The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday put on hold a federal judge’s ruling that would have allowed same-sex couples in Nebraska to marry starting on Monday. The Huffington Post reported that the order came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court said it would hear oral arguments on April 28 on the question of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Sociological Association (ASA) filed an amicus curiae brief yesterday with the Supreme Court of the United States in the same-sex marriage cases currently pending before the court. The ASA’s brief highlights the social science consensus that children raised by same-sex parents fare just as well as children raised by different-sex…
The Supreme Court announced today that it will will hear oral arguments in a series of landmark same-sex marriage cases April 28. Metro Weekly reported that oral arguments will begin at 10 a.m. April 28 and allot a total of 90 minutes to the first question and one hour to the second question. The court…
“Star Trek” icon George Takei is weighing into the battle for marriage equality in Alabama by launching a social media protest against the state’s halt on same-sex marriage. The Huffington Post reported that the LGBT rights activist shared a photo of himself with his husband, Brad Takei, on Instagram and Twitter calling for his followers…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign announced that 207,551 Americans from all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands have joined as signatories on its unprecedented “The People’s Brief” in support of marriage equality. Authored by prominent lawyer Roberta Kaplan, who successfully defeated the key section…
Today, Nebraska child welfare officials moved to stop enforcing a two-decade-old policy barring gay and lesbian couples from obtaining state foster parent licenses. The change in procedure, according to a report in the Omaha World Herald, came quietly and was confirmed Friday by Gov. Pete Ricketts’ spokesman, who said that the sexual orientation of people…
Today Federal District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued an injunction against Nebraska’s ban on marriage equality, requiring all state officials to treat same-sex couples equally for the purposes of marriage effective March 9. In Waters v. Ricketts, the ACLU sued the state on behalf of same-sex couples, arguing last month that Nebraska’s ban on marriage equality…
Taoiseach (prime minister of Ireland) Enda Kenny has said he expects the same-sex marriage referendum to be held on Friday 22 May, reports RTE.ie. Kenny told RTE: “It’s a question that will be put very clearly to the people. I support this very strongly. It sets out our image of a very tolerant and inclusive…
Since the launch of The People’s Brief, a diverse group of prominent celebrities, athletes, entertainers and politicians have stood up in support of nationwide marriage equality, writes Hayley Miller on the HRC Blog. The People’s Brief is an unprecedented effort by HRC to give every American a chance to share their support of marriage equality directly…
A new poll shows that more than three in five people will vote to legalise same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland reports Gay Star News. Just two months before a referendum on its recognition of marriage equality, a Millward Brown survey, published yesterday in the Sunday Independent, show 62% of voters are set to…
