Seattle Judge: Gay city workers names don’t have to be released, for now
A King County judge has temporarily barred the release of the names of Seattle city employees involved in a city-sponsored group for gay and lesbian workers to an anti-gay rights activist.
Superior Court Judge John Erlick ordered that some requested documents be released Monday, with the names of meeting attendees redacted. The identities of city employees who received a “public benefit” through the group — likely wages on other compensation — may be released following a hearing later this year.
At issue Thursday was a request made by Seattle City Light employee and self-described “civil rights leader” Philip Irvin, who had filed a public-disclosure request for the membership list and meeting minutes for the department’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning and Friends Club. Irvin, who says he wants to start a similar group for formerly gay employees, asserts that the club has discriminated against him for his opposition to gay rights.
In issuing his order, Erlick acknowledged that releasing the employees’ identities could discourage others from joining the LGBTQF group. But, he said there remains a clear public interest in knowing who is receiving state benefits, and payment for meeting attendance or other compensation to group members, Erlick said, “is a public benfit.”
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Kids met gay dad’s partner on Father’s Day
(Atlanta) Eric Mongerson’s kids couldn’t meet his partner of two years, much less join the couple for ice cream. His friends couldn’t cheer on the children at concerts or Little League games.
The divorced dad spent thousands of dollars fighting an unusual ban imposed by a county judge in 2007 that …
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SEATTLE - Should the names of members of a city gay and lesbian group be released to the public? A King County Judge has blocked the release of names of Seattle City Gay and Lesbian employees for at least a week. Judge John Erlick continued a Temporary Restraining Order to block the names from release, until further hearings are held on a Public Disclosure request for the information. Longtime City Light employee Philip Irvin, a self-described Christian and activist, has requested the list of names.
Identities of gay city employees to remain private for now
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Iowa Supreme Court to issue gay marriage ruling
(Des Moines, Iowa) The Iowa Supreme Court announced Thursday it will issue its long awaited ruling on same-sex marriage Friday morning.
The court heard arguments in December in a challenge to the state ban on same-sex marriage.
In 2007, Polk County Judge Robert Hanson struck down the state Defense of Marriage law, …
Tags: County Judge, Des Moines, Friday Morning, Gay Marriage Ruling, Iowa Supreme Court, Judge Robert, marriage, Marriage Law, Moines Iowa, Polk County, Robert Hanson, same sex marriage, State BanEpiscopal conservatives win key battle over gays
(McLean, Virginia) Nearly a dozen conservative church congregations in Virginia have won a lawsuit in which they sought to split from the U.S. Episcopal Church in a dispute over theology and homosexuality.
The final rulings came from a Fairfax County judge who said the departing …
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(McLean, Virginia) Nearly a dozen conservative church congregations in Virginia have won a lawsuit in which they sought to split from the U.S. Episcopal Church in a dispute over theology and homosexuality.
The final rulings came from a Fairfax County judge who said the departing …
Tags: Church Congregations, Conservative Church, Conservatives, County Judge, Episcopal Church, Fairfax County, Gays, Homosexuality, Mclean Virginia, TheologyConservatives Win Roun d Va. Court Case to Split From Episcopal Church - Appeal expected
A Fairfax County judge made the final rulings Friday. He said the departing congregations are allowed under Virginia law to keep their property as they leave the Episcopal Church and realign under the authority of conservative Anglican bishops from Africa.
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia argued it was the true owner of the church property and that the congregations’ votes to leave the Episcopal Church were invalid.
The diocese said it will appeal the rulings.
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Iowa Supreme Court hears gay marriage case
(Des Moines, Iowa) The Iowa Supreme Court grilled attorneys on both sides Tuesday in a case challenging the state’s exclusion of gays from marriage.
Last year, Polk County Judge Robert Hanson struck down the state Defense of Marriage law, declaring it to be unconstitutional. Later the same day, Hanson stayed the ruling …
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