Justice Prevails: On Same-Sex Marriage “The Fight is Over”
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— June 26 has been solidified as the historic date for LGBT history in the United States. It is the day in 2003…
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SCOTUS Expected to Decide on Nationwide Marriage Equality, Late in June
By: Sara Brown/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has a chance to rule state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, making…
La Sociedad Debe Evolucionar al Matrimonio Gay
Por: Francisco “El Jimagua” Cartagena Méndez*/Especial para TRT— Recientemente se suscitó un arduo debate en el Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos por una demanda…
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto: A Letter of Gratitude
Yesterday, I had the tremendous privilege of standing up in our nation’s highest court to make the case for the full dignity and humanity of…
Why Marriage Equality Matters for Older Americans
By: Michael Adams and Jonathan Jacob Nadler*— For more than thirty years, Kathy Murphy and Sam Baker lived together in a committed relationship. However, because Kathy…
A Short List of Potential Advocates for Marriage Equality at High Court
By Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Renowned Supreme Court advocate Ted Olson remembers the first time he had a chance to argue a case before the…
Opening Brief Filed Today with SCOTUS in Marriage Equality Case of Michigan Nurses
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Lawyers for Michigan nurses April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, who seek to marry in their home state of Michigan, today filed their opening brief…
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Michigan Marriage Equality Case
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to review a federal appeals court decision upholding Michigan’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples. By granting the…
High Court Fails to Review; Victory for Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, DC—The United States Supreme Court today declined to review the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Utah’s marriage ban for same-sex couples,…
Utah Marriage Equality Plaintiffs Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Case
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Today, the three couples challenging the State of Utah’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples asked the United States Supreme Court to…
Marriage Equality 10th Anniversary Celebration: Atty. Mary Bonauto Keynote Speaker
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Mayor David P. Maher announced today that Attorney Mary L. Bonauto, the preeminent civil rights lawyer for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities, will…
LGBT Legal Activists Praise Holder Announcement
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— LGBT legal activists applauded an announcement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Friday that the federal government will recognize marriage…
GLAD’s Mary Bonauto Speaking About Ten Years of Goodridge
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—On the same day the governor signed legislation making same-sex marriages legal in Illinois and the Catholic bishop of…
GLAD Honors SJC Chief Justice Margaret Marshall
By: Chuck Colbert /TRT Reporter— November marks the tenth anniversary of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling that made the state the first in…
National Reactions to DOMA & Prop 8 Decisions – Updated
The Supreme Court of the United States has spoken. The people and our LGBT leaders and allies are now speaking back. Their reactions below show…
High Court on DOMA: Exclusion and Animus, Blame on Obama
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– Today’s argument in the U.S. Supreme Court over the Defense of Marriage Act sounded at times as if President Obama…
Prop 8 Argument: Roller Coaster Ride Over Standing and Merits
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service– The U.S. Supreme Court took the marriage equality issue on a roller coaster ride Tuesday as it heard almost 90…
At Long Last: GLAD Celebrates Maine Marriage Victory
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is celebrating today’s ballot vote in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples in Maine , with the passage of…
First Argument Against DOMA at U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit
By: Lisa Keen & Chuck Colbert/Keen News Service– The seventh-floor courtroom of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston was…
In Historic First, Appellate Court Will Decide Constitutionality of DOMA
Boston, MA — On Wednesday, April 4, seven married same-sex couples and three widowers will go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First…
Federal Appeals Court Judges Hear Arguments Against DOMA Case
By: Chuck Colbert/Keen News Service– When a panel of three judges on a federal appeals court hears arguments against the federal Defense of Marriage Act,…