Civil Rights Project News
Mary Bonauto Debates Maine Question 1
Watch clips of GLAD Civil Rights Project Director Mary Bonauto in recent debates on the question of Maine marriage equality:
Wednesday, October 28th
Live debate on WMTW-TV
Watch here: www.wmtw.com
Thursday, October 29th, 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Live debate on WGME-TV
Watch clips below:
Protecting Marriage Equality in Maine
On November 3 Maine voters will determine whether the state’s hard-won marriage equality law passed in May will finally go into effect.
GLAD is committed to this fight, working with our coalition partners on public education efforts throughout the state to ensure all Maine families the …
ENDA Committee Hearing Wednesday, September 23
The House Education and Labor Committee will hold the first full committee hearing on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on Wednesday, September 23. ENDA would prohibit workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans. The hearing is scheduled …
Department of Justice Files Motion to Dismiss GLAD’s DOMA Section 3 Challenge
The Department of Justice filed a motion today to dismiss GLAD’s case Gill v. Office of Personnel Management. Their motion can be read here: DOJ Motion To Dismiss.
Read the Boston Globe story: “US lawyers defend letter of gay marriage ban”
Read the Associated …
GLAD Mourns the Passing of Senator Kennedy
We at GLAD were saddened today to hear of the passing of our great ally and civil rights champion, Senator Edward Kennedy.
ABA Passes Resolution Urging Repeal of DOMA Section 3
The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates voted at its 2009 annual meeting in Chicago last week to pass a resolution calling for Congress to repeal Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which disrespects the legal marriages of same-sex couples for the purposes of federal …
Amended Complaint Filed in DOMA Challenge
On Friday, July 31, GLAD filed an amended complaint in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, our lawsuit challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act.
In the amended complaint, we officially added tax plaintiffs Mary and Dorene Bowe-Shulman and Marlin Nabors and Jonathan Knight. We …
Commonwealth Files Suit Challenging DOMA Sec 3
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley today announced that the Commonwealth has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
The suit, Commonwealth v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, states that “In enacting …
Campaign to Save Maine Marriage Equality Underway
When Maine Governor John Baldacci signed marriage equality into law on May 6, equality advocates knew the battle was not over. Opponents have launched their latest assault in the form of a referendum campaign to subject marriage equality to a so-called people’s veto. But with the creation of the …
Statement of Mary Bonauto on DNC Fundraiser
There have been recent discussions regarding whether our LGBT community should support the Democratic National Committee (DNC) at an upcoming fundraiser. For the reasons below, I have decided that I will not be attending that fundraiser next week.
I was invited as a guest, and not as a …