U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) is facing heat for an editorial published Tuesday in Massachusetts LGBT newspaper, Bay Windows. Brown, who has not historically supported the Employment Non-Discrimination Act or the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, said in his editorial that “[supporting] everyone’s pet project” was not his M.O. as a U.S. Senator….
With all this talk about Proposition 8 and constitutionality over the past year, we can’t lose sight of the sibling issue calling for the repeal of federal laws that infringe on the rights of LGBT persons on the national stage. There are more than 1,000 statutory provisions in which marital status is a factor in…
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White has ruled the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, in Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, Karen Golinski’s challenge to the denial of her request for equal health insurance benefits for her wife. Golinski, a federal court employee, brought suit after her request was…
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Wednesday that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The order comes in wake of a lawsuit filed by Karen Golinski, a federal court employee, based on the denial of equal health insurance benefits by her employer, California‘s Office of…
WASHINGTON – A robust coalition made up of civil rights, labor, progressive, faith, student, health, legal, women’s and LGBT organizations have announced support of the Respect for Marriage Act – the bill to repeal the discriminatory so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that withholds federal protections and respect for legally married gay and lesbian couples….
The Obama Justice Department announced Friday the Administration would no longer defend a section of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which prohibits lesbian, gay and bisexual military service members and veterans from extending benefits associated with marriage to their same-sex spouses. Attorney General Eric Holder addressed Congressional leaders in a letter which determined that…
If the greatest companies are defined by their employee assets, then Microsoft can be considered the quintessential frontrunner. The megacorporation has joined forces this week with other five other businesses including Nike to support the legalization of gay marriage in Washington state – the hub for all things Microsoft. In a letter addressed to Governor…
A new study at CNN Money reveals that couples in same-sex marriages lose nearly $6,000 a year in federal tax benefits since the federal government does not legally recognize their union. While same-sex spouses are entitled to some state benefits, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prevents those married legally in their states to file…
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA prohibits the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex couples and unjustly deprives them of the concrete protections marriage would bring to them and their families. California governor, Jerry Brown –…
The new neighbors moved in last week, and you don’t quite know what to think. There are three adults in the household, and two of them seem to be married but you don’t know which two. They obviously work, but at the oddest of times and there are bikes in the yard, though not on…
