Results for: gay marriage
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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What if DOMA were repealed but gay couples still weren’t able to have the same federal marriage rights as straight ones?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.
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Obama Supports Respect for Marriage Act to Repeal DOMA, Make Gay People Happy
“Obama is proud to support the Respect for Marriage Act.”
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“Commitment Campaign”: New Game Plan For Making Straight People Like Us
The “equal rights” angle wasn’t working so some gay marriage advocates are switching it up.
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Lawsuit Challenges DOMA’s Almighty Power Over New York Law
A Westchester woman is suing her employer for denying her wife medical coverage.
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Edie Windsor Wins Lawsuit Against DOMA, Our Hearts
Edie Windsor successfully had DOMA declared unconstitutional by a federal court.
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NOM Is Basically Just Making Shit Up At This Point
The National Organization for Marriage sent an “emergency alert” earlier this week because “senate liberals have sunk to a new low” and “we can’t let them get away with it.” Most of their message is in bold or italics. All of it is a lie.
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DOMA Faces Challenge to its Constitutionality, Appears Increasingly Unpopular
A federal appeals court in Boston is considering whether it’s constitutional to deny same-sex married couples equal rights under the law.
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Government Moves to Recognize Gay Couples at Border, Sanctity of Traditional Customs Procedure Hangs in the Balance
The Department of Homeland Security’s plans to make travel easier for gay U.S. couples prompts questions about the future of LGBT legislation.
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Al Franken Slays Focus on the Family’s “Facts” and Other DOMA Hearing Highlights
Today the Respect for Marriage Act had it’s day in court and it was pretty awesome.
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Anthony Makk Won’t Be Deported, Can Stay In US to Care For His Husband
Anthony Makk can stay with his husband Bradford Wells in the US, at least for two more years.
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DOMA ShMOMA: How MA Is Changing the Anti-Gay Marriage Game, One Case At a Time
The Prop 8 trial isn’t the only federal litigation happening right now regarding the definition of marriage – two other cases are currently making their way through the federal courts in Massachusetts that challenge the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. Autostraddle’s Legal Eagle explains how this could be a real game-changer.
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Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional, Tea Partiers Largely Pro-Gay-Marriage, But Don’t Get Too Excited About It
A federal judge ruled DOMA was unconstitutional based on a states rights argument — irony! — but Obama will probs defend the law on appeal. Meh.
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For The Sake of the Children: Why America Needs to Realize Gay Families Are Real
“Public discussion about American families often assumes the nation is largely made up of married heterosexual couples raising their biological children. Yet less than a quarter of all U.S. households fall into this category”
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Anti-Gay Religious Group in Iowa Uses Federal Funds to be Total Assholes
A story about how your tax dollars were used to pay the salary of people taking fighting against the rights of gay families for religious reasons, and there seem to be no consequences for it.
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In Which DOMA Is One Step Closer to Going The Way of DADT
“We are only asking for fair and equitable treatment as a recognized family.”
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Mike Huckabee Takes “Gay Ick Factor” Campaign on the Road
“Huckabee has argued that Obama’s approach to the Defense of Marriage Act is just “wrong” for many ungrounded reasons which he would be happy to share with you at length.”