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26 Jun 2015, 5:58 pm by Steve Sanders
  In most states, the political majority that denied marriage to gays and lesbians over the past two decades has now evaporated. [read post]
23 Nov 2010, 9:59 pm by Maria Roche
” Stonewall called the vote “deeply disturbing … a worrying and regressive step” whilst the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) condemned the vote stating: Yesterday’s vote is a real disgrace set up by 79 governments trying to stop the increasing recognition of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans and intersex people as human beings like all others. [read post]
28 Mar 2011, 3:00 am by Guest Blogger
Texas decisions, at least twenty-one state advocacy organizations formed.Some achieved legislative victories, convincing state lawmakers to repeal sodomy prohibitions.Meanwhile, advocates urged state courts to use state constitutional law to provide protections for lesbians and gay men.Of the eleven states that decriminalized sodomy after Bowers, eight did so through the courts.Not only did state court activism result in on-the-ground victories, but it also laid the… [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 6:02 am
Nothing is gained from making dramatic -- but baseless -- legal arguments.Furthermore, the government contends that the injunction should only apply to the plaintiffs and not to all gays and lesbians currently in or who seek admission to the military. [read post]
Women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI*) human rights defenders the world over are targeted in the closing space phenomenon both for who they are as well as for the work they do. [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 3:37 pm by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) represented Richard Elia, who obtained a license to marry Todd Warnken in October 2005. [read post]
8 Dec 2016, 7:50 am by Nassiri Law
Additional Resources: A Trump Employee Is Suing for Extreme Anti-Gay Harassment and Discrimination, Oct. 24, 2016, By Mark Joseph Stern, Slate.com More Blog Entries: Lesbian Discrimination Lawsuit Rejected by 7th Circuit, Aug. 6, 2016, LGBT Discrimination Lawyer Blog [read post]
8 Dec 2016, 7:50 am by Nassiri Law
Additional Resources: A Trump Employee Is Suing for Extreme Anti-Gay Harassment and Discrimination, Oct. 24, 2016, By Mark Joseph Stern, Slate.com More Blog Entries: Lesbian Discrimination Lawsuit Rejected by 7th Circuit, Aug. 6, 2016, LGBT Discrimination Lawyer Blog [read post]
26 Feb 2011, 10:43 am by michael
” The other case [pdf], brought by Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, focused more narrowly on equal protection as applied to a handful of federal benefits. [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 1:44 pm
Had he been willing to take even relatively modest political risks to promote this cause, thousands of gay and lesbian couples might have been able to marry years earlier than was actually the case. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 4:39 am by pete.black@gmail.com (Peter Black)
" http://j.mp/maCiEK i think there really is a negative attitude towards bisexuals in the gay and lesbian community ... [read post]
4 Feb 2010, 12:27 pm by Michael Ginsborg
" KOB.com has a video clip of the Governor's comment.DOMAMary Banauto is the Civil Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 1:41 pm by Steve Sanders
For those of us who believe the law requires marriage equality for gays and lesbians, the firm's decision to drop the DOMA matter is indeed, as Ben Smith of Politico writes, "a real victory for supporters of same-sex marriage -- and mark[s] what seems like real marginalization for its foes. [read post]
7 Dec 2018, 3:15 pm
 And he supported Sessions' siding with businesses that invoked religious beliefs to discriminate against gay and lesbian customers. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 5:00 am by admin
  New Jersey is one of a handful of states that allows for civil unions between gay and lesbian couples. [read post]
6 Apr 2012, 3:29 pm by Jeffrey Brown
 A ping off a cell phone tower in the vicinity of the meeting house of the local chapter of the NAACP, the Right to Life Foundation, the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, or Fathers4Justice, at the times those organizations hold meetings, could suggest participation. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 12:32 pm by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
  Most recently, I posted on a publication authored by GLAD (Gay Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) that states: “State law—and not federal law—determines who is a parent and each state has its own set of laws. [read post]
18 Aug 2008, 11:09 pm
  Benitez claimed she was told that the objections were to performing this procedure for a lesbian. [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 8:20 am by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
Represented by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), the plaintiffs in Gill et al. v. [read post]