In the companion case, Massachusetts v HHS, the Plaintiff was the State of Massachusetts, who alleged, convincingly, that the DOMA definition of "spouse" was forcing the State to illegally discriminate against its own citizens. Today's … [Read more...]
This just in…
Salon is reporting that the NH General Court has passed, and Governor Lynch has signed, marriage equality legislation. As one of the comments says, 6 down 44 to go. Out of New England only RI appears to be AWOL on this issue. … [Read more...]
Make History in the Granite State
Day of Action in New Hampshire, June 3rd, 2009 9am-Vote New Hampshire State House 107 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire For anyone who needs transportation, MassEquality will be providing bus rides from the Boston State House to … [Read more...]
Rumors Fly About Prop 8 Day of Decision Being Thursday
UPDATED: May 20 2009 -- No opinions were announced for filing on Thursday, May 21, 2009. There is no pending notice of forthcoming opinion filings. When opinions are expected to file, notices are generally posted the day before. Opinions … [Read more...]
Maine Approves Same-Sex Marriage!
UPDATE: Gov. John Baldacci on Wednesday signed a gay marriage bill passed just hours before by the Maine Legislature. Baldacci made his announcement within an hour of the Maine Senate giving its final approval to LD 1020. The Senate voted … [Read more...]
A more civil debate.
NOTE - This column was first printed in BAY WINDOWS on May 7th. For more information please visit www.baywindows.com by Kevin Sowyrda Miss California USA and President Barack Obama have something interesting in common. They are … [Read more...]
NH: Marriage Equality Hearing Feb. 5th!
Unlike DP and CU bills, which require trees-worth of paper and oceans of ink, marriage equality bills are blissfully simple. Here is the key provision of the bill. So easy for all to understand. Marriage is the legally … [Read more...]
Fierce Advocate? More like Fierce Hypocrite.
So pissed off. So hurt. So let down. First off, I can't believe Obama had the gall to say he was a "fierce advocate for gay and lesbian Americans". Excuse me, but you do NOT get to call yourself a fierce advocate when you … [Read more...]
A Call to Action – Protest Prop. 8 on Saturday – Massachusetts Edition
While celebrations erupted Tuesday night, Nov. 4th, over the election of the first African American president, many also watched in sadness as California, Arizona, and Florida voted down marriage equality for LGBT people. Since then, tens … [Read more...]
John Kerry finally supports marriage equality on record! Hooray!
This past Wednesday, 10/22, I attended John Kerry's speech at Tufts University. The auditorium was full when I got there, but thankfully a friend was able to get me in and had a seat saved. The speech was one of Kerry's best I … [Read more...]