Tag: DOMA
Boston Appeals Court Hears Gay-Marriage Law Case
Saw this on NPR. Does anyone know how the congressional group seeking appeal is called “bipartisan”? I thought it was all GOP? Leave a comment and fill me in on the missing details. In 2010, a federal judge in Massachusetts,
Republican Lawmakers Appeal DOMA Ruling To Ninth Circuit
[Emphasis added is mine] A group of congressional Republicans defending the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will appeal this week’s District Court ruling against the law to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier this week, District Judge
Is GOP Insanity Hypocritical or Is GOP Hypocrisy Insane?
Now Boner Boy Boehner wasn't born yesterday, and he has been in the House for a while. It isn't like the rules about how things are done are secretive or he didn't have a chance to pay attention to them.
NOM’s Changing Strategy
NOM must care about the Federal DOMA because once it falls, their attempt to maintain discrimination against same-sex couples will be essentially over. Even now, their battle is futile at best. Enough states support same-sex relationships, but as long as
Who Will Defend Discrimination Today?
How can this conservative movement claim to be all about the budget and cutting spending and yet, agree to pay an outside lawyer $520 per hour? It accentuates what many of us have been saying all along, that the Tea
Anti-Gay Lawyer for AFA Admits DOMA is Unconstitutional
"[DOMA] clearly violates the constitution." So this lawyer says so clearly that this law violates the constitution! How amazing is that; yet the GOP is still considering appealing the cases and defending DOMA.
The Sky (aka DOMA) Is Falling!
The link below is to Joe.My.God, although  everything from there is also here, and some more. Family Research Council head bigot Tony Perkins is once again making the Baby Jeebus cry by telling the American Family Association radio audience that
Gov’t Drops Defense Of Marriage Act Defense
The good news, is we have a president who is now acting like many thought he would to support fairness and equal treatment under the law for all people, including gays and lesbians. The bad news (or maybe it will
Sen. Arlen Specter: LGBT Issues
It was a real pleasure today to read Arlen Specter's writing in the Huffington Post concerning a variety of legislation of interest to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans.
