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VICTORY: Fargo Forum Ends Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Announcements

By . Tuesday, August 7 2012

Fargo Forum

After the Fargo Forum, the largest paper in North Dakota, refused to print a marriage announcement from a local same-sex couple, Patricia Holly from Rhame, North Dakota, joined a large online backlash by starting a MoveOn Petition calling the Forum to reverse their policy. Within days, Matthew Von Pinnon, editor of the Forum, announced that his paper would end the ban and begin publishing notices for all marriages.

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