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4 Mar 2009, 2:05 pm
The three firms, especially Foley, gave a huge assist to the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders in filing suit to overturn the federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 8:04 am
The suit was filed yesterday in federal district court in Boston by the same legal team from GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) who argued the Goodridge case in 2003. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 2:20 am
It's almost spring and change is in the air....Yesterday, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) in Boston filed a lawsuit in federal district court, challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 7:03 pm
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed a challenge to the federal definition of marriage codified in Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents the federal... [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 1:49 pm
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a 92 page complaint today in the US District Court for Massachusetts. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 12:55 pm
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders has filed the first multi-plaintiff legal challenge the application of Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to 1,138 federal statutes (including the Internal Revenue Code): Gill v. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 7:29 am
The rapid fire developments in the area of same-sex rights continues, with word from the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders group, which successfully argued for same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, that it intends to file suit in Massachusetts seeking some federal benefits for spouses in a same-sex marriage. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 7:26 am
Today, the legal organization GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) filed a lawsuit challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which, in pertinent part, denies same-sex married couples every single Federal benefit related to marriage. [read post]
26 Feb 2009, 6:43 am
"Earlier this week, another Republican state senator, Scott Renfroe, invoked the Bible and attempted to link "homosexuality" with murder during a debate on the extension of health benefits for the partners of gay and lesbian state workers. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 7:44 am
Then, the president hopes to be able to make a case to members of both parties that overturning the 1993 law would be in the best interest of national security.Obama is hoping to avoid the missteps of the Clinton administration when it tried to open the ranks to gays and lesbians, only to be confronted by fierce resistance from lawmakers and commanders. [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 7:00 am
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26 Dec 2008, 7:27 am
Gays and lesbians argue that their same sex unions are loving, committed relationships. [read post]
23 Dec 2008, 7:04 am
Warren has provoked anger among liberals, especially GLBT advocates, because he has opposed gay rights measures and has likened same-sex marriage to statutory rape, incest and polygamy. [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 5:00 am
Gays and lesbians were already mobilized over Proposition 8, and they are even more vigilant as a result of Obama's decision to include Warren in the inauguration. [read post]
9 Dec 2008, 7:16 pm
An attorney for defendant Polk County Recorder Brien, Roger J. [read post]
21 Nov 2008, 12:31 pm
What's nextNext steps for the Proposition 8 cases before the state Supreme Court:Written arguments: The parties in the cases - same-sex couples, gay-rights advocates and city and county governments challenging the law, and the state attorney general and the Prop. 8 campaign defending it - are scheduled to file written arguments through Jan. 5.Briefs: Other interested individuals and groups must file friend-of-the-court briefs by Jan. 15. [read post]
11 Nov 2008, 4:15 pm
By supporting anti-gay legislation heterosexual blacks harm blacks who are gay or lesbian, and they join forces with conservatives who seek to weaken civil rights for all vulnerable groups.Black Opposition to Gay Rights Harms Black Gays and LesbiansAlthough white gays and lesbians have been among the most passionate critics of blacks who supported the ban, the most likely victims of black homophobia are other blacks. [read post]
10 Oct 2008, 8:44 pm
The case was originally filed by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, the Boston-based public interest law firm, on behalf of eight same-sex couples whose applications for marriage licenses had been denied. [read post]
10 Oct 2008, 8:40 pm
The case was originally filed by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, the Boston-based public interest law firm, on behalf of eight same-sex couples whose applications for marriage licenses had been denied. [read post]
7 Oct 2008, 1:50 am
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) then filed suit on behalf of a group of couples from bordering states who sought to marry in Massachusetts, challenging the constitutionality of the 1913 law. [read post]
