AG Benched: Gov. Rick Scott Now Front & Center in Florida’s Marriage Equality Debate
All summer long, in an appalling display of election year cowardice, Governor Rick Scott has been in a crouch position, attempting to hide behind Attorney…
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Ban on Marriage Equality
FLORIDA—The U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle ruled against Florida’s constitutional amendment banning marriage equality yesterday, making the Sunshine State the latest to see such…
Lambda Legal Sues on Behalf of AMPA for VA Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses
WASHINGTON, DC – Lambda Legal and Morrison and Foerster LLP have filed suit against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on behalf of the American Military Partner…
Legal Handbook for LGBT Floridians Offered Free of Charge
Equality Florida Institute is providing an electronic version of the Legal Handbook for LGBT Floridians and Their Families free of charge on their website. Recently updated, the 76-page…
Salem Mayor Uses Negative Calls over Gordon College decision to Raise Money for nAGLY
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— SALEM, Mass.—In early July, Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll wrote a letter to Gordon College President D. Michael Lindsay terminating a…
New England LGBT Fall Event Preview Guide: Taste of Upcoming Events
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— The final weeks of summer do not mean the end of fun. The Rainbow Times has put together a list of…
NJ Court: Bonded Same-Sex Stepparents can Maintain Contact with Children they Have Raised
TRENTON, NJ—Today, an appellate court in New Jersey issued a decision recognizing that a same-sex stepparent who has raised a child from a young age…
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Tennessee Marriage Equality Case
CINCINNATI, Ohio—Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will hear oral argument in Tennessee’s marriage equality case, Tanco v. Haslam. The three plaintiff…
Florida Must Recognize Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages, Judge Rules
Today, a judge in Broward County ruled for the first time that the state of Florida must recognize same-sex marriages conducted out-of-state. This is the…
Social Justice is the Cure for What Ails Us: Transgender Health Care
By: Sean Cahill and Sari Reisner— Our push for equality is having an unexpected benefit: better health for LGBT people. As our movement continues to…
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Six Marriage Equality Cases in One Day
CINCINNATI, Ohio—On August 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will hear oral argument in six marriage equality cases—the most marriage cases…
Former Ex-Gay Therapy Proponents “Ex-Gay” Movement Denounce Conversion Therapy, Stand with NCLR’s #BornPerfect
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—Yesterday, nine former leaders of so-called “ex-gay” ministries published a joint letter denouncing the dangerous practices of conversion therapy and lending their support…
Federal Court Rejects 2nd Lawsuit Challenging NJ Law Prohibiting Conversion Therapy for Minors
TRENTON, NJ—Today, Judge Freda Wolfson of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a 2013 New…
Appeals Court Upholds Decision: Overturns Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
In a historic first, yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a sweeping ruling affirming the February 2014 decision from U.S. District…
Miami Court Rules in Favor of Marriage Equality in Florida
MIAMI, Fl—Today, a state trial court in Miami issued a decision striking down Florida’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples and ordering Miami-Dade County to…
North Dakota Couples Ask Federal District Court to Invalidate State’s Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
FARGO, ND—Late Tuesday, the seven same-sex couples who are challenging North Dakota’s laws banning marriage equality asked a federal court to declare the laws unconstitutional….
Boston Mayor Pledges Support for Major New Initiative to Combat Bullying in Local School Districts; Partners with BULLY Filmmaker
New Partnership Between the US Conference of Mayors and the BULLY Project Engages Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to Make Boston’s Schools Safer and Effective for…
Sexual Minorities Archives: Fights to Stay Active in Northampton
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The Sexual Minority Archives (SMA), housed in Northampton, Mass. for 31 years, is in danger of being put into…
Census Bureau Updates Interactive HIV/AIDS Database
New Prevalence Estimates from More Than 100 Countries The U.S. Census Bureau today released its annually updated interactive global resource on the prevalence of HIV infection and…
Disproportionate Impact of Smoking on LGBT People
By: Harvey Makadon, MD— As a primary care physician I routinely talk with patients about the hazards of smoking. But I must confess that I…
Breaking: Pres. Obama Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBTs
Fact Sheet on Executive Order By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— WASHINGTON, DC—In a brief ceremony in the East Room of the White House, with a…
HRC Endorses Maura Healey for Massachusetts Attorney General
Nation’s Largest LGBT Civil Rights Organization Dubs Healey “National Leader” Ready to Build on MA Success WASHINGTON—The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay,…
TLDEF Applauds NY City Mayor Bill de Blasio for Signing Legislation Creating Municipal ID Program
NEW YORK—The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for signing into law a bill to create…