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A lesbian cop in a New Jersey suburb filed a lawsuit against a local police department and the city for discrimination and harassment.

Marriage equality advocates applauded the New Jersey Assembly for passing a bill on Thursday that would allow same-sex couples to marry. They urged Gov. Chris Christie not to veto the measure.

Some polls indicate that more Americans seem to accept marriage for same-sex couples.

GOP New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called an openly gay New Jersey lawmaker "numbnuts" after the politician compared him to segregationist leaders from the South.

With New Jersey lawmakers debating a marriage equality bill in Trenton, gays and lesbians are optimistic that same-sex couples will soon be able to legally marry in the Garden State.

A gay couple from Ocean Grove, N.J., won a civil rights case against the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. The group refused to allow the couple to hold their civil union ceremony on the boardwalk, which violated the state’s anti-discrimination law.

A New Jersey school board began its firing process against Viki Knox -- an English teacher who allegedly made anti-gay remarks on Facebook last September.

New Jersey Democrats proposed a new bill that would legalize gay marriage. Many politicians are confident that it will pass the Legislature but worry about Gov. Chris Christie (R) who has not been a supporter of gay rights and is likely to veto the bill.

Bruce Harris recently became the mayor of Chatham, N.J., and is believed to be the nation’s first African-American, openly gay Republican mayor.

An New Jersey teacher who posted anti-gay comments at her Facebook page also told a classroom that it’s a "sin" to be gay, and compared being gay to having "cancer," students allege.