News + Politics
-
Untying the Knot: Gay and lesbian couples find divorce is hard to do
While the celebrations and expectations on marriage in the gay and lesbian community focus on the ability for same-sex couples to have their relationships legally...
-
BREAKING: Obama Endorses DOMA Repeal Bill, Respect for Marriage Act, Spokesman Says
White House press secretary Jay Carney announced today that President Barack Obama supports the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the Defense of...
-
Edith Windsor’s Lawyers Slam BLAG’s “Failure to Respond” in DOMA Challenge
In a letter filed on July 18 with the magistrate judge overseeing the discovery — or evidentiary — portion of Edith Windsor’s ACLU-led challenge to...
-
Courtly Conversation
D.C. Superior Court's chief judge has accepted an invitation from Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) to speak to members of the local LGBT community...
-
Swinging at DOMA
Before this week, President Barack Obama had, on several occasions – including from the Oval Office in June 2009 – stated his support for the...
-
DOJ Argues to Keep DADT Repeal In Executive Branch’s Control, Out of the Courts
The government this evening continued its attempt to keep the end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the hands of the executive branch,...
-
Oetken Approved By U.S. Senate, Is First Out Gay Man OK’ed for Federal Judgeship
Today, in a 80-13 vote completed at a little past 6:10 p.m., the Senate approved the nomination of out gay attorney J. Paul Oetken to...
-
Panel Set for July 20 Senate Hearing into Respect for Marriage Act
In advance of this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on the Respect for...
-
Active-Duty Military Contingent Marches in San Diego Pride Parade
[Photo: The contingent of active-duty servicemembers and veterans line up to march in the San Diego Pride Parade on Saturday, July 16. (Photo by Tony...
-
Ninth Circuit Keeps Bar on DADT Discharges In Effect While Considering DOJ Motion on Stay in Log Cabin Case
Although “temporarily reinstating” most of its stay of the injunction in the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States case tonight, the U.S. Court of Appeals...
-
LCR Responds to DOJ: “On-Again, Off-Again Status” of DADT “Plays Havoc” With Servicemembers’ Rights
Responding to the two filings on Thursday evening, July 14, by the Department of Justice in the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States challenge to...
-
-
Equality Maryland Seeking 10-20 People to Serve on its Board of Directors
Following months of turbulence at Equality Maryland, from board member resignations to the departure of the organization’s executive director in April, the organization announced today...
-
DOJ Tells Court It “Continues to Defend” DADT, Seeks Reinstatement of Law “By the Close of Business Tomorrow”
The Department of Justice filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Ciruit in the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States...
-
White House Briefing: Bond, Bankruptcy, Immigration and Obama
In today’s White House briefing both Metro Weekly and Kerry Eleveld with Equality Matters got in questions about LGBT issues, with Eleveld following up on...
