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The Pentagon is moving aggressively to give married gay and lesbian soldiers the same rights as their straight counterparts in the wake of the DOMA ruling. AmericaBlog reports: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel just announced that the Pentagon will make marriage benefits available all military spouses, regardless of sexual orientation, following the Supreme Court’s decision to […]
Hey all, So we decided to head down from Sactown to The City for the big marriage equality rally last night. It was amazing – they closed the whole Castro down, and it filled up with people. State Senator Mark Leno and the National Center for Lesbian Rights’ Kate Kendall spoke, along with a number
BREAKING NEWS – The United States Supreme Court has ruled the following: Proposition 8: The petitioners did not have standing to appeal the district court order. Dismissed on lack of standing. (WE WON!) Marriages may resume in California. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA): DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that
A divided U.S. Supreme Court gave a victory to the gay-rights movement, striking down a federal law that denies benefits to same-sex married couples and potentially clearing the way for weddings to resume in California.The court stopped short of declaring a constitutional right for gays to marry, or even ruling directly on California’s voter-approved ban,
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA): DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment. (WE WON!) Federal government must recognize, valid, married couples. Full decision text.
Rulings to be delivered at 10 EST on 6/26/2013
The US Supreme Court is widely expected to overturn California’s Prop 8 next week, even if they do it on a technicality. But if the court declines to do so, marriage equality activists plan to take the issue to the ballot again. The LA Times reports: “If we lose, we’re going to fight like hell
City council meeting from June 18th 2013: Agenda items covered were: Proceed with rescinding the June “Pride Month” proclamation and replacing with non-LGBT inclusive proclamation.The city attorney denied the request for an immediate vote on rescinding and approving the new proclamation on legal grounds that the items were clearly described as a vote
More thoughts, analysis and speculation on the upcoming Supreme Court rulings on Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act. John Gallagher at Queerty wonders if the Supremes follow marriage equality polling: One way or another, public opinion has to count. It did in the past, to our detriment. It was public opinion on homosexuality
