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ACLU Says Lyndonville Inn Discriminated Against Women

The American Civil Liberties Union says a Northeast Kingdom inn discriminated against a lesbian couple who wanted to hold a wedding reception. The ACLU accuses the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville of violating the state public accommodations law, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Same-Sex Marriage Advocate Calls Ruling “Momentum Generator”

A federal court in California ruled that a state referendum that banned gay marriage violated the U.S. Constitution. Beth Robinson argued the Baker case in Vermont in 1997. That’s the state Supreme Court case that led to civil unions. She then lobbied over almost a decade to persuade the state to adopt full marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.