We’re Everywhere
Including Sioux Fall, South Dakota. Sioux Falls is home to about 125,000 people, five television stations, four minor league sports teams, three interstate highways — and now, two gay bars. Copyright ©...
View ArticleTen State Attorney Generals ask California Supreme Court to Stay Marriage...
The Attorneys General for the states of Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah have petitioned the Supreme Court of California to...
View ArticleOne State Reverses Position on CA Marriage Decision Stay
Last week the Attorneys General of ten states united to request that the Supreme Court of California stay its decision to treat all citizens equal under the law until November: Alaska, Colorado,...
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Police deliberately destroy lesbian’s military career out of spite
Sometimes I get so angry that it is hard to type. Now is one of those times. Sgt. Jene Newsome is a lesbian who played the Military’s don’t ask, don’t tell game. She kept her private life private and...
View ArticleIs Arizona a Turning Point?
It would appear that the outcry over Arizona’s license-to-discriminate bill that was finally vetoed by Gov. Jan Brewer last night may have reached something of a high water mark. Major companies,...
View ArticleLawsuits Challenging Marriage Bans Filed in Montana, South Dakota
Yesterday, the ACLU filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Great Falls, Montana on behalf of four couples challenging that state’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The state’s...
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South Dakota’s marriage ban ruled unconstitutional
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View ArticleEighth Circuit expedites marriage cases
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to combine the marriage ban cases from Arkansas, Missouri, and South Dakota. The court will also expedite the case, with the first round of briefs due on...
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Lots of Trans Legal News: One State Adds, One State Defends, Ten More States Sue
NOTES: In states other than Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, local jurisdictions may provide additional anti-discrimination protections beyond those provided by state law. On June 30, a federal...
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