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Who Voted for Prop. 8?
Freedom to Marry, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Let California Ring, and Marriage for All have released a new report that examines the polls on Prop. 8 to tease out the demographics of those who voted “yes” and … Continue reading
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“Milk and the Movement”
Mary Dudziak discusses the movie Milk here, at the Legal History blog.
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“Please Don’t Divorce Us”
Very powerful photo stream opposing the wretched Prop. 8.
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A Global First: Openly Gay Appointee to a Nation’s Highest Court
In a genuinely pathbreaking act, South African President Mothlanthe has appointed Edwin Cameron, a justice on the Supreme Court of Appeal, as a judge of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Judge Cameron becomes the first openly … Continue reading
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The Rick Warren Controversy
Looking for some good reading on the Rick Warren inauguration controversy? Here are some various takes from the opposing sides. First, the pro-Obama/Warren side: Melissa Etheridge writes on the Huffington Post that those who are angry at Obama … Continue reading
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California AG Brief in Prop. 8 Lawsuit
On Friday, California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed his brief in the pending lawsuit concerning the validity of Proposition 8. (For prior posts on Prop. 8, see here, here, and here.) In a surprise move, the Attorney General came out … Continue reading
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LGBT Rights as Human Rights
For the first time, a declaration on LGBT rights was read in the United Nations General Assembly yesterday. (The New York Times story can be found here.) The declaration, which won the support of 66 countries and was read by … Continue reading
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Homophobic Clergyman Chosen To Give Invocation At Obama’s Inauguration
People For the American Way President Kathryn Kolbert writes: Pastor Warren, while enjoying a reputation as a moderate based on his affable personality and his church’s engagement on issues like AIDS in Africa, has said that the real difference between … Continue reading
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Also Known As . . . Completely Demeaning
I’ve now seen a couple of different reports (here and now here) about how same-sex couples who legally change their names on their marriage certificates are unable to get the State Department to recognize that name change on the couple’s … Continue reading
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“A video conversation with civil rights leaders”
Featuring the fabulous Veronica Arreola! Here at this site, which notes: In the aftermath of President-elect Barack Obama’s historic win, many commentators have said it will take time to understand the full significance of his ascendance to the presidency. To … Continue reading
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“Afropublicrats and a More Perfect Love (Or, Living Wrong and Voting Right)”
Read the new post by this title by Lolita Buckner Inniss here.
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Civil rights transition memos: study the contrasts
The Obama transition project is publishing on its web page a list of the groups with whom transition teams are meeting and the documents furnished to them by those groups. The page has only a few listings now, but should … Continue reading
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Discrimination Case Against eHarmony Proceeds as Class-Action in California
From PC Magazine: The day after online dating site eHarmony reached a settlement with the New Jersey attorney general’s office regarding gay and lesbian customers, a California Superior Court judge ruled that a separate case could proceed as a class-action. … Continue reading
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California Supreme Court to Decide Prop. 8 Issues
The California Supreme Court has issued an order in which it refused to stay the implementation of Prop. 8, but has directed the parties to brief and argue the following issues relating to Prop. 8: “(1) Is Proposition 8 invalid … Continue reading
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Nationwide Coordinated Protests Against California’s Proposition 8 Tomorrow!
More general information here. The Columbia, SC incarnation convenes at the State House at 1:30 pm. -Ann Bartow
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A Silver Lining in Prop. 8?
Since the passage of California’s Proposition 8, there have been protests across California. I received an e-mail yesterday from a former student about planned protests across the country. Yet, the brunt of the anger at the passage of this ban … Continue reading
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Jennifer S. Hendricks, “Instead of ENDA, A Course Correction for Title VII”
Here is the beginning: The LGBT community may soon win a legal victory that has been decades in the making: passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). As passage of the bill becomes more likely, debates about how much to … Continue reading
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Update on California Prop. 8
The ACLU, Lambda Legal, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights have filed a suit challenging the validity of recently passed California Proposition 8. They have asked for enforcement of the ban on same-sex marriages to be stayed pending the … Continue reading
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Early morning after: ballot initiatives and progressive House candidates
Since you write the blog you want to read, I decided to concentrate last night on the ballot initiatives and down ballot races that I thought progressives would be most interested in. What strikes me the morning after is … Continue reading
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An Excellent Day for Dems Is Dampened by Results on Anti-LGBT Ballot Measures
I spent most of the day yesterday (as soon as I got out of class early in the morning!) doing election protection work here in my home state of Pennsylvania. I was so thrilled to be just a little part … Continue reading
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If You Live in California, Vote No on Proposition 8
From this Feminist Law Prof co-authored Op-Ed: Fifty years from now, we will surely look back, with shame, at society’s mistreatment of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (“LGBT”). It is an unfortunate feature of democracies that the … Continue reading
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The “Culture War” re: Prop. 8 in California
As a native of Oakland, California, this video makes me really sad. As much as I love California, I don’t think I could stomach being there right now. –Sharon Sandeen
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Gay, Married and Testate in Queens
In Queens, New York, the executor of a gay person’s estate must follow different procedures than the executor of a straight person’s estate, so says The Honorable Robert L. Nahman, in a decision issued last month. Because of the uncertain … Continue reading
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Connecticut equalizes marriage law
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled today that the state must allow same-sex couples to marry. In yet another decision with a one-vote margin,* this time 4 to 3, the court ruled in Kerrigan v Commissioner of Public Health that … Continue reading
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Same Sex Victory in Connecticut – A Real One!
Just got word that the Connecticut Supreme Court found an equal right to marry – yup, “marry,” in the state constitution. Not civil unions. Marriage. Here’s the short version from my good friend Dan Krisch, whose firm, Horton, … Continue reading
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Jennifer S. Hendricks, “Instead of ENDA, A Course Correction for Title VII”
Here is the abstract: In September 2008, the D.C. federal court issued a landmark decision holding that discrimination against a transgender person was sex discrimination under Title VII. This decision throws into sharp relief the ongoing debates among supporters of … Continue reading
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Same-Sex Marriage Rate in California
An interesting book-end to this post from the other day, which links to a discussion of why the rate of same-sex marriage in Canada is so low, is a story in today’s New York Times. The story quotes a new … Continue reading
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“Why most Canadian gays and lesbians are choosing not to marry”
Lengthy article at this website, below are the opening paragraphs: Legalized same-sex marriage recently celebrated its third anniversary in Canada. Yet the majority of Canadian gays and lesbians are still choosing not to get married. Despite initial predictions by some … Continue reading
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University of Wyoming Commemorates Matthew Shepard
With the tenth anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death approaching, the University of Wyoming’s president and Matthew’s parents dedicated a bench on the campus to Matthew’s memory. The plaque on the bench reads: “Matthew Wayne Shepard, December 1, 1976 – October … Continue reading
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Study finds earnings for male-to-female transgender workers fell by nearly one-third after their gender transitions, but earnings for female-to-male transgender workers increased slightly.
Study here. The abstract: We use the workplace experiences of transgender people – individuals who change their gender typically with hormone therapy and surgery – to provide new insights into the long-standing question of what role gender plays in shaping … Continue reading
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Obama’s “Faith, Family and Values Tour” to feature law prof who opposes same sex marriage
From Pam’s House Blend: The Christian Broadcasting Network is reporting that the Obama campaign next week will kick off”Barack Obama: Faith, Family, and Values Tour,”designed to woo the votes of left-leaning Catholics, progressive Evangelicals, and some conservative mainline Protestants. If … Continue reading
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Why Canadian Same-Sex Couples Don’t Marry
Same-sex couples have had access to marriage in Canada since July 20, 2005. Canadian sociologist Jillian Deri explores why the marriage rate for same-sex couples is so low…17 percent, compared to 80 percent for different-sex couples. She reports the views … Continue reading
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Gay Marriage Has Been Legal In California For Over Four Months Now..
… so I thought I’d check in with my straight, married friends and see if they thought the institution of marriage had been irreparably damaged and FUBAR in the interim. After extensive surveying I’ve empirically ascertained that to everyone’s great … Continue reading
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