Monthly Archives: January 2010

Custody dispute escalates, but courts stay faithful to the law

In a long-running interstate dispute, an “ex-lesbian” in Virginia failed to show up last Friday to transfer custody of her seven-year-old daughter to the woman’s former civil union partner.

Marriage repeal efforts underway in NH, Iowa

Efforts are underway in both New Hampshire and Iowa to overturn marriage equality laws there. On January 5, opponents of gay marriage were scheduled to deliver petitions to more than 200 town halls across New Hampshire.

Obama appoints first openly transgender people to posts

Amanda Simpson started work this week as one of the first transgender persons ever to receive a presidential appointment to an executive branch post in any administration. The honor as the first belongs to Dylan Orr, a 30-year-old law school