Yes to gay marriage means no social services, Catholic Church warns
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is threatening the district with suspending their social services programs if the city doesn’t change a proposed equal marriage law, the Washington Post reports.
The bill requires religious organizations to obey city laws forbidding discrimination against gay men and lesbians, though they would not have to …
Tags: Archdiocese Of Washington, Catholic Archdiocese, Catholic Church, City Laws, Discrimination, Equal Marriage, gay marriage, gay men, Lesbians, marriage, Marriage Law, Marriage Services, Religious Organizations, Social Services Programs, Washington PostSalt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing
(Salt Lake City) The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
The Utah-based church’s support ahead of Tuesday night’s vote came despite its steadfast …
Tags: Discrimination, Endorsement, Gay Rights Legislation, Gays, Mormon Church, Salt Lake City, Tuesday Night, Unanimous Approval, VoteDept. of Justice testimony on ENDA: Pass it now
Thomas E. Perez, head of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, testified before a Senate committee that the Obama Administration supports ENDA.
He said, “The Administration strongly supports fully-inclusive legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Perez thanked Congress for passing the Matthew …
Tags: Civil Rights Division, Congress, Department Of Justice, Dept Of Justice, Discrimination, Gender Identity, Legislation, Senate Committee, Sexual Orientation, TestimonyRuby-Sachs: Justice Department Will Pursue LGBT Discrimination Claims
The head of the Civil Rights Department of the Justice Department announced today that he is making the pursuit of claims by LGBT Americans a priority for his office. Specifically, Tom Perez said,
“We must fight for fairness and basic equality for our LGBT brothers and sisters who so frequently are …
Tags: Brothers And Sisters, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equality, Fairness, Justice Department, Priority, Ruby, SachsMontana Supreme Court affirms lesbian parental rights
Last week Tuesday, the Billing Gazette reported that the Montana Supreme Court upheld Michelle Kulstad’s petition for parental rights of the two adopted children she raised with her female partner of 10 years.
Most notably, in a special concurrence, Justice James Nelson argued against discrimination:
“Naming it for the evil it is, discrimination on …
Tags: 10 Years, Discrimination, Female Partner, James Nelson, lesbian, Montana Supreme Court, Parental Rights, PetitionHouse holds hearing on ENDA
At Congress’s first ENDA hearing, politicians and professors discussed anti-LGBT discrimination.
Tags: Congress, Discrimination, Politicians, ProfessorsVirginia gov candidate wrote anti-gay masters thesis
(Richmond, Va) Virginia’s Republican candidate for governor said Monday he no longer believes his argument in a graduate thesis written 20 years ago that discrimination against gays and other groups is acceptable for the benefit of straight, married couples.
Bob McDonnell’s research paper, first reported Sunday by The Washington Post, shakes …
Tags: Anti Gay, Benefit, Bob Mcdonnell, Discrimination, Gay Masters, Gay Richmond, Gay Virginia, Gays, Graduate Thesis, Married Couples, Masters Thesis, Republican Candidate, Research Paper, Richmond, Richmond Va, Richmond Virginia, Virginia Gov, Virginia Governor, Washington PostAnchorage passes gay ordinance
The Anchorage city council voted to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Tags: Anchorage, Discrimination, gay, Sexual OrientationAnchorage passes gay rights ordinance - veto possible
(Anchorage) The Anchorage Assembly approved an ordinance Tuesday banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity by a 7-4 vote.
The vote falls one short of the eight-vote supermajority needed to override a mayoral veto. Mayor Dan Sullivan has seven days to decide. He has said he has …
Tags: Anchorage Assembly, Discrimination, Gay Rights Ordinance, Gender Identity, Mayoral Veto, Seven Days, Sexual Orientation, VoteGroup appeals to Burundi to drop law banning homosexuality
(Burundi) Human Rights Watch has appealed to Burundi to repeal a law passed in April that makes homosexuality illegal and punishable by up to two years in prison reports CNN.
In a recently released report, Human Rights Watch said that many gays and lesbians face great discrimination in the eastern African …
Tags: April, Cnn, Discrimination, Gays And Lesbians, Group Appeals, Homosexuality, Human Rights Watch, Prison Reports
