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ACLU’s beautiful gay marriage video

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:34:11 +0000

Edith “Edie” Windsor and Thea Spyer shared a life for 44 years. They were married in Canada – and that word, “marriage,” made a difference for them.

The ACLU has a beautiful video about their(...)

Tuesday Watercooler: UK lifts ban on gay men donating blood

CStottlemyer — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:00:37 +0000

UK allows gay men to donate blood

UK men will son be able to donate blood after it was deemed discriminatory to ban them from doing so. They can’t, however, have had any sex for a decade. The(...)

Thursday Watercooler: A mother grieves for her fallen soldier

James Withers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:27:01 +0000

If you know what he’s saying, let me know. Pastor Ken Hutcherson has new video out, where he tries to rally people to defend DOMA. At least that’s what I think he’s trying to do. There’s some(...)

Tuesday Watercooler: ACLU fights blocking of LGBT websites

CStottlemyer — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:00:31 +0000

ACLU fighting to stop filtering of LGBT websites

As a first step in a national campaign, the American Civil Liberties Union recently sent letters to schools in Michigan and Missouri that(...)

Weekend Watercooler: “Reclaiming” the rainbow.

rayhunt — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:00:23 +0000

• “Reclaiming” the Rainbow. One of the National Organization for Marriage cohorts has decided that they want to reclaim the rainbow for Christians. Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse that the “gay(...)

Appeals judge refuses to quit gay marriage case

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:30:22 +0000

(San Francisco) A federal appeals court judge is refusing to recuse himself from considering the constitutionality of California’s gay marriage ban.

Backers of Proposition 8 had asked Judge(...)

Lawsuit: Miami Beach police illegally arrested gay man

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:22:11 +0000

(Miami) The American Civil Liberties Union claims in a new lawsuit that Miami Beach police illegally arrested a gay man and violated his civil rights.

The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court(...)

ACLU challenging half-pay for discharged gays

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:37:08 +0000

(Albuquerque, N.M.) The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the government on behalf of a gay former Air Force sergeant denied full separation pay after he was forced out under the(...)

Trial opens for lesbian seeking return to military

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:51:55 +0000

(Tacoma, Wash.) An attorney for a lesbian flight nurse discharged from the Air Force Reserve says her sexual orientation never caused problems in her unit.

In an opening statement Monday,(...)

Mont. tea party removes leader after anti-gay post

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:25:05 +0000

(Helena, Mont.) The president of a Montana tea party group has been kicked out of the organization for an exchange on his Facebook page that appeared to condone violence against gays and(...)