Religious College Group May Have to Admit Gays for Funding
The United States Supreme court is pondering if a College Christian group at a California Law School has to admit homosexuals and non-believers in order to gain campus status. The case was brought to the attention of the US Supreme court after a chapter of the Christian Legal Society at the University of California’s Hastings [...]
Rabbis, Heterosexuals Join Gay Marriage Debate
The debate over whether to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey has attracted some speakers that have previously been silent. Several rabbis from a community of Orthodox Jews have spoken out against the legalization of gay marriage. The sudden interest comes from state lawmakers considering whether or not to push forward a bill that would [...]
Gay Couples can Recieve Benefits Declares NY Judge
Legally married same sex couples in New York can receive benefits an Albany NY court judge ruled. The judgment came after a Christian legal group challenged a ruling that allowed homosexual couples to receive government benefits. To that end, the court came just shy of indicating whether or not same sex spouses were privy to [...]
Gay Couples Blast Defense of Marriage Act
Seven gay married couples are suing the government over a federal law that doesn’t recognize same-sex unions. They say that there is “no legitimate or plausible” reason for having a federal definition of marriage that does not recognize gay couples. The couples were married in Massachusetts after it became the first state to legalize gay [...]
Maine Voters Reject Same-Sex Marriage
Voters in Maine have repealed a state law that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry, making this yet another blow in a series of defeats for the gay rights movement. The defeat came especially hard as Maine is situated in the corner of the country that most heavily supports gay rights. Gay marriage has [...]
Immigrants Cite Sexual Orientation for Asylum
An increasing number of immigrants have used their sexual orientation to argue in court that it is too dangerous for them to return home. Victoria Neilson, an attorney for Immigration Equality, said that the nonprofit group successfully won over fifty asylum cases last year using sexual orientation as grounds. The group won thirty cases the [...]
Man says Brazilian Husband Denied Asylum
The husband of a gay Brazilian man says that his spouse was denied asylum that would allow them to be reunited in the United States. Tim Coco said on Monday that the Obama administration took no action on Friday in the case of Genesio Oliviera, which effectively led to the denial of his request. The [...]
NY Gay Marriage Bill Expected to Pass
David Paterson, the governor of New York, said on Thursday that he expects to be signing a same-sex marriage bill into law in the coming weeks. Paterson also said he expects the Senate to give the measure its final legislative approval, making New York the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. Paterson said that he [...]
Housing Regulations Add Protection for Gays
Federal housing officials said on Wednesday that they are developing regulations to make sure that homosexuals aren’t denied access to federally subsidized housing based on sexual orientation. The Housing and Urban Development Department will also be commissioning a first-ever nationwide study, which will determine to what extent discrimination based on sexual orientation is occuring in [...]
Gay Rights Activists March in DC
The streets near the White House were full of rainbow flags Sunday as tens of thousands of gay rights activists rallied to demand that President Obama keep his promises to end discrimination. They also ask that they be allowed to serve in the military despite their being openly gay. Several of the chants heard that [...]