Tag Archive for 'gay_marriage'

The ENDA Dilemma

Over the last week, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act has increasingly become both a hot topic and a point of contention in the GLBT community and amongst Congressional Democrats. At issue is whether or not ENDA should include protections for transgender individuals - not as a matter of principal, but as a matter of guaranteeing the […]

Ohio Supreme Court: Gays and Lesbians Can be Granted Most Marriage Rights

According to today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a ruling last month that may have exposed a loop hole in Ohio’s gay marriage ban that actually allows gay and lesbian couples to have most of the same rights as married heterosexual couples.
The court case that resulted in the positive ruling had nothing […]

Thoughts on the HRC/LOGO Forum

When I first heard about the format of last night’s forum, I was a little skeptical. It seemed that a sit-down chat with each candidate without them confronting each other would keep them from having to defend their positions. Not so. The format worked great.
I think there were clearly winners and losers last night. Regardless […]

Massachusetts Legislature Set to Kill Gay Marriage Ban Amendment

Mitt Romney and his right-wing pals were dealt a blow yesterday when the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that it had no authority to force lawmakers to hold a vote on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Massachusetts legalized gay marriage in 2004 and is still the only state to allow it.
Anti-gay marriage activists gathered […]

Civil Unions for New Jersey

Yesterday the New Jersey House and Senate passed legislation to legalize civil unions, making it the third state to do so. I’m finding myself both excited and disappointed at the same time. Disappointed because I was hoping that New Jersey would follow same path as Massachusetts and legalize marriage, yet excited because every victory, no […]