Prop 8: How Do You Think They Will Rule?
The California Supreme Court will announce their decision on the legality of Prop 8 this coming Tuesday. How do you think they will rule? {democracy:23}
Advocating
Weekly Political Roundup
The California Supreme Court has announced they will make the Prop 8 ruling this coming Tuesday, May 26. HRC Backstory has a good analogy about the legal issues under consideration. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has promised equal benefits to same-sex partners of U.S. diplomatic corps employees stationed overseas, according to Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA),
Breaking: Prop 8 Decision Will Be Tuesday
The California Supreme Court has announced they will make the Prop 8 ruling this coming Tuesday, May 26. Fasten your seatbelts. [Update: HRC Backstory has a good analogy about the legal issues under consideration here.]
LGBT Parenting Roundup
Let’s start with a funny: Wanda Sykes is experiencing the . . . plumbing issues . . . that many of us encounter with our male infants. (Via Queerty.) School issues: School officials in Ramona, California, told sixth-grader Natalie Jones that she couldn’t share her independent study project in class like the other students. The
Cynthia Nixon’s Partner Won’t Get Parental Rights with Marriage
I wish Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni all the best with their just-announced marriage. Nixon is a high-profile mom and a great spokesperson for our community. She should talk with a lawyer, however. In her speech last week during a New York marriage equality rally, she announced her engagement and also asserted that Christine, the
Where Can You “Marry Gay”?
While you’re waiting to see if the California Supreme Court is going to announce their opinion filing on Prop 8 today, as rumored (with the actual announcement coming tomorrow), check out Can I Marry Gay?, a simple but brilliant little Web app that lets you see if the state you’re in will let you and
Run for the Border
The Connecticut border, where hordes of maritally minded same-sex couples from New York are pouring across into towns like Greenwich and Stamford to get hitched, according to several recent newspaper reports. “Connecticut Border Town Is Same-Sex Marriage Haven” declares Newsday, making it sound a little like a refugee camp. The Connecticut Post adds, “Aside from
Lesbian Mom Nominated for U.S. Attorney
Jenny Durkan, a longtime counselor to Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, is one of President Obama’s first six picks for U.S. attorneys. She is also a lesbian mom, and lives in Seattle with her partner and two sons. True, there are no out lesbians on Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court shortlist, and one might wonder if Durkan’s
Five Years Later: Proof Positive
May 17, 2004: The first legal marriages of same-sex couples in Massachusetts. Still locust-free here in the Bay State.
Weekly Political Roundup
Another big week: President Obama “is under pressure to engage on a variety of gay issues that are coming to the fore” reports the New York Times. Perhaps obvious, but the article is a good summary of where things stand. Lawyer Emma Ruby-Sachs looks at the two lesbians who are under consideration for the U.S.