Results for: gay marriage
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And On the Sixth Day, Obama Made News on Same-Sex Marriage
“This brief represents the concrete manifestation of a complete paradigm shift in the federal government’s position on anti-gay discrimination and the constitutional rights of married same-sex couples.”
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IRS Finally Apologizes To Gay People For Making Taxes Extra Terrible For Them
Filing tax returns as a gay couple is awful, but surprisingly, this year the IRS actually seems sorry about it.
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House Passes Bill Aimed at Slowing DADT Repeal, Obama is Officially Upset
House messes with DADT. Obama fights back. Did you know that Obama officially “supports DOMA’s repeal?” ‘Cause he does. Bam.
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State of the Civil Union: On Illinois and Gay Divorce
Illinois’s State Senate has approved civil unions for same-sex couples – is it a sign of change or more of the same?
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Legalizing Gay: How We Got Here, Where We’re Going
There is a major shift happening in the legal sphere with respect to how it views homosexuality, as evidenced by events of this week. It’s kinda a big deal.
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Everybody Must Sue DOMA: Lesbian Activist Widow & Gay Couples File Suits
Edith Windsor had to pay crippling estate taxes when her wife died as if they were strangers because the federal government didn’t recognize them as being married. Now she’s suing on the basis that DOMA “effectively creates a tax on being gay.” Meanwhile two other lawsuits have been filed against DOMA by a Boston-based gay advocacy group. Are lawsuits the future of the gay rights movement?
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BREAKING: Law Firm Boehner Hired to Defend DOMA Pulls Out, Can Handle the Truth
King & Spaulding, the law firm Boehner tapped to defend DOMA in court, has withdrawn from the case. THIS IS AWESOME NEWS.
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Boehner Hires Really Expensive Lawyer to Defend DOMA, Is a Real Anti-Gay Go-Getter
If you were worried that your tax dollars weren’t going to be used to defend DOMA any longer, well, you can probably rest easy now.
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Paul Clement Keeping That “Defending DOMA” Gig by Quitting King & Spalding
Paul Clement was quickly hired by a law firm started by the architect of the Patriot Act, where he can safely pursue his desire to defend discrimination against gay people.
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Rep. John Boehner Scared Of Change, Gay People, Wants To Defend DOMA
You know what they say, if you give a mouse a cookie the Republicans will fight to keep oppressive legislation until someone pries it from their cold dead hands!
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Family Research Council on DOMA Repeal Recap: Blames Obama, Kagan, Skewed Views
Are you subscribed to the Family Research Council’s mailing list? On the off chance that you’re not, we have some educational reading material for you, diligently footnoted. Yeah you’re welcome.
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Daily Fix: Debbie Does an Alternative Lifestyle Haircut
Who won the Rodeo Disco Pride Raffle? Watch our video and find out!