All Entries Tagged With: "new hampshire"
LGBTQ News From Our Gayborhoods: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Anchorage, AK Challenge to same-sex eligibility for survivor benefits in Alaska Lambda Legal has filed a legal challenge on behalf of the lesbian partner of a shooting victim in Alaska. Deborah Harris’ same-sex partner Kerry Fadely was shot and killed in a work-related incident, which under Alaska’s worker’s compensation law [...]
HRC Questions NOM’s Endorsement of Same-Sex Civil Unions in NH
NOM conveniently changes position on civil unions in advance of New Hampshire vote WASHINGTON – Last week, the National Organization for Marriage endorsed a civil union’s bill in New Hampshire, a stark departure from its documented record of opposing any type of legal relationship for same-sex couples. In a press release, NOM supports a bill [...]
Historic: Catholic Church Withdraws from Maine Marriage Equality Fight
By: Ned Flaherty*/Special for TRT– The Roman Catholic Church is taking no active roles in fundraising, staffing, advertising, or campaigning against marriage equality in Maine. Bishop Richard Malone, the sect’s top-ranking official in Maine, said on 2 March that his goal now is only to re-train the wayward 25% of Maine’s 187,306 Catholics. He said that the church “doesn’t want to impose a law or belief on anyone,” especially [...]
