Tag Archives: Pennsylvania
Speed Read: Monday 25 November 2013
President Obama mentioned same-sex couple households in his proclamation for National Family Week. The Arkansas Supreme Court directed a lower court to re-consider the best interests of a child in determining whether he could have overnight visits with a parent
Speed Read: Tuesday 19 November 2013
Indiana statehouse leaders say they'll press forward with a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex couples from having either marriages or civil unions. A federal judge in Pennsylvania refuses to dismiss a marriage equality lawsuit in that state. And LGBT Congressional
Speed Read: Friday 11 October 2013
New Jersey judge rejects state request to stay her order to allow same-sex couples to marry; but, state seeks emergency appeal. Pennsylvania governor wants out as defendant in marriage lawsuit. Right-wing presidential hopefuls and anti-gay crusaders convene today in Washington,
A new era of litigation: The complications of defining spouse
A lesbian's surviving spouse is fighting her parents in two different courts. In probate court in Illinois, they are fighting over her will. In a federal court in Pennsylvania, they are trying to influence a judge's determination of who should
Dramatic increases continue as Census data rolls out for California and four more states
The number of same-sex couples identifying themselves on the U.S. Census grew by 36 percent in California between 2000 and 2010, according to Census data analysis released Thursday by the Williams Institute. And, with the release of data available now
The Fair Housing rush: Three bills now pending
Three U.S. representatives have introduced separate bills in the past week designed to protect LGBT people from discrimination in housing. The flurry of interest comes when more popular LGBT bills are still awaiting critical votes and during an election year
