Respect For Marriage Act To Become Federal Law
The U.S. Senate bill Now Goes to the House of Representatives To Approve The Senate-Amended Version In a 61-36 vote the United States Senate today…
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HRC Statement on Reintroduction of the Respect for Marriage Act
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court found Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, lawmakers in both the House and the…
UPDATED: Matriarch of Marriage Equality, Edie Windsor, Dies at 88; Pres. Obama, Others React
Judith Kasen-Windsor and Roberta (“Robbie”) Kaplan issue statements on Edie Windsor and her passing The matriarch of marriage equality, Edith Windsor, has died today at…
Law Firm & Organizations File Lawsuit: Paves Way for Improvements to Overpayment Collection Practices for LGBT Couples Receiving SSI
As a result, in part, of a lawsuit filed by GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), Justice in Aging, and Foley Hoag LLP on behalf…
Op-Ed: Marriage Equality Helped All of Us; Fight Continues; No to Gay, Inc.
By: Keegan O’Brien*— While millions celebrated the Supreme Court’s historic ruling on June 26 making gay marriage the law of the land in all fifty…
LGBTQ Struggles Do Not End with Marriage Equality
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— Since the SCOTUS decision leading to the legalization of same-sex marriage across the nation, I have found myself breathing a bit…
Now We Celebrate Marriage Equality: Tomorrow We Fight for More
By: Keegan O’Brien*/Special to TRT— I still vividly remember how it felt to be spat on and called a “fag&ot” at fourteen, when I went…
Joint Statement from the HBGC & the LCCREJ in Response to the SCOTUS Marriage Equality Decision
“The proof that one truly believes is in action.” ― Bayard Rustin BOSTON, Mass.—The Hispanic Black Gay Coalition and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice dream of a…
Justice Prevails: On Same-Sex Marriage “The Fight is Over”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— June 26 has been solidified as the historic date for LGBT history in the United States. It is the day in 2003…
SCOTUS Expected to Decide on Nationwide Marriage Equality, Late in June
By: Sara Brown/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has a chance to rule state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, making…
81% of Floridians are Just Fine with Same-Sex Marriage
New poll comes two months after nuptials began statewide A new poll shows that a vast majority of Floridians are content that same-sex couples can…
Mayor Walsh & City of Boston Sign on to U.S. Supreme Court Brief in Support of Same-Sex Marriage
BOSTON, Mass.—Last week, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston signed on to the Freedom to Marry Brief, in support of marriage equality…
A Short List of Potential Advocates for Marriage Equality at High Court
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Renowned Supreme Court advocate Ted Olson remembers the first time he had a chance to argue a case before the…
Boehner: House Republicans Will Leave Marriage Equality Cases to the High Court
By: The Seattle Lesbian— Today, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told the Washington Blade that he does not anticipate that House Republicans will take a position…
Exclusive: Harvard University Seminar Series Explores LGBT Issues Post-Marriage Equality
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Throughout the 2014-2015 academic year, Harvard University is hosting a seminar series called “After Marriage: The Future of LGBT Activism.”…
Sixth Circuit Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Bans in 4 States, Negates DOMA
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The Sixth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld same-sex marriage bans in four states—Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee—in…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Mississippi Marriage Ban
Today U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled in favor of equality, striking down Mississippi’s discriminatory constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying. Attorney Roberta Kaplan represented two…
Judge Rules in Favor of Marriage Equality in Montana
By: Sarah Toce/Editor-in-Chief/The Seattle Lesbian— Referencing family values, the divorce rate and procreation, U.S. District Judge Brian Morris issued a ruling in favor of the freedom to marry…
Ruling Appealed in Puerto Rico’s Discriminatory Marriage Ban
Puerto Rico has many loving, committed couples who need the dignity and respect of marriage as soon as possible, and we won’t stop fighting on…
Federal Gov. to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage in 6 More States
Same-Sex Marriage Now Recognized in 32 States, Plus District of Columbia WASHINGTON—In the latest development following the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to decline…
High Court Fails to Review; Victory for Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, DC—The United States Supreme Court today declined to review the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Utah’s marriage ban for same-sex couples,…
Utah Marriage Equality Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Case
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Today, the three couples challenging the State of Utah’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples asked the United States Supreme Court to…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Ban on Marriage Equality
FLORIDA—The U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle ruled against Florida’s constitutional amendment banning marriage equality yesterday, making the Sunshine State the latest to see such…