It is so ordered. Same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide Friday as a divided Supreme Court handed a drowning victory to the gay rights movement, setting off a jubilant cascade of long-delayed weddings in states where they had been forbidden. … [Read more...] about Illinois – Peoria Journal Star
Marriage Equality
This Could Be Our Next President if Trump is Impeached
"Governor" Mike Pence (R-IN) in an interview on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Eight times he refused to say if he opposed discrimination against gays and Lesbians. … [Read more...] about This Could Be Our Next President if Trump is Impeached
Unconstitutional
Federal judge strikes down gay marriage ban Marguerite and Kimberly Crawford had just returned from a shopping trip at Costco when they got the news. They run Sunday errands like an average married couple, and now the state of Alaska must recognize them as one. [1] References: Juneau Empire, October 13, 2014 - Unconstitutional (PDF - Front Page); (PDF - Website) … [Read more...] about Unconstitutional
Glad.org – Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez
Beatrice’s parents left Cuba for the United States before she was born, leaving behind everything to ensure a future of freedom and opportunity for their children. Melba left Cuba in 1979, in search of freedom and prosperity for herself and her future family. Fairness, equality, and family are at the heart of their American dream—a dream shaped by their experiences as … [Read more...] about Glad.org – Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez
It began with a simple question.
In December 2013, as Shawn Aiken and his wife arrived at their church in Tempe, Arizona, Joe Connolly, a fellow church member, asked Shawn whether he knew any lawyers who might be interested in challenging Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage. Shawn discussed the case with his family and decided that he did know a firm that would represent Joe and his husband, Terry Pochert: his … [Read more...] about It began with a simple question.