Respect For Marriage Act To Become Federal Law
The U.S. Senate bill Now Goes to the House of Representatives To Approve The Senate-Amended Version In a 61-36 vote the United States Senate today…
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DOMA’s Repeal: A Nick on the Tip of the Iceberg
By: Nicole Lashomb, Editor-in-Chief— DOMA. It is about time that heinous act of discrimination was overturned. Like many of you, I was in tears, celebrating…
Gayborhood News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Exec. Assistant Publisher— Boston, MA Boston Police issue order for police interactions with trans* individuals The Boston Police Commissioner has issued a…
HRC Statement on Reintroduction of the Respect for Marriage Act
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court found Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, lawmakers in both the House and the…
MassEquality, Others React to U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Prop. 8 & DOMA
BOSTON, Massachusetts — On December 7th, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments in Windsor v. United States, which challenges Section 3 of the…
MassEquality Statement on U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s Remarks about Marriage Equality in MA
BOSTON, Mass.—During an interview with CNN on Monday, US Senator Scott Brown described the marriage rights of same-sex couples as “settled law” in Massachusetts and…