Category Archives: LGBT Rights

Today, in the first ever victory directly on this point, the ACLU won a federal court decision holding that discrimination against a transgender person constitutes per se discrimination based on sex in violation of Title VII. In Schroer_v_Billington, Judge James … Continue reading →

In granting an adoption by a gay man of a foster child that he and his partner had been caring for for years, a trial judge in Key West recently struck down Florida’s ban on adoption by lesbians and gay … Continue reading →

This. And, by the way, we lesbians and gay men don’t “deal with” our homosexuality, as Focus on the Family asserts. We “deal with” the prejudice of others. -Tony Infanti

An initiative that would prohibit individuals cohabiting outside of marriage from adopting or serving as foster parents has qualified for the Arkansas ballot this November. More from Jurist here. A bit of background: In 1999, the Arkansas Child Welfare Agency … Continue reading →

It is being reported that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has decided  to allow an executive order issued by former Governor Kathleen Blanco that prohibited discrimination against state employees because of their sexual orientation to lapse. Apparently, Jindal feels that federal … Continue reading →

UPDATE: Judge dismisses challenge to wording of Prop 8. Both title and arguments included on the ballot will remain as proposed by the Secretary of State. [Link to decision] A California trial court judge is likely to rule today in … Continue reading →

There is quite a debate in the blogosphere about boycotting AALS events next January at the Manchester Grand Hyatt because the owner of that hotel has donated money in support of Proposition 8, which would add a ban on same-sex … Continue reading →

Supporters of  Proposition 8, which would amend the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriage and overturn the California Supreme Court’s decision in In re Marriage Cases, have filed suit against Attorney General Jerry Brown. They object to Brown’s change in … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Massachusetts House passed a bill to repeal the 1913 law that prevented most same-sex couples who live outside Massachusetts from traveling there to marry. There had been some speculation that this bill might stall in the House because … Continue reading →

Strange mix here, but I thought John McCain’s recent insistence that, despite being a parent of an adopted child, he doesn’t “believe in gay adoption” is a nice segway into this story about how homosexuality has been observed to appear … Continue reading →

The  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  had an interesting story (here) last week with a warning for Wisconsin same-sex couples who are contemplating going to California to marry: Wisconsin makes it a crime for its residents to go across state lines and … Continue reading →

In the same week we get a wife-beating joke from a presidential candidate with a sordid past when it comes to gender-related outbursts, we get the reintroduction of the Federal Marriage Amendment . . . co-sponsored by, among others, Senators … Continue reading →

The  New York Times  includes a  story  on the front of its national section this morning about how women were discharged under the military’s”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”policy in disproportionate numbers last year. Although women made up only 14% of Army … Continue reading →