Anti-LGBT Discrimination News
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.
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Bipartisan Coalition of Amici Curie Filing in DOMA and Prop 8 Cases
A broad bipartisan coalition of organizations filing briefs with the Supreme Court as “friends of the Court,” in support of the plaintiffs in the landmark cases challenging the so-called federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 held a joint press conference today. …
Motion to Stop Proceedings in DOMA Case Denied
On July 4, Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of the U.S. District Court of Connecticut, denied the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group’s (BLAG) motion to stay the proceedings in Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, the challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) now pending in federal court in the …
CT High Courts Says Employers Can be Liable for Anti-Gay Harassment
GLAD and the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) applaud a May 4 ruling from the Connecticut Supreme Court that employers can be liable if they fail to protect employees from harassment based on sexual orientation. In Patino v. Birken Manufacturing Company (Docket No. 18441), the …
Next steps to marriage in Maine!
On June 30th, EqualityMaine and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders were joined by Lewiston Mayor Laurent F. Gilbert, Sr. and United Methodist Pastor Michael Gray in announcing that they will be redoubling their efforts to continue leading Maine on its journey toward marriage equality in the …
GLAD Launches New Website for Maine Marriage Equality Stories
Today, GLAD launched a new website campaign in collaboration with EqualityMaine to help bolster public support for marriage equality. Maine LGBT couples are encouraged to submit their stories to the site to help spread the word that LGBT couples in Maine are severely disadvantaged without …
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Anti-LGBT Groups in Doe v. Reed
Last week, the U. S. Supreme Court handed a defeat to anti-gay groups in the State of Washington with an 8-1 decision in Doe v. Reed. Doe addressed the efforts of anti-marriage equality groups to prevent the release of the names of ballot petition signers, contrary to the terms of the state’s …
GLAD Files Amended Complaint in DOMA Challenge
GLAD filed an amended complaint this week in our lawsuit challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Gill v. OPM.
The complaint updates the tax overpayments of three of the plaintiff couples due to their inability to file their federal income tax returns under the status …
Arguing For Equality in Federal Court
This morning in Boston eight married same-sex couples and three widowers went to Federal District Court to hear arguments in their challenge to Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA defines marriage as only between a man and a woman for all purposes under federal law.
…GLAD Challenges DOMA in Federal Court Tomorrow
Tomorrow in Boston, eight married same-sex couples and three widowers will go to Federal District Court to hear arguments in their challenge to Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman for all purposes under federal law.
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