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Supreme Court Rules on Prop 8 & DOMA
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
Prop 8 dismissed on standing
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,
DOMA unconstitional
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.
US Supreme Court to rule on marriage cases – Tomorrow
Rulings to be delivered at 10 EST on 6/26/2013
Activists Pledge Ballot Repeal of Prop 8 if Supreme Court Fails to Overturn It
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
Finances in Focus
Summer with its prides in so many area cities and Speedo season is finally here, but before you immerse yourself in your local pride or in that pool or at your favorite beach let’s take a minute to learn a few valuable lessons from swimmers — the profes¬sional kind, not we beach or pool-side loungers.
Advice: Pink In The Sheets
Mz. Pink, My girlfriend cheated on me, so in an act of anger, I cheated on her. We have been together for awhile and when this happened we had a few years behind us. Now that the cheat¬ing has passed and we have had some time to heal, we still can’t seem to get over
It’s Not Just A Booty Call; It’s Called ‘Research’ Now!
You and your trick might think of it as a “booty call” but with privacy concerns addressed, Indiana University has re-released the free Kinsey Reporter app, a global mobile survey platform for collecting and reporting anonymous data about sexual and other intimate behaviours. The Kinsey Reporter app is available forfree from both the Apple iOS
Advice: Outside The Box
Dear Dr. Fred: I’m a successful middle-aged professional male just getting back into dating after a messy breakup. I’ve mainly been meeting guys online and I’ve had pretty good success, though no one has emerged as “Air. Right” so far. Recently I thought maybe I had met “that guy ” but it turns out, not