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Maine Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Files Brief Supporting Transgender Girl
Today, the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other child welfare organizations filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in support of a transgender girl who experienced discrimination and harassment at her Orono school.
The …
Rhode Island is Milestone for Marriage Equality
Today, Governor Lincoln Chafee signed into law a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in Rhode Island. The Ocean State is now the nation’s 10th marriage equality state and the final New England state to approve marriage for same-sex couples. The bill signing brings to a close Gay & Lesbian …
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Happy Anniversary! 9 Years of Marriage Equality
It’s been fascinating and fun to watch as legislators in Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota passed marriage equality bills that their respective governors enthusiastically signed into law in the past few weeks.
Things have changed dramatically from 10 years ago, when the Massachusetts … Read More →
DOMA and Taxes: Filing Now and Preserving Your Rights
Like most of us right now, you are probably working on, or thinking about, filing your federal and state income tax returns. For married same-sex couples, the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) makes tax time extra stressful - as the New York Times pointed out yesterday. Because of DOMA, the … Read More →