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Marriage Equality Good for New Mexico Kids, Experts Say
Activists hoping for marriage equality in New Mexico got a boost Tuesday as three prominent statewide organizations came forward and endorsed their cause.The New Mexico Pediatric Society, the New...
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BREAKING: New Mexico Supreme Court Declares Statewide Marriage Equality
In a landmark decision, the New Mexico Supreme Court declared that marriage rights must be extended to same-sex couples throughout the state. The state's highest court unanimously ruled that denying...
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N.M. County Officials Resign Over Marriage Equality
A county clerk in New Mexico and her chief deputy have resigned rather than issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, which every county in the state must now do after a state Supreme Court ruling...
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N.M. Gov. Won't Push Anti–Marriage Equality Measure
New Mexico governor Susana Martinez says she won't push for a state constitutional amendment to stop same-sex marriages, in light of the New Mexico Supreme Court's ruling for marriage equality last...
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New Mexico Clerk Who Launched Marriage Equality Donates Leftover Funds
The New Mexico county clerk who first began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in August -- a decision that contributed to the state's supreme court declaring such unions legal statewide in...
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Santa Fe Selects Its First Gay Mayor, Javier Gonzales
Santa Fe overwhelmingly elected its first openly gay mayor on Tuesday. Javier Gonzales easily won election with 43 percent of the vote versus two other opponents.Gonzales gave his acceptance speech to...
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Supreme Court Won't Hear Photog's 'Freedom to Discriminate' Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case in which operators of a New Mexico photography business claimed their refusal to photograph a same-sex wedding was part of their free exercise of...
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Mom Accused of Sexually Assaulting Daughter for Being Gay
Police are investigating as a possible hate crime allegations that a 40-year-old woman in Las Cruces, N.M., physically abused and sexually assaulted her daughter after learning the teenager was gay....
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WATCH: New Mexico Lawmakers Introduce 'License to Discriminate' Bill
Two New Mexico Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against LGBT people by citing religious objections.The bill, introduced by Reps....
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Growing Support for New Mexico Couple Targeted for Hate
An outpouring of support for an Albuquerque couple targeted by antigay vandals has helped them reach their modest goal to raise enough money to cover expenses for their damaged cars.Tommy Sloan, who...
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Hillary Clinton Declares 'History Made'
A day after major news organizations declared Hillary Clinton the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, she has racked up more victories in primaries, but Bernie Sanders remains committed to...
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PHOTOS: Albuquerque Pride Began With a Vigil — Before the Orlando Shooting
The 40th annual Albuquerque Pride celebration began Thursday, June 9, with a vigil for all those LGBT people who have lost their lives over the years and to reflect on how far we have come as a...
View ArticleGenderqueer Artist Liv Lombardi Explores Desire in Retro Lo-Fi Video
The video for "Hazel & White" stars singer-songwriter Liv Lombardi and Chicago-based actress Kelsey Shipley. The video roughly follows Lombardi's experience sorting through a powerful connection...
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Why Are There No Gay Bars in Santa Fe?
On a recent Friday night in the historic downtown district in Santa Fe, N.M., a well-heeled crowd of predominantly silver-haired gay men filled the lobby of the Hotel St. Francis. The crowd mingled...
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Transgender Woman and Housemate Murdered in New Mexico
Two bodies found in New Mexico have been identified as that of a transgender woman and her housemate, both missing since January, and a man has been charged with the murder of both.Zakaria Fry, 28,...
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84 Photos From the Largest Pride Celebration in New Mexico
Albuquerque Pride mounted their 42nd annual PrideFest celebrating the LGBTIQ community in New Mexico. Read more below.Kicking off the events was a candlelight vigil on June 7 honoring the people who...
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Democrats Flip Another House Seat With New Mexico Victory
Democrats have flipped another U.S. House seat with Xochitl Torres Small's win in New Mexico's Second Congressional District being certified by the secretary of state Tuesday morning.Her victory...
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Native American Drag Star Lady Shug Is More Than Glamour
Lady Shug, also known as Ky Victor and one of our Champions of Pride, is a 30-something nonbinary queer who uses the pronouns she, her, they, and them. A "proud three-quarters indigenous person of the...
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GOP Attempt to Shame N.M. Candidate for His Gay Porn Past Backfires
A candidate for New Mexico's House of Representatives confirmed he has a history of working in gay porn -- and he won't back down despite Republican attempts to shame him.The campaign of Roger...
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Saving Indigenous Trans Women
The New Mexico Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women task force held a public meeting on Thursday on the topic of violence against queer and trans people in the community. While the task force isn't...
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Roger Montoya, Shamed by GOP for Gay Porn Past, Wins N.M. Election
The GOP failed in its attempt to derail the campaign of Roger Montoya by dredging up his history in gay porn.The New Mexico Democrat triumphed in his race in House District 40, besting Republican...
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Google Honored Two-Spirit Leader for Native American Heritage Month
For the start of Native American Heritage Month, Google dedicated Monday's Doodle to the late We:wa, a two-spirit leader of the Zuni people of Zuni Pueblo, which is in what is now known as New...
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Two More Trans Americans Reported Killed in 2021
Two more violent deaths of transgender Americans have just been reported, both from December, bringing 2021's total to 53. It was already by far the nation's deadliest year on record for trans...
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Republicans Use Defense Bill to Restrict Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care
Amid contentious debate and controversial amendments addressing Republican culture wars and social issues, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the sweeping defense policy bill in a party-line...
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Opponents of Book Bans Outnumber Conservatives at New Mexico Library Meeting
In response to conservatives who support book bans calling people to protest a meeting at a New Mexico library, defenders of free speech mobilized. The call to protest in support of banning LGBTQ+...
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They Live in the US, but These LGBTQ+ Couples Can’t Get Married. Here's Why
By Harmeet Kaur(CNN) — Alray Nelson and his partner Brennen Yonnie are married in all but name.They’ve been together for 12 years. They’ve raised a child together. They wear wedding rings and refer to...
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QAnon Believer Threatens to Kill U.S. Congresswoman He Thought Was Transgender
A man in New Mexico has admitted to threatening a U.S. member of Congress because he thought she was transgender.According to court documents, Las Cruces resident Michael David Fox has entered a...
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Albuquerque Trans Woman Sherlyn Marjorie Murdered, Her Former Partner Charged
Sherlyn Marjorie, a Latina transgender woman and popular drag performer, was killed in Albuquerque, N.M., in September, and now her former intimate partner has been charged with murder.Marjorie, 35,...
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Gay Dads Call for Hate Crimes Charge After Being Attacked in Front of Daughter
A newly released video from police in New Mexico captures the moments a man was arrested earlier this year for allegedly assaulting a gay couple and their daughter with a metal broomstick. Michael...
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As Transgender ‘Refugees’ Flock to New Mexico, Waitlists Grow
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — This summer, Sophia Machado packed her bags and left her home in Oregon to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where her sister lived and where, Machado had heard, residents were...
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