Results for: gay marriage
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New Jersey Ruling Calls for Legalizing Gay Marriage, Chris Christie Plans to Appeal Like A Total Jerk
The governor’s office plans to appeal the ruling, but activists in the state are already celebrating.
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Queer View Mirror: Five Important News Topics We Talked About in 2013
Brush up on this year’s biggest news so you can impress that cute girl at your New Year’s Eve party.
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All We Do Is Win: Second Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA, Scores One for Gay Marriage
Edie Windsor isn’t the only victor in round two; things are looking up for everyone.
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This Week In Small Post-DOMA Victories: Judge Rules that Lesbian Widow Should Receive Spouse’s Benefits
A Philadelphia judge rules that the same-sex widow of a lawyer, is entitled to her benefits plan after a legal battle with her spouse’s family.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Declares DOMA Unconstitutional, Rules “No Standing” on Prop 8
The Supreme Court has ruled DOMA unconstitutional and that the petitioners in Prop 8 did not have standing.
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DOMA Goes to the Supreme Court, and Its Days May Be Numbered
Today, the Supreme Court listened to arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman.
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Pro-Gay AND Pro-Immigration? You’re Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Sane people want the new immigration bill to help binational gay couples. People in power insist that will ruin everything for everyone else. What’s a politically savvy queer to do?
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Paul Clement’s New Pro-DOMA Argument Is The Last Thing You’d Expect
Paul Clement is branching out and trying new things in his campaign to make sure DOMA outlasts the heat death of the universe.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Will Consider Both Prop 8 and DOMA
The Supreme Court will review both Prop 8 and DOMA and consider the future of gay marriage in the US.
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What Judicial Dreams May Come: What the Supreme Court Ruling on Prop 8 and DOMA Could Mean
Two cases. Five issues. Nine Justices. Infinite possibilities.
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Check Out the First Binational Lesbian Couple In America To Be Granted Green Card Approval
A lesbian couple from Boulder, Colorado has been approved for the first green card granted to a same-sex spouses.
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Republicans Continue to Waste Time, Money, Energy, Our Patience on Upholding DOMA
Kevin McCarthy is not going to let DOMA go, no matter how many federal judges tell him to.
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New York State Doesn’t Just Allow Gay Marriage, It Opposes DOMA
New York has filed a friend of the court brief against DOMA for forcing it to discriminate against married gay couples.
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56% of Republican Voters Want Gay Marriage Issue Dropped & Other Surprising Statistics
The Republican party may have quietly begun the process of waving the white flag on gay marriage.
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Obama Wants Same-Sex Immigration Reform, Congress Prefers to Just Argue About It Forever
A Canadian’s take on how backwards the struggle to get immigration reform for same-sex couples has turned out to be.
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We Won A Thing: Massachusetts Federal Appeals Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
Now the constitutionality of DOMA will almost definitely head to the Supreme Court next year.
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Gay Marriage Rights Destined to Be Really Complicated Regardless of What Happens With DOMA
What if DOMA were repealed but gay couples still weren’t able to have the same federal marriage rights as straight ones?
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Anti-Gay Lawsuit Opposing New York Marriage Equality Will Be Allowed To Proceed
“It is ironic that much of the state’s brief passionately spews sanctimonious verbiage on the separation of powers in the governmental branches, and clear arm-twisting by the Executive on the Legislative permeates this entire process.”
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Lesbian Republican Who Helped Write DOMA Now Hopes to Repeal It
Once upon a time, Kathryn Lehman was engaged to a man and helped write DOMA. Now, she’s an out lesbian who’s helping to repeal it.
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New Guidelines Make Binational Gay Couple Deportation “Low Priority,” But Not “Non-Priority”
The Department of Homeland Security has now drafted up written guidelines for binational and immigrant same-sex couples and families to now be considered “low-priority” in deportation cases.