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An opinion piece on the topic of marriage equality.

The controversial bill that would require public school students and colleges to use the restroom matching their gender at birth failed without debate Wednesday, March 22, in the Senate Education Committee...

"State law unfairly denies gay couples the right to legally marry, said Ruth Colker, law professor at Tulane University"...

"The people there care about people. This feeling has been lost in the shuffle - whether it's a relationship between to people of the same sex or different sexes..."

"Ruth Colker, a professor of law at Tulane University, recently spoke on campus regarding gay and lesbian rights, a conspicuously overlooked topic in an era of anti-discrimination crusades"...

"The Chancellor's Commission for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender People is hosting an event on marriage equality"...

"A local organization is encouraging Knoxvillians to wear black denim arm bands to commemorate the first 100,000 Americans to die from AIDS said Charles Rees, executive director for a.i.d.s Response Knoxville"...

"'You just haven’t met the right person.' 'You’re just trying to make yourself special.' 'You mean you’re abstinent, right?' These are some of the statements Riki Higgins, a master’s student in special education, has heard about her asexuality"...

"Before hitting the interstate for Thanksgiving break Tuesday evening, Student Government Association's senate branch found itself in a position to question Chancellor Jimmy Cheek about the latest news to hit UT"...

"YWCA of Knoxville holds event to start movement"...