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Losing the Argument Over Marriage, Anti-Gay Forces Pound the Table

Evan Wolfson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage Equality, Doe v. Reed, Glad, Proposition 8, Freedom to Marry, Frank Schubert, Lambda Legal, Politics News
Evan Wolfson

The anti-gay diversion strategy should not obscure the truth of the matter: The reason smart lawyers like Charles Cooper don't give a better answer to why marriage discrimination should continue is that there isn't one.

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Summer Collage

Kate Clinton | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Glad, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Summer, Glaad, Provincetown, Summer Vacation, Healthy Living News
Kate Clinton

We've phased through several theme weekends on our way to Labor Day. This week there's an unsettling themelessness in town and despite my vague vertigo, I am enjoying the lull.

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New DOMA Lawsuit is the Most Exciting Yet

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Marriage, Gay Rights, John Kerry, Equal Rights, Equal Protection, State's Rights, Full-Faith-and-Credit-Clause, Glad, Doma, Gill Et Al, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, Martha Coakley, Smelt, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

A suit filed yesterday in Massachusetts is a smart, novel attack on a law that is clearly unconstitutional, but also has the support of a waning, yet significant portion of the U.S. population.

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Gay Rights Lawyers Say Obama Refused Requests For DOMA Dialogue

The Plumline | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California, President Obama, Gary Buseck, Jennifer Pizer, Obama, Obama Gay Rights, Glad, Doma, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Two prominent gay rights lawyers litigating high-profile cases against the Obama administration tell me that their requests to meet with administratio...

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White House Plans Meeting With Gay Leaders To Smooth Over DOMA Tensions

The Plumline | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Rights, Marriage Eqality, Barack Obama, Justice Department, Lambda Legal, President Obama, Obama, Glad, Doma, Gay Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Politics News

The Obama Justice Department has reached out to major gay rights organizations and scheduled a private meeting for next week with the groups, in an ap...

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Obama's Law Professor Says DOMA Unconstitutional

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unconstitutional, Marriage, Harvard University, Laurence Tribe, Equal Rights, Harvard Law School, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Department of Justice, Glad, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, Constitution, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

A campaign is underway to encourage the Department of Justice to refuse to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.

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Obama, Don't Defend DOMA

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Equality, Paul Sousa, Social Security, LGBT Issues, Doma, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Lgbt, Marriage, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Glad, Constitution, LGBT Families, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Obama has the opportunity today, to stand up for equal rights by refusing to argue Defense of Marriage Act's constitutionality in court.

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Marriage For Everyone: Worth the Fight

Sara Whitman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LGBT Politics, LGBT Issues, LGBT Community, LGBT Rights, Glad, Families, Social Security Benefits, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Massachussets, Lesbian, Gay, Gay Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Lesbian Moms, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News
Sara Whitman

Today, we are approaching the fifth anniversary of marriage equality in our state. We have pushed the envelope, no question. And we will continue to.

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Candidates' Silence On Gay Marriage Shows A Growing Acceptance Of It

Charlotte Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California, Joe Biden, Straight, Gay, Civil Unions, Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, California Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, California Supreme Court, Sarah Palin, LGBT Rights, Election 2008, Massachusetts, John McCain, Gay Marriage, Glad, Home News
Charlotte Robinson

Below is an interview with Lee Swislow, the executive director of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders. GLAD, a 30-year-old organization, is probab...

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