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Religious Leaders, Members of Congress, High-Ranking Service Members Support Challenge to DOMA
NEW YORK – More than 45 briefs from religious leaders, members of Congress, retired military generals, children’s advocacy groups, civil rights groups and others will be filed today in support of Edith “Edie” Windsor’s challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court to the Defense of Marriage Act …
Discrimination the ‘Very Purpose’ of DOMA, GLAD and Lambda Legal Argue in SCOTUS Brief
“DOMA is a recipe for a violation of equal protection guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution: It targets a particularly disliked group, impacts important personal interests, and represents a one-time departure from the usual process of allocating federal rights and benefits.”
Gay & Lesbian …
Special Fund Helps LGBT Dreamers Get Work Permits and Relief from Deportation
(San Francisco, CA, February 19th, 2013) - Nearly 200 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) undocumented young people have either received or are in the process of receiving two-year work permits and reprieves from the threat of deportation, thanks to a fund made possible by over …
New Poll Finds that More Americans Oppose DOMA, Support Equal Treatment Under the Law
Washington, D.C. — Today, in advance of the Perry and Windsor Supreme Court hearings next month, the Center for American Progress and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders released the results of a national voter survey showing an increase in public opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act, or …
New Guidance for Implementing Transgender Non-Discrimination Law in Public Schools
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on Feb. 15 issued comprehensive guidelines that aim to ensure Massachusetts public schools comply with the new transgender non-discrimination law that prohibits discrimination against transgender students in all school programs …
Mary L. Bonauto receives American Bar Association’s First Stonewall Award
The American Bar Association Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity recognized Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defender’s Civil Rights Project Director Mary L. Bonauto with the newly created Stonewall Award for her significant achievements in advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual …
New Poll Shows Support for Marriage Remains Strong
PORTLAND – Almost one month after Maine began allowing same-sex couples to marry, a recent survey shows that a majority of voters remain solidly supportive of the new law and that the vast majority of Mainers have felt no negative impact.
Public Policy Polling, in a survey conducted Jan. 18-20, …
Marriage Closer for Rhode Island’s Loving Same-Sex Couples
Rhode Island’s House of Representatives voted in favor of joining the five other New England states in enabling same-sex couples to legally marry. The vote was 51 – 19, and now moves on to the state Senate.
“Loving, committed same-sex couples marry for the same reasons as everyone else,” said …
GLAD Cheers Launch of Final Marriage Push in Rhode Island
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders applauded today’s launch of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, a broad coalition of LGBT advocates, clergy members, labor organizations, and civil rights leaders dedicated to achieving marriage equality in Rhode Island in 2013.
“GLAD is proud to take an active …
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear DOMA Challenge
Today, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in United States v. Windsor which challenges the constitutionality of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Court also granted a hearing to Hollingsworth v. Perry, the challenge to California’s Proposition 8. …