Political articles/news from local authors
What a difference a high profile case makes… King & Spaulding, an international law firm, has stepped right in the middle of controversy, and is receiving a lot of grief from the LGBT Community because of its recent decision to take up the defense of DOMA in a federal court case. In February the Obama […]
Dear friends, Over the past week, GetEQUAL organizers have been busy! We confronted Maggie Gallagher, founder of the anti-LGBT National Organization for Marriage, to present her with the “First Annual Anita Bryant Award for Unbridled and Unparalleled Bigotry.” (If you haven’t seen the video, you should join the 12k+ folks who have watched it: http://www.youtube.com/getequal.)
Our government is one fu**ed up piece of work. We all know that the Obama Administration recently stated they will no longer defend parts of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) in federal courts because it’s unconstitutional. Then tanned tool John Boehner declared that he’ll (congress) defend it for the administration. Now, in the midst of
Delaware’s House of Representatives voted 26-15 Thursday night to grant legal status to same-sex civil unions, giving those couples the same rights, protections and obligations now granted only to married couples.
California may soon require the inclusion of the historical contributions of LGBT Americans to classroom teachings. A California education bill requiring that notable gay, lesbian, bisexuals and transgender persons be added in social studies lessons under a landmark bill has passed in the California Senate. The legislation, called the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful Education Act
Dear friends, We did it!! I just got off the phone with Petty Officer Derek Morado, the servicemember who was facing discharge today in California despite “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” having been repealed 100 days ago. In short, I have great news to report — by a vote of 3-0, Derek was recommended for retention.
UPDATE: The soldier referenced in this issue is from Lemoore… Dear friends, In December, when President Obama signed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010,” I breathed a sigh of relief. Although there is still work to do to make repeal fully inclusive and get it implemented, my hope was that at
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the request to end the stay on same sex marriage until the Prop 8 case if finally resolved in the courts. That decision was appealed to the Ninth Circuit, where the case is tied up on a legal question the panel asked the California Supreme Court to
