The court did not comment Tuesday in turning away a challenge from a Maryland pastor and others who are trying to get a measure on the ballot to allow Washingtonians to vote on a measure that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

Bishop Harry Jackson led a lawsuit against the district’s Board of Elections and Ethics after it refused to put that initiative on the ballot. The board ruled that the ballot question would in effect authorize discrimination.

Last year, Washington began issuing marriage licenses for same-sex couples and in 2009, it began recognizing gay marriages performed elsewhere.

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University of Arizona junior Daniel Hernandez, 20, is credited with helping to save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ (D-Ariz.) life as she lay gravely wounded after being shot in the head on January 8 in Tucson.

Hernandez, a member of the City of Tucson Commission on LGBT Issues, is being hailed as a hero, and for good r
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Over the July 4 weekend, the Emerald City Softball Association (ECSA) hosted the 2010 Emerald City Classic – a Gay softball tournament consisting of 44 teams (18 from out of state) and over 600 players.

According to the tournament’s officials, ECSA Open Division commissioner Jeff Card and tournament director Frank Pi
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