The Irish edition of tabloid news magazine The Sun recently covered the story of Penny Lawrence, a 28-year-old woman suffering from Genetic Sexual Attraction (GSA) who is now pregnant with her father’s child. Now, Carolyn Castiglia, a blogger for Babble.com, argues that while empathy for such a condition is important, it may also confuse the…
On Wednesday, Representative Barney Frank (D) stated that he anticipates the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) will be introduced into the House within a matter of days. But will this important act be passed by the House? Frank remains skeptical while others remain hopeful. ENDA prohibits job bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity in…
A poll taken today by Washington Post-ABC News reflects the increase of support for the right to marriage for same-sex couples. This is the third national poll within the past few months that shows a majority of supporters for the freedom to marry for all. With 53% of Americans supporting this freedom, it is clear…
As part of its 2012 Election news coverage, ThinkProgress reported yesterday that possible Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his associates contributed more than $850,000 to a 2010 campaign against the three Iowa Supreme Court justices supported marriage equality. The report follows evidence that Gingrich also gave $200,000 to the anti-marriage equality group Iowa for…
Lambda Legal National Marriage Project Director Jennifer C. Pizer issued a proud statement today in response to the bicameral introduction of the Respect for Marriage Act. Beginning with a brief background on the formulation and passage of DOMA in 1996, Pizer explained that Congress “made a theoretical pronouncement” based on outdated views and popular anxiety….
After voting to initiate legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act earlier this month, House Republican leaders now turn to their lawyers for action. The House GOP legal counsel will take on Edith Windsor, her legal representatives and the Department of Justice when their case comes before the court on May 9, 2011. U.S….
USC law professor David B. Cruz is scheduled to give a presentation on current legal issues surrounding constitutional law, LGBT marriage rights and sex & gender law on Thursday, March 17 at California Western School of Law. The presentation is an entry in the school’s Diversity Speaker Series, a 2009 initiative aimed at developing and…
Members of Equality Hawaii and the Human Rights Campaign gathered to congratulate Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie for Hawaii’s decision last week to enact civil unions into law. The new law will take effect on January 1, 2012, and will make Hawaii the 15th US jurisdiction to provide equal rights under law to same-sex couples. Alan…
The Department of Justice announced today that it believes courts should apply heightened scrutiny to laws that classify people on sexual orientation such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender statuses. In light of the heightened awareness, the Defense of Marriage Act is now in the spotlight. In wake of the news, Attorney General Eric Holder…
The Hawaii State House passed a groundbreaking bill Friday that protects the LGBT community from unfair discrimination against marriage equality. The bill provides that equal rights and responsibilities of married couples in Hawaii be afforded to thousands of non-married couples in the state, including same-sex LGBT couples. Equality Hawaii, the state’s largest LGBT civil rights…
