The New Jersey marriage decision dominated the political news this week. Time didn’t stand still elsewhere, however: The Human Rights Campaign has fired a “junior” staff member after that person admitted to the first—and unauthorized—Web publication of sexual e-mails sent by then-Congressman Mark Foley to former House pages. Polls in Arizona and Virginia show opposition
I’m left with very mixed feelings about the New Jersey marriage ruling. On the one hand, the ruling means definite progress and protections for same-sex couples in New Jersey. As Pam of Pam’s House Blend writes: The judges in this case may have split hairs over the word “marriage,” but in doing so provide a
Breaking News: The New Jersey Supreme Court has just ruled that same-sex couples must be given the same relationship recognition as opposite-sex couples. They dodged the issue of “marriage,” however, ruling that it is up to the state legislature to determine what to call the relationships: Denying committed same-sex couples the financial and social benefits
The New Jersey Supreme Court says it expects to release a decision on Mark Lewis, et al. v. Gwendolyn L. Harris, et al., aka the same-sex marriage case, tomorrow, October 25th, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Regardless of the outcome, Garden State Equality will hold a statewide rally for marriage equality Wednesday night at 7:00 pm,
The New York Times has a lengthy article on the maybe-soon, maybe-not New Jersey same-sex marriage decision. (Registration required for NYT site.) For long, many have said the ruling will come before Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz’s retirement on October 25. Now, some say it may come after the State Senate’s scheduled vote to confirm
The Family Pride Coalition has launched a new (and long overdue) Web site, and it’s a vast improvement over the previous version. The design is clearer and more attractive, and it’s easier to navigate to what one wants. The new site includes: A handy calendar of upcoming events; A photo gallery of LGBT families (submissions
The Colorado Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and said the partner of a man who died in 2004 may inherit his estate, even though the man’s relatives contested the validity of his will. Lambda Legal argued that the U. S. Court of Appeals should affirm a lower court ruling that Oklahoma’s anti-gay
In the U. S.: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of a gay couple in California who sought to challenge the state’s refusal to issue them a marriage license. As the Independent Gay Forum points out, though, this might not be a bad thing. Had the Supremes ruled against the plaintiffs, it
Today marks eight years since the brutal gay bashing that killed University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. His mother Judy Shepard, one of the LGBT community’s staunchest advocates, is using this day to launch the Matthew Shepard Foundation’s Get Out the Vote campaign. I had the honor of meeting Judy Shepard once, before I was
Kara Swisher, a veteran Wall Street Journal writer and lesbian mom, has launched an online memoir, “The Louie Chronicles,” on the Huffington Post. Swisher, who writes for the Journal about the impact of digital technologies on business and society, now turns her keyboard to the world of parenting and family. She explains: Centered on the
