Tag Archives: marriage
Abortion decision lays out ‘horrifying’ new landscape
In a ruling that one legal activist said will put LGBT rights “on the chopping block,” the U.S. Supreme Court today (June 24) ruled 6 to 3 that the U.S. Constitution “does not prohibit” states from banning abortion.
The Decade: ‘Best of times’ meets ‘Hard Times’
The decade now closing was like a Dickens novel: One year was like the golden age for the LGBT movement, others were filled with a new level of dread and despair.
Trump says marriage ‘settled’; other threats loom
President-elect Trump, in his first post-election interview, said marriage equality is a settled issue, but LGBT legal activists say his administration is poised to inflict considerable damage on laws and regulations currently protecting LGBT people.
GOP marriage fight: Modest plea by first openly gay platform committee member is soundly rebuffed
Lesbian Rachel Hoff, the first openly gay member of the Republican National Convention's platform committee, offered a carefully tempered proposal Monday to have the party welcome "thoughtful conversation" about marriage for same-sex couple. Instead, she got a "slap in the
Iowa poll finds LGBT issue important In deciding who to support in caucuses
LGBT issues have come up relatively little in the current presidential primary campaigns, but a poll out of Iowa last week says such issues do have an important influence in who likely caucus goers will choose to support. The first
Political license: Rubio on “family”
Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio says the Obama administration should be faulted for doing three things regarding marriage and families; he was right on one.
Judge releases Kentucky clerk with instructions she should ‘not interfere’
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis walked out of jail Tuesday afternoon, eliciting cheers from hundreds of protesters who had gathered outside to demand her release. While the release is being hailed by some as a victory for Davis, the court order
Religion v. equal protection showdown reaches 6th Circuit
An important showdown between the constitutional rights to religious freedom and equal protection reached a federal appeals court Tuesday (August 18). A county clerk in Kentucky filed an appeal to the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in hopes of
Why some think the dissent cries ‘wolf’ over Supreme Court marriage decision
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision striking down state bans against same-sex marriage has been touted as “probably the strongest manifesto in favor of marriage” and pilloried as “a threat to American democracy.” The huff and puff will soon
“Justice that arrives like a thunderbolt”: On same-sex marriage “the fight is over”
June 26 has been solidified as the historic date for LGBT history in the United States. It is the day in 2003 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could not enforce laws prohibiting same-sex adults from having intimate relations. It is
