NEW YORK, July 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters has released an overview of the Supreme Court's ruling that strikes down section three of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. The report is designed to help tax advisers understand the far-reaching implications of...
7/3/2013
(Trenton, July 3, 2013) â€"One week after the Supreme Court's historic decision to strike down Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal filed a motion for summary judgment in New Jersey Superior Court on behalf of Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s statewide LGBT advocacy organization, and six same-sex couples who need the freedom to marry.
Jose Guerrero, left, and Patrick Rodriguez chat before their wedding ceremony in West Hollywood, Calif., Monday, July 1, 2013. The city of West Hollywood is offering civil marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples free of charge Monday.
Jubilant gay and lesbian couples flocked to city halls and county courthouses across California to wed with pets, siblings and kids in tow as same-sex marriages resumed across the state following a five-year legal hiatus.
Evangelicals are being challenged to change their views of gays and lesbians, and the pressure isn't coming from the gay rights movement or watershed court rulings: Once silent for fear of being shunned, more gay and lesbian evangelicals are speaking out about how they've struggled to reconcile their beliefs and sexual orientation.
Anatomy of a truth-stretch: Far-right pundits do Cornel West a nasty disservice [GLAAD]
More evidence of our inevitability: [ABC News/Washington Post Poll] The split on marriage is as sadly partisan as you'd expect. Democrats and Independents support both the Prop 8 and DOMA rulings by huge percentages (in the 60%+ range) and Republicans...
From the incomparable Thomas Peters, Communications Director for the National Organization For Marriage: My marriage. My self-respect. My sexual orientation. My family. My flag. Try all you want, T.P. You will not deny me of any.
On yesterday's edition of Tony Perkins' radio show, anti-equality former NFL player Matt Birk branded pro-equality players Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe as being "against traditional marriage": [SOURCE: Washington Watch w/ Tony Perkins; 7/2/13] This aggressive bastardization of the English...
The Deseret News is strongly affiliated with the Mormon Church which, as you surely know, was a major force behind Proposition's 8's passage. Unless something has changed since 2011, the paper also counts National Organization For Marriage co-founder Robert George...
Probably the most famous fatwa in recent history is the one where the Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called for Salman Rushdie's death. However, if National Organization For Marriage co-founder Maggie Gallagher has her way and her loose rhetoric takes hold,...
With so much activity to cram into such a small amount of time, one must plan. It's almost Pride Month after allâ€""Ex-gay" Pride Month! As you may or may not know, social conservatives like Linda Harvey and professional "ex-gay" activists...
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