Today, thanks to the efforts of many grassroots organizations, discharged soldiers, politicians and those who just believe that all Americans deserve equal treatment, the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy was finally repealed when President Obama signed the bill into law. The signing paves the way for members of our armed forced who were previously discharged [...] [...more]
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) urged the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court ruling finding the California ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. The League filed an amicus brief in the case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger. ADL issued the following statement: The segregated system of domestic partnership and marriage created by [...] [...more]
Many couples who hoped to finally hear wedding bells on Wednesday were disappointed and saddened yesterday when the 9th District Court of Appeals issued an indefinite hold on the ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker which ruled Prop 8 unconstitutional. Many thought that the courts would allow the marriages to begin on Wednesday due to the [...] [...more]
Beginning this morning, the legal battle over Prop 8 will resume, this time on a Federal level, before Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who will consider a lawsuit challenging Proposition 8, the 2008 voter-approved initiative that restored California’s ban on same-sex marriages. With this challenge, the legal fight over gay marriage shifts into unprecedented territory becoming [...] [...more]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), along with Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), with a total of 91 [...] [...more]
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