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DOMA inching closer to DODO status
A major loss for BLAG (Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group), NOM (National Organization for Marriage), and discrimination (yucky): San Francisco, February 22, 2012) – U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White today ruled the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional,…
Federal Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
A major ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White, a Bush appointee, who has ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional for violating the Constitution’s guarantee of equality. Our legal expert Ari Ezra Waldman will have analysis coming…
The LA Times‘s window into liberal intolerance
Sometimes you read a column by a liberal that seems it was written by a conservative to caricature his ideological adversaries. And when you realize it’s probably legitimate, you wonder at the editors who approve this piece for publication. Are…
84-Year-Old Bridge Imploded in Ohio: VIDEO
For the 12-year-old in all of us, the 3.5 second implosion of the the Fort Steuben Bridge spanning the Ohio River from Steubenville, Ohio to Weirton, West Virginia. The destructo-porn of the day, courtesy of the Ohio Department of Transportation,…
New study of HIV drugs calls into question early use
It’s an entirely ethical issue that someone brought to my attention a few months ago. And now a new study confirms it. From the SF Chronicle:
Patients who take one of the most widely prescribed drugs to treat HIV infection increase their risk of kidn…
Victory Fund, HRC endorse Kyrsten Sinema for Congress
Today, the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund announced that both organizations have endorsed Kyrsten Sinema, an experienced and passionate leader, for Arizona’s 9th Congressional District. Sinema is a former state Senator and Representative and has been the Arizona legislature’s strongest proponent of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.
“Kyrsten is an [...]
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Proposition 8 Proponents to Seek Full Ninth Circuit Review
From Chris Geidner at Metro Weekly:
Charles Cooper, the lead attorney for the proponents of Proposition 8, tells Metro Weekly that the proponents of the California marriage amendment will be asking the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit …
New York Times Interactive: Coming Out
Check out Audio, Photos, and Stories of Gay Teens from New York Times Interactive!
Top @Vote4MarriageNC ally on gays: ‘I don’t even think maggots would do that’
Ron Baity is such a big part of the campaign to put a gay marriage ban into North Carolina’s constitution that the Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal, and a number of local news stations have used the pastor as a…