Clergy gather in DC to lobby for gay rights

WASHINGTON – Months after giving an invocation at a kickoff event for President Barack Obama’s inauguration, the U.S. Episcopal Church’s first openly gay bishop returned to Washington on Monday to persuade Congress to pass an expanded hate crimes bill.

V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire is among more than 300 clergy members from different faiths who planned to spend Tuesday lobbying on Capitol Hill for support of a bill that broadens the definition of hate crimes to include those motivated by a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. The House passed the legislation 249-175 last week over conservatives’ objections.
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Two Vermont House members are introducing legislation to move Vermont from civil unions to full marriage for same-sex couples.

Reps. Mark Larson, a Democrat, and David Zuckerman, a Progressive, both from Burlington, plan a Friday news conference to detail their proposal.

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