In DC, Judge Asked to Block GAY MARRIAGE Decision
Opponents of gay marriage filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court yesterday hoping to force a referendum on whether to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
The civil suit against the District’s Board of Elections and Ethics asks Judge Judith E. Retchin to overturn an election board ruling Monday that blocked a proposal to put the issue before the voters. Citing a District election law prohibiting votes on matters covered under the 1977 Human Rights Act, which outlaws discrimination against gay men, lesbians and other minority groups, the board said that a referendum would “authorize discrimination.”
The plaintiffs asked for an expedited hearing. If the court or Congress does not intervene, recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere will become law early next month, at the end of the required congressional review period.
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Artee Hotel in Brentwood, TN Fires Employee For Being Gay, Dares Him To Sue, So he Sues
The old Holiday Inn in Brentwood, TN has a new name: it is now called the “Artee Hotel.” According to the hotel’s web site, in Indian Artee means “A divine light in front of a God.”But for LGBT travelers, their families and allies, “Artee” has taken on a new meaning: “A hotel that fires workers for being gay.”
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