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Arkansas Paper Apologizes, Adopts LGBT Inclusive Obituary Policy | An Arkansas newspaper that intentionally omitted a same-sex partner from an obituary has apologized to the widower and changed its policy. The paper’s spokesman, Oscar Jones, told GLAAD, “When a gay person loses their partner, the loss is no less, and they need to be treated the same.”

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