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}
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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.]
California Schools Under Fire for LGBT-Inclusive Diversity and Anti-Bullying Materials
Lest you think Prop 8 was the only controversial LGBT issue in California: First, the Alameda School District became the target of irate right-wing parents who learned that school officials were creating elementary school lesson plans that “talked about teasing and explained the different definitions of family.” The lessons included And Tango Makes Three, a
Daughter of Lesbian Moms in New Ad for California Marriage Equality
I’ve complained before about the shortcomings of last year’s No On 8 campaign ads, and suggested that same-sex families with children should have been highlighted more. Looks like the marriage equality effort, now boosted by Marc Solomon, formerly of MassEquality, is taking the message to heart—not from my urging alone, but from the many of
Weekly Political Roundup
Mostly good news this week, huzzah! First, one that didn’t make it into this week’s LGBT Parenting Roundup, but which is excellent news for LGBT families: Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) reintroduced the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) into the U.S. House, adding important updates that would provide paid leave for all workers to care
Weekly Political Roundup
Bay Windows has more on GLAD’s DOMA challenge, the likely response from the Obama administration, and reactions from the LGBT community around the country. In two separate rulings, the federal appeals court in California said that employees of their court were entitled to health benefits for their same-sex partners under the benefits program for federal
LGBT Parenting Roundup
The news came fast and furious this week: The good: A Kentucky bill to ban unmarried couples from becoming foster or adoptive parents is effectively dead after not being called for a floor vote this session. Good news. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that the antigay Arizona-based Adoption Profiles, LLC and Adoption Media,
“She Got Me Pregnant”: Episode 61
(I delayed posting this for a day because of all the Prop 8 stuff yesterday. Back to the usual Thursday next week.) Helen and I reveal Mombian readers’ favorite L Word parenting storyline. (Surprise: It’s not Bette and Tina.) We also discuss what happens when our son’s kindergarten classmates start playing “boys capture the girls”
Prop 8 and Families: A Compilation
Oral arguments in the Prop 8 case will begin in just a few minutes. While you’re waiting, here are links to a few older pieces I wrote about how Prop 8 impacts families: How Prop 8 Hurts Families, about a report from Marriage Equality USA compiling hundreds of stories, especially from LGBT youth and the
