Tag Archives: Illinois
Speed Read: Voluntary appeal
Tennessee’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a federal judge in Nashville to stay enforcement of her injunction to require the state to recognize the marriages of three same-sex couples, and is appealing the order to the federal appeals court. A
Speed Read: Nightmare in Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria are using aggressive tactics to identify and punish gays, and the Human Rights Campaign has urged the State Department to use every tool it can to intervene. President Obama named an African American lesbian to a federal
Speed Read: Monday 2 December 2013
Same-sex couples began marrying after just after midnight this morning in Hawaii. The U.S. Department of Labor will revise its definition of "spouse" for the Family Medical Leave Act by March. National Guards in Texas and Oklahoma force straight and
Speed Read: Wednesday 27 November 2013
A gay couple in Atlanta say they got though the "glitchy" healthcare.gov website and are saving more than $430 a month on a better health plan than they previously had. A federal appeals court said Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage
Speed Read: Monday 11 November 2013
New petition affecting gays before the U.S. Supreme Court. Seventeen-vote difference separates pro-marriage equality and anti-marriage equality attorney general candidates in Virginia. Hawaii expected to enact its marriage equality law before Illinois does; final concurrence vote in Hawaii Senate Tuesday.
Speed Read: Thursday 7 November 2013
The Senate is expected to pass ENDA today at 1:45 EDT, but not before wrestling first with an amendment to dramatically expand who can be exempt from the law. Rancor continues in Hawaii as the House rejects attempts to delay
Illinois House clears marriage bill: No. 15
The Illinois House of Representatives passed a marriage equality bill Tuesday afternoon, by a vote of 61 to 54, 2 present, following a prolonged debate that centered frequently on religion and race. The bill must now go back to the state
Speed Read: Wednesday 30 October 2013
Hawaii Senate votes today on marriage equality bill. Supporters in Illinois are down to their last three days to win final passage of marriage equality bill in their state house. Capital of Virginia tries to plan ahead for marriage equality
