Monthly Archives: April 2011
Prop 8 trial judge acknowledges he’s gay
U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, who last August declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, acknowledged to a small group of reporters Wednesday, April 6, that he is gay.
Olson-Boies: Yes on 8 trying to ‘usurp’ power of elected officials
Proponents of Proposition 8 are trying to subvert the California constitution for a second time, argues the legal team of Ted Olson and David Boies, in a brief filed Monday with the California Supreme Court. The brief is in preparation for
HHS makes push for more LGBT-related data and research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday, April 1, that it was making new recommendations for future action to "improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people."
Obama nominates lesbian to federal district court
President Obama on Thursday evening made his third nomination of an openly gay person for a federal court seat. Obama nominated attorney Alison J. Nathan, a former White House counsel and current special counsel to New York State’s Solicitor General. He
DADT certification likely mid-summer
Pentagon officials told a House subcommittee Friday that training for implementation of repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" has gone "extremely well so far" and that certification to Congress might come by mid-summer.
