Category Archives: Marriage/Relationships

Fed partner-benefits bill advances in House

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) attempted to gut the federal employee domestic partnership bill by proposing an amendment to stipulate the legislation would in no way affect the intent of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

The struggle for marriage equality rages on

The struggle for marriage equality looks like a juggling act this week: New York’s up in the air, New Jersey is poised to hop from one hand (the legislature) to another (the governor). And Washington, D.C., is about to be

Sotomayor grilled on marriage

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was grilled twice on how she might rule should a same-sex marriage case comes before her on the high court.