All Entries Tagged With: "Lambda Legal"
Md. may recognize out-of-state gay marriages
Attorney general issues opinion as D.C. couples prepare to wed
Md. lawmaker says gay marriage ban ‘not discriminatory’
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland state Del. Emmett Burns Jr. (D-Baltimore County) railed against comparisons between LGBT and black civil rights last week during a hearing for his bill that would block recognition of same-sex marriage licenses issued out of state.
Burns claimed that he doesn’t support discrimination, but was tired of same-sex marriage [...]
Lambda sues OPM for denying spousal benefits to lesbian court worker
An LGBT advocacy group is suing a U.S. government agency headed by a gay official for refusing to give spousal benefits to a lesbian court employee.
On Wednesday, Lambda Legal filed its lawsuit against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on behalf of Karen Golinski, a lesbian Ninth Circuit court attorney in California who’s seeking health [...]
Rewind: The week’s LGBT news
The first week of 2010 gave us an idea how the year will shape up.
Out lesbian and gay elected officials were sworn in. A lot of attention was paid to Annise Parker, the new mayor of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. Her ascendance proved once more that out politicians can win on their own [...]
N.J. Senate kills marriage legislation
The New Jersey State Senate on Thursday defeated legislation that would have legalized same-sex marriage in the Garden State, but plans are already brewing to obtain marriage rights for gay couples through litigation.
Senators voted down the measure, 14-20, following a 90-minute debate. After the vote was recorded, opponents of gay nuptials filled the Senate chamber [...]
Arrest warrant sought in lesbian parental custody dispute
An arrest warrant for Virginia resident Lisa Miller was likely to be issued this week, according to lawyers involved in her child custody dispute that has become a focal point in the nation’s same-sex parenting debate.
Miller’s former partner, Janet Jenkins, came forward Monday with a plea to help find her 7-year-old daughter, Isabella, after Miller [...]
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