaders of LGBT rights group Garden State Equality say that over the next two years they will work to gather the votes needed to override the veto. — D.S. Judge rules against DOMA SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White ruled Feb. 22 that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, declaring that the statute violates the U.S. Constitution's guaran tee of equality. The case was filed on behalf of Karen Golinski, a federal court employee denied spousal health coverage for her wife. Judge White's ruling is the latest victory in a battle that began in 2008, when Golinski, a 20-year employee of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sought to enroll her wife, Amy Cunninghis, in the employee health plan. It is the first DDMA-related ruling since U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice had determined DDMA was unconstitutional and would no lon ger defend it and the majority leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives hired outside counsel to defend the law. A similar ruling hold ing DDMA unconstitutional in a separate case is on appeal in the Rrst Circuit — D.S. Job ordinances are no burden LDS ANGELES, Calif. — Local ordinances that require city and county contractors to prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination protect thousands of workers Sundays Gospel in the Trailer Park Shows at 10 pm & 12 am (Sundays will never be die scone.) Mondays Knock Down Drag Out with Kristina DeeVine Tuesdays Double Trouble Karaoke Wednesdays Wednesday Drageoke / lpm~2am Thursdays Boys in Garments Show at 12 am $2.75 House Vodka Fridays & Saturdays Fn.j March 9 - Imani DeVour, Leslie Lain, Lady Mirwrva Sat., March 10 - C.LA. WS. Happy Hour Dance Mght with Kristina Dee Vine, Jessica Diamond Fri, March 16- Paris LeFaris, Veronic Labanc, Aieshe Paris with Kelly Brooks. Lady Minerva Sat, March 17 - Dance Mght & Benefit Show for SI Jello Shots Kristina Dee Vine, Miss SC USofA Fri., March 23 -Johnny on the Spot, Breanna Tenae, Paris DeeVine Sat, March 24- Dance Might with Dion OBrian, Kelly Brooks Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdcys, Thursdays - Mo Cover (excluding special holidays or events) THE HOTTEST DANCE MUSIC ON THE BEACH WITH D.J. MACKEL For booking infoimatlon (female jmpersonatorsymale dancers) contact Ken @ 843.448.1180,lOam-lpm www.timeoutmbsc.com without burdening governments or business es, according to a new study from the UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute. The local governments in the study reported widespread compliance among contractors and very little, if any, resistance to adopting LGBT-related employment policies. Further, no locality reported that any employ ees had filed complaints of sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination after the policies were implemented. The survey responses also indicate that the laws are not burdensome or costly for the agencies to implement and enforce. No locality reported that it had to hire additional staff to enforce these ordinances, or that there was any cost associated in adding sexual orienta tion and gender identity to existing non-dis crimination policies and practices. Currently, only 21 states and the District of Columbia include sexual orientation or gender identity m their statewide non-discrimination laws. — D.S. School district must offer web equality JEFFERSDN CITY, Mo. — A federal district court ruled Feb. 15 that the Camdenton R-lll School District must stop censoring positive LGBT web content through its discrimina tory filtering software. The ruling orders the district to not block content based on the viewpoints expressed by the website. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Eastern Missouri filed a law suit against the district in August 2011 after repeated warnings that its custom-built filtering software discriminates against pro- LGBT content. The filter has a category that blocks LGBT-supportive information, including hundreds of websites that are not sexually explicit in any way. The filter does, however, allow students to view anti-LGBT sites that condemn homosexuality or oppose legal protections for LGBT people. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Camdenton High School student and LGBT organizations whose websites are blocked by the filter: PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), the Matthew Shepard Foundation, Campus Pride and DignityUSA, a Catholic LGBT organization. — D.S. Study predicts Aussie wedding $$$ CANBERRA, Australia — Extending mar riage to Australian same-sex couples would boost the country's economy by $161 million over three years, according to a new report published by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. This estimate is based on a projection that 54 percent (or 17,820) of Australia's approximately 33,000 same-sex couples would marry. Tasmania stands to claim a large share of that $161 million should it become the first state to allow same-sex couples to marry — which multiple signs seem to point toward. The figures in the report draw upon recent surveys, estimating the total number of Australian same-sex couples and the number of those interested in marriage. Notably, the estimates in the report are conservative com pared to other estimates because they only include spending by resident couples. They do not include spending by wedding guests, or wedding or tourism spending by couples trav eling to Australia to marry. 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