A bit brief this week, but I’m sure you’ll be busy just keeping up with the Prop 8 trial.
- All the Prop 8 news that’s fit to print: Some of those covering the trial in detail are Bilerico, the Courage Campaign, Keen News Service, the San Jose Mercury News, Pam’s House Blend, and the New York Times through its Bay Area Blog.
- Federal employee Karen Golinski, a lawyer for the 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, is suing the Obama administration for health benefits for her same-sex spouse. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management had told her it could not do so because the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prevents it.
- The Hawaii State Senate passed a bill to allow civil unions for same- and opposite-sex couples. It now moves to the House.
- The Indiana State Senate Judiciary Committee passed a proposed constitutional amendment to ban marriage and civil unions for same-sex couples. It is expected to pass the full Senate, but fail in the House.
Around the World:
- The government of Malawi said it will not interfere with the trial of a gay couple charged with “unnatural acts and gross indecency,” which could carry a prison term up to 14 years.
- The U.K. House of Lords is about to debate a proposal to allow the use of religious language and religious premises in civil partnership ceremonies for same-sex couples.
