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Culhane: What legal docs can do for gay couples – and what they can’t

johnculhane — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:00:28 +0000

Let’s talk about what legal documents can do for you – and what they can’t.

A few days ago, 365gay editor in chief Jennifer Vanasco sent me a question from a reader asking me to “list(...)

Corvino: Did the state create marriage?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:50:31 +0000

Last week a U.S. District Court judge in Boston ruled portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, prompting the usual cries of “judicial activism” from conservatives. (...)

India gays celebrate 1 year since landmark verdict

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:12:04 +0000

(Mumbai, India) Hundreds of Indian gay rights activists and their supporters celebrated the first anniversary last week of a landmark court ruling decriminalizing homosexuality and marking their(...)

Culhane: Reconciling religious freedom and anti-discrimination policies

logointern1 — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:39 +0000

Here’s a little thought experiment: Imagine that you’re a member of a gay student group in college. You’ve just come out – well, you’re in the process of coming out, anyway – and(...)

Culhane: Where gay rights and religion intersect

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:11:55 +0000

Let me introduce myself.

I’m a law professor, father of two (twin) girls in a committed (gay) relationship, and a blogger. On my site, WordinEdgewise, I discuss all manner of issues – some(...)

Withers: New York Times’ article focuses on “transgender court”

James Withers — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:00:49 +0000

The fundies have another reason to say New York City is “not real America.” An article in yesterday’s New York Times focused on a Manhattan court that has turned into the place where(...)

Four Okla. women continue fight against gay marriage ban

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:00:28 +0000

Four Oklahoma women have filed a new complaint challenging federal and state laws banning gay marriage, reports the Journal Record.

One of the couples, Susan Barton and Gay Phillips, were(...)

Survivor’s Home Protection Act advances in California

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:05:17 +0000

(Sacramento, California) California legislation to protect LGBT partners, particularly seniors, from having to pay unfair property taxes following the death of their partner, has passed a key(...)

GOP moves to ban gay marriage in DC

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:01:31 +0000

A Republican-led group of lawmakers wants to define marriage in the
District of Columbia as between a man and a woman.

The group introduced a bill in the House on Thursday, hoping to thwart a(...)

McDonald’s settles gay discrimination case

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:41:29 +0000

(Louisville, Kentucky) McDonald’s has agreed to diversity training and a cash settlement, ending a human rights complaint by two men who were subjected to homophobic remarks by employees of a(...)