Federal Judge in Texas Strikes Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in San Antonio, Texas, ruled Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution and…
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Creep of the Week: Texan & Tea Partier Ted Cruz
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— America is a tough place for sensitive men. Crying is forbidden unless a guy wants to be seen as some…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Va. Ban on Gay Marriage
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, today struck down the state’s ban on same-sex couples marrying but stayed the execution…
Historic Ruling for Marriage Equality in Virginia
New progress in the Old Dominion as U.S. District Judge rules ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples unconstitutional WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. District…
Kentucky Ruling is the Latest Sign of Growing Marriage Equality Momentum
Amid a landscape of victories across the country, Kentucky ruling is a major step towards full marriage equality in the Bluegrass State WASHINGTON – Yesterday,…
Marriage Equality Advocates Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary of “Winter of Love”
SAN FRANCISCO—Ten years ago, former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom made history when he ordered the City and County of San Francisco to issue marriage…
Attorney General Makes Landmark Marriage Equality Announcement from HRC NY Gala Stage
NEW YORK—At tonight’s HRC New York Dinner, Attorney General Eric Holder announced landmark changes to the way the federal government treats married lesbian and gay…
Judge in Virginia Same-Sex Case Says She’ll Rule “Soon”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, told attorneys in a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex couples marrying that she…
Considerable LGBT Disappointment in State of the Union Speech
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama spoke of a nation working on issues such as…
LGBT Momentum Report: Some Surprises
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— An independent think tank that studies the progress of the movement on equal rights for LGBT people released its latest…
Indiana House Clears the Bill
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Indiana House on Tuesday approved a proposal to change the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The vote on…
TN Brookdale Senior Living Sued for Barring Employee’s Same-Sex Spouse from Health Plan
Despite DOMA’s Demise, Employer Refused to Allow Kerry Considine to Put Her Wife on Health Insurance Plan Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has…
Macklemore and Marriage Equality Steal the Show at the Grammy’s
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Macklemore and Ryan Lewis basked in the limelight of the Grammys’s 2014 defining performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,…
GetEQUAL Nevada Responds to Attorney General’s Anti-Gay Remarks
LAS VEGAS, NV —In a brief filed earlier this week, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto urged the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold…
Virginia AG Won’t Defend Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The attorney general of Virginia announced this morning that his office will no longer defend the constitutionality of the state’s…
NCLR Responds to Utah Tax Commission Decision to Honor the Marriages of Same-Sex Couples
Recently, the Utah State Tax Commission announced that it will permit same-sex couples who were legally married as of December 31, 2013 to file their…
MassEquality Applauds AG Martha Coakley’s Announcement: Mass. Will Recognize Utah Marriages
BOSTON, Mass. ─ In a statement released yesterday, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that the Commonwealth will recognize as valid for purposes of Massachusetts law…
Oklahoma: Victory for Marriage Equality
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In yet another stunning victory for marriage equality, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Tuesday that the state’s ban on…
Utah AG: Same-Sex Marriages Don’t Count
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes issued a statement Wednesday afternoon saying that he was “unable to reach a legal…
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Utah Stay
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The full U.S. Supreme Court has granted Utah a stay on a district court decision that has allowed same-sex couples…
Charlie Crist: “I Was Wrong”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In an extraordinary interview, Florida’s former Republican Governor Charlie Crist apologized last month for having supported efforts to ban on…
NM Supreme Court: Marriage Equality A Reality for Same-Sex Couples (Updated)
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— For the eighth time this year, a state has declared that same-sex couples have the right to marry. On Thursday,…
Creep of the Week: World Net Daily’s Les Kinsolving Spreads Hatred, the Cheney’s
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— One of the anti-gay right’s favorite arguments is that the gays are actually the intolerant ones. It’s a pretty laughable…