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11 Jun 2009, 4:07 am
"A conversation with representatives of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), one of the principal legal and lobbying organizations pushing same-sex marriage, made clear that this legislator didn't speak for the gay rights movement, and he did not influence many others. [read post]
19 May 2009, 11:04 am
Two school districts representing thousands of Tennessee students were sued Tuesday for blocking access to web sites discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, but are not filtering sites advocating “reparative” therapy to change their lifestyle away from being gay. [read post]
16 May 2009, 5:26 am
"Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, told the NY Times that, far from a "slap in the face to same-sex couples," the broad religious-liberty exemption New Hampshire Governor John Lynch seeks "is not a big deal. [read post]
14 May 2009, 2:23 pm
He evidently found inadequate the New Hampshire legislature's last-minute attempt to strengthen HB436's religious-liberty exemption.05/14/09 NY Times:According to the Times,Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, a legal group in Boston, said Mr. [read post]
12 May 2009, 9:49 am
The National LGBT Bar Association:The discussion was led by Jennifer Pizer, Senior Counsel and Director of the National Marriage Project at Lambda Legal, and Mary Bonauto, Civil Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. [read post]
7 May 2009, 8:18 am
"They showed real families, in real situations, so instead of a theoretical argument, it was about real people," she said.The recent referendum battles in the state forced more gay people to identify themselves and talk about the issue, said Mary Bonauto, the civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, the Boston-based group that campaigned for the change. [read post]
6 May 2009, 11:11 am
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders has targeted all six New England states for passage of a gay marriage law by 2012. [read post]
1 May 2009, 3:48 am
Apr.23, 2009)(Unpub)Reversing dismissal of Black CI Special Ed Teacher's race and retaliation/termination claim, but affirming dismissal of race-based HWE claim; award of atty fees to defendant reversed6th CircuitØ Hollimon v. [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 1:59 pm
The plaintiffs in Baker (local attorneys collaborating with Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) agreed to accept this instead of pressing the court to reconsider the remedy, and the Civil Union Act went into effect. [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 3:02 am
For many years she was a member of the Board of Directors of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), of which she also served as President.In her guest post below, Pamela discusses the recently released "torture memos" in relation to CJA's ex-detainee clients, and argues that the United States should move now toward accountability at home.Heartfelt welcome! [read post]
17 Apr 2009, 11:34 am
., in which Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders represents plaintiff couples in an equal-protection challenge to the federal DOMA. [read post]
9 Apr 2009, 8:03 am
Perhaps the strongest sign that a tipping point has been reached is the lawsuit filed by Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders in federal court in Boston, challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act. [read post]
9 Apr 2009, 3:30 am
04/09/09 NY Times:"Advocates for same-sex marriage in New York and New Jersey said the action in Vermont was one more reminder that now, more than ever before, is the time for the states to grant full marital rights for gay and lesbian couples ... [read post]
4 Apr 2009, 8:49 am
Iowa now becomes the third state in the country, along with Massachusetts and Connecticut, to allow gay marriage. [read post]
3 Apr 2009, 9:35 am
Thus, the right of a gay or lesbian person under the marriage statute to enter into a civil marriage only with a person of the opposite sex is no right at all. [read post]
24 Mar 2009, 6:05 am
"One of the advantages of New England is that we share geography and media markets, so folks in other states have seen marriage in Massachusetts for five years and can see the good," said Lee Swislow, executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, who has called for New England to be a "marriage equality zone. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 2:46 pm
Earlier this month, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders filed a lawsuit in the U.S. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 2:08 pm
Defendant shall not interfere without legally justifiable cause as outlined in this order either with Plaintiffs' ability to advocate for tolerance, respect, and equality of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people or the other goals set forth in the Gay-Straight Alliance's constitution; d. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 10:43 am
It is always possible, of course, that George and Kennard were playing devil's advocate in their questioning and comments. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 2:10 pm
Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders has filed a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a provision of federal law that requires the federal government to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages, or to treat the partners in same-sex marriages as spouses, for any purpose of federal law. [read post]
