... her partner of 19 years, via cell phone and asked, "Pali, will you marry me?" Shannon Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights said same-sex marriage advocates could not have hoped for a more favorable ruling by the Republican ...

... ballot measure that could ban such unions. The request was denied. Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said litigation by newly married same-sex couples "should be an absolute last resort" reserved only ...

... immediate" and chose to impose the $10,000 fine instead, the statement said. Karen Doering of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, a lawyer representing Harris, praised Penn State's response in some areas, but was not pleased that ...