BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed suit today against the Social Security Administration (SSA) in U.S. District Court for the District of…
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— In the final stretch on the eve of the Massachusetts primary race for Attorney General, what you say and what you…
In late 2003, the Goodridge v. Department of Public Health decision paved the way for Massachusetts to become the first state in this country to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Late last month, The Supreme Court has ruled that a “closely-held” company, a for-profit corporation mostly owned by five or fewer…
BOSTON, Mass.—The provision in the current version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that allows religious organizations to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender…
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— June 26 is the most historic date on the LGBT civil rights movement’s calendar. It is the day in 2003…
By: Elyse Cherry*— The National Football League made history earlier this month when Jeff Fisher, the coach of the St. Louis Rams, drafted Michael Sam,…
By: Erica Kay-Webster*— Recently I was disappointed and saddened to read an op-ed piece submitted to The Rainbow Times from Gunner Scott, the former Executive…
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— In a battle she characterized as “very personal” and “about me,” Annise Parker, the openly gay mayor of the fourth…
GLAD Files Suit on Behalf of Gerald Passaro, Original DOMA Plaintiff BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based…
On Wednesday, July 2 at 4 p.m., the fight for marriage equality in Florida will have its day in court, with a hearing before Judge…
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing Tuesday was, as Judge Paul Niemeyer characterized it, just one step along…
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— May 14, 2009. Hollywood producer Rob Reiner and his wife Michele hosted a lunch to talk about a lawsuit they…
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— Imagine that your spouse is dead. You spent 17 years of your lives together, caring for and loving each other….
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— Now that the great public gnashing of teeth has subsided over New York Times reporter Jo Becker’s history of the…
BOISE, Idaho—Today, a federal district court in Boise heard oral argument on a motion filed by four same-sex couples challenging Idaho’s laws barring same-sex couples…
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.— As the Massachusetts gubernatorial race accelerates, two Democratic candidates are already staking out turf among LGBT voters, hoping to…
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case…