News + Politics
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Ninth Circuit Keeps Arizona Law Ending Same-Sex Partner Health Benefits on Hold
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today affirmed a district court decision keeping an Arizona state law from going into effect that,...
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DOJ Argues DOMA’s Unconstitutionality Holds, Even in Immigration Context
To follow up on Metro Weekly‘s report, “Defending DOMA, Fighting Back,” about the Department of Justice filing on Friday, Sept. 2, in a challenge to...
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Proposition 8 in Court: California Supreme Court Certified Question Argument FAQ
At 10 a.m. Pacific Time, the California Supreme Court is to hear oral arguments in its attempt to answer the certified question about the specifics...
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Trial Date Set for Columbia Heights Altercation
Two brothers accused of attacking a group of lesbians in Columbia Heights in July appeared in D.C. Superior Court this morning for a preliminary hearing....
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Defending DOMA, Fighting Back
Hamdi Lui and Michael Ernest Roberts, a same-sex couple married in Massachusetts but living in California, brought a case aimed at keeping Lui – a...
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Baldwin: “I’m running for the U.S. Senate.”
Today, in an email to supporters, Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) announced the expected news that she will be running for the U.S. Senate seat being...
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Ninth Circuit Hears Log Cabin Arguments, Considers Whether DADT Repeal Ends Case
On Thursday, Sept. 1, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard the appeal in Log Cabin Republicans v....
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No Bail for Cop in Trans Shooting
The off-duty police officer arrested for allegedly shooting at a car containing two transgender women and three others was denied bond at a preliminary status...
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New California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu Expected to Participate in Prop 8 Arguments
Goodwin Liu — whose nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was stymied by Republican opposition — was confirmed on Wednesday,...
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Officer Arrested
The off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer, Kenneth Furr, who allegedly shot two transgender women seated in a car early Friday, Aug. 26, at First and...
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NLGJA Honors
Despite the wind and rain, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association National Convention and Media Summit went on as planned, Aug. 25 to 28,...
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Log Cabin v. United States: Ninth Circuit DADT Argument FAQ
This morning, Sept. 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments in the federal government’s appeal of the trial...
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From the Glass Closet
Even cynical journalists have our small moments of infatuation with fame. Case in point, this past weekend at the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association...
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Man of Words
I love a perfect line. Whether it provokes laughter, tears, titillation, or a flash of recognition, it is something writers strive for but rarely achieve....
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Lawyers Spar Over Defense as Choi Trial Grinds to Abrupt Halt
The trial of former Army Lt. Dan Choi for failure to obey a lawful order by a police officer was halted abruptly mid-afternoon today when...
