From NYLJ: The U.S. Supreme Court will take up California’s ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gays have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals. The justices said today they will review a federal appeals court ruling that…
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From NYT: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is the second federal appeals court to reject a central portion of the federal law, the Defense of Marriage Act, following the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in Boston, which handed down its ruling…
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From The Nation: “Why aren’t you and your boyfriend married after almost fourteen years of being together?” I’m often asked. “Well, it seems wrong to get legally married when many of our friends can’t,” I say. People often greet my response with an awkward silence. But, the pause is a…
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From ConLaw Blog: With President Obama making news this week proclaiming his personal support for same-sex marriage, after an extensive “evolution,” it’s a good time to take a look at scholarship on the constitutional arguments. Obama specifically mentioned same-sex couples “raising kids together.” But one of the more odd –…
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… Michelle was like “I TOLD YOU SO.” See more “When Obama Endorsed Same-Sex Marriage“ And he was all: See more “When Obama Endorsed Same-Sex Marriage“ (sorry peeps…it has been a busy week and haven’t had an opportunity to updates. but this historic moment was something that couldn’t be ignored).…
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Here we go: Employment Opportunity Commission Ruling Protects Transgender Individuals From Workplace Discrimination “The opinion came in a decision delivered on Monday, April 23, to lawyers for Mia Macy, a transgender woman who claims she was denied employment with the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after the…
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From ICTMN: It’s official: The Miss Universe pageant has decreed that transgender women can compete. Moreover, Jenna Talackova has announced, via her appearance on The View, that she will do so. She had not said previously that a global rule change would woo her back into the contest. After fighting…
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From ThinkProgress: “Homophobia is more pronounced in individuals with an unacknowledged attraction to the same sex and who grew up with authoritarian parents who forbade such desires,” a series of physiological studies conducted by scientists at the University of Rochester, the University of Essex, England, and the University of California…
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