Equality Forum Brings Awareness to 1138 Benefits Denied to Same-Sex Couples
March 11, 2010
Equality Forum, a national and international gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization, launched a Project 1138 Web site last week, (www.Project1138.com) along with Facebook (www.facebook.com/Project1138) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/Project1138) pages to create awareness about the 1138 benefits denied to GLBT couples.
There are 1138 federal rights, benefits, and privileges provided to married opposite [...]
Mississippi School Cancels Prom After Lesbian’s Date Request
March 11, 2010
A county school board in Mississippi announced yesterday that it was canceling its upcoming prom after a lesbian student, Constance McMillen, asked to bring a same-sex date to the event.
McMillen, 18, worked with the Mississippi chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union to challenge the school policy that prohibits students from bringing same-sex dates. McMillen [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
March 8, 2010
Pro-equality laws went into effect in D.C. and Mexico City last week and a bill that would repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was introduced in the U.S. Senate. It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
D.C. Law Permitting Same-Sex Marriages Takes Effect. The nation’s capital became the sixth U.S. [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
March 1, 2010
Military leaders weigh in on the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” while the Attorney Generals in Maryland and Massachusetts gave their opinions on same-sex marriage. It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
Democrats Block Anti-Marriage Equality Legislation in West Virginia. West Virginia House Democrats stalled a Republican sponsored “marriage protection amendment” [...]
Marine Corps Head Opposes End to DADT
February 25, 2010
Gen. James T. Conway (left), the commandant of the Marine Corps, today told the Senate Armed Services committee that he does not think the law barring gays from serving openly should be changed. This makes Conway the most senior officer to break publicly from President Obama’s push to change the current law. For more on [...]
Major Study of Gays in Foreign Militaries Released
February 24, 2010
General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, on the review of “don’t ask, don’t tell”: “It will suggest the policies that could be used to implement a change if it does come to that, so that it could be as uneventful as it was, say, in the U.K. or the Israeli militaries or, indeed, [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
February 22, 2010
Victories for marriage equality continue in New Hampshire as support for the anti-gay bill continues in Uganda. It’s these stories and more in a week of lesbian news…
Referendum 71 Update in Washington State. The U.S. Supreme Court announced last week that it will hear a case relating to Washington State’s Referendum 71 on 4/28. [...]
New Hampshire House Rejects Anti-Gay Marriage Bills
February 18, 2010
The New Hampshire House voted down two bills yesterday (2/17) aimed at ending marriage equality. One of the bills called for a repeal of the marriage legislation (New Hampshire became the fifth state to legalize gay marriage on Jan. 1) and the other (which the House voted 201-135 to kill) was a proposed constitutional amendment [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
February 15, 2010
Despite attempted bans, same-sex marriage laws hold steady in Iowa and New Hampshire and a new poll shows that 75% of America agrees with Obama that DADT should end. It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
Constitutional Ban on Marriage Equality Fails in Iowa and NH. On Tuesday (2/9/10), Republican lawmakers in [...]
This Week in Lesbian News…
February 8, 2010
A Super Bowl advertising controversy, surprising support for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and the 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality… It’s all that and more in a week of lesbian news…
Victory for Equality in Maryland. On Wednesday (2/3), the Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee defeated a bill that sought to reject [...]
