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SSAB: Individuals in same-sex marriages should not wait to submit applications for Social Security benefits if they believe they are eligible

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago03 mins

WASHINGTON — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Social Security and Medicare benefits may soon be available to same-sex couples in the District of Columbia and the 13 states recognizing same-sex marriage. June 26, in United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court ruled Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional, finding…

Hawaii’s Congressional delegation united in supporting marriage equality

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago04 mins

HONOLULU — Members of Hawaii’s Congressional delegation are uniting to express their support for marriage equality in Hawaii. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz and Reps. Colleen Hanabusa and Tulsi Gabbard released statements of support, each urging Gov. Neil Abercrombie and the state legislature to pass the freedom to marry in Hawaii without delay. “We’re…

Mexican Congresswoman dismisses same-sex marriage over eye contact

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago34 mins

There appears to be no shortage of theories on why elected officials oppose same-sex marriage. Case in point? Ana Maria Jiménez Ortiz, an elected congresswoman from the Mexican political party PAN in Puebla argued in public that only couples who can look in each other’s eyes during sex should be eligible for marriage. “A marriage…

Immigration reform and the LGBT community

LGBT Weekly11 years ago11 years ago016 mins

In the gloam of the Senate immigration debate, despite conservative Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s religious harrumphing about how any measure that included allowing bi-national LGBT couples the same opportunities as heterosexual ones have to apply for citizenship would derail reform, he, and many others, could not have possibly imagined what would happen Wednesday, June…

Schrader brings out the best in Lohan

LGBT Weekly11 years ago11 years ago07 mins

The Canyons To say the least, it’s rare that a movie with a budget of $250,000 becomes the subject of a 7,600 word article in The New York Times Magazine. It makes a little more sense, when you know that The Canyons was directed by Paul Schrader, who wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and…

Politically Aware

Religious freedom arguments: the last refuge for oppression?

LGBT Weekly11 years ago11 years ago06 mins

It’s hard to believe that less than two months have passed since the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and effectively ended Proposition 8. It’s even harder to believe that we already need to be watching the courts again. There are of course the various marriage equality cases that are peppering the…

The Money Shot

To marry or not to marry?

LGBT Weekly11 years ago11 years ago07 mins

The recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings have stirred up the LGBT community like never before. Many same-sex couples have already made a mad dash to City Hall, anxious to claim their rights to marriage and equal treatment under federal law. Others are unclear on what the changes mean for them, or are confused by the…

California Supreme Court dismisses Prop. 8 lawsuit

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago03 mins

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to revive Proposition 8, ending the last remaining legal challenge to same-sex marriage in the state. The Los Angeles Times reported that in its challenge before the state’s highest court ProtectMarriage, Prop. 8’s sponsors argued that a single judge lacked the authority to overturn a state…

DOD announces same-sex spouse benefits

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago11 years ago03 mins

Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced its plan to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of uniformed service members and Department of Defense civilian employees. The announcement stated: After a review of the department’s benefit policies following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Section Three of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, and in…

Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County keeps churning out same-sex marriage licenses

Steve Lee, Editor11 years ago14 mins

When D. Bruce Hanes began issuing same-sex marriage licenses from his office in Norristown, Pa., no one, not Democrats nor Republicans, questioned his sense of right or wrong. They did, however, question his legal authority. As the legally appointed register of wills for the third most populous county in the Keystone state, his decision to…

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Fourth annual Truth Awards to honor and recognize African Americans in the LGBTQ community

Sen. Toni Atkins to become first woman to lead California Senate

HRC joins allies to demand a clean DREAM Act

Hawaii’s Congressional delegation united in supporting marriage equality

Mexican Congresswoman dismisses same-sex marriage over eye contact

Immigration reform and the LGBT community

Schrader brings out the best in Lohan

Religious freedom arguments: the last refuge for oppression?

To marry or not to marry?

California Supreme Court dismisses Prop. 8 lawsuit

DOD announces same-sex spouse benefits

Pennsylvania’s Montgomery County keeps churning out same-sex marriage licenses