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Who is Dr. Writ O’ Mandate Anti-Gay- Joshua Beckley, and Crew?

Written on 2 Sep, 2010 at 2:32 in Commentary, Featured, In The Courts, News, Op-Eds | viewed times | 0 Comments

Posted by Melanie Nathan; 09/01/10 In the wake of the AG Jerry Brown and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger request for the same-sex  marriages to resume in California pending Ninth circuit appeal, a Conservative group has filed a Petition to compel the State... (Continue reading)

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California State Senator Mark Leno on Marriage Equality / Prop 8

Written on 1 Sep, 2010 at 19:04 in Binational Immigration, CAMPAIGN 2010, Columns, Commentary, Featured, In The Courts, News, Photo Posts, Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments

CA Sen. Mark Leno Picture by Melanie Nathan© Posted by Melanie Nathan; September 01, 2010 Senator Mark Leno has lent his support to LGBT issues in the State of California’s legislature; what many outside California may not realize is the importance... (Continue reading)

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Group Sues to Force AG Brown To Appeal Walker Ruling

Written on 1 Sep, 2010 at 14:26 in Featured, In The Courts, News | viewed times | 1 Comment

09/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Apparently, the Pacific Justice Institute, probably best not confused with the Justice League of America, has filed a lawsuit in order to force Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal the ruling handed down... (Continue reading)

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Lesbians and Gays Can’t Get Married In Texas, Can’t Get Divorced Either

Written on 1 Sep, 2010 at 8:46 in Featured, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News | viewed times | 0 Comments

09/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The Texas Court of Appeals for the Fifth District ruled that a couple married in Massachusetts could not legally seek a divorce after they moved to Texas. Of course, this couple is gay. The case... (Continue reading)

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Chatham County Fails To Prosecute Assault On Daly As Hate Crime Or Even Felony

Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 11:04 in Crime, Featured, In The Courts, News | viewed times | 0 Comments

08/30/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire On Friday, the Chatham County District Attorney announced that the alleged assault against Kieran Daly would not be tried as a hate crime, or even felony assault. The two Marines who hit him will, instead, be... (Continue reading)

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More to The Wyoming Lawsuit Story – Outing the Wyoming Plaintiff

Written on 27 Aug, 2010 at 11:04 in Featured, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments

Melanie Nathan; August 27, 2010 On August 13 a Gay couple filed a Federal lawsuit in Wyoming alleging they had been refused a marriage license three times. However this week upon investigation LezGetReal delved further into the background of the Plaintiffs and... (Continue reading)

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ACLU- Push To Pass Crucial Paycheck Fairness Bill

Written on 26 Aug, 2010 at 11:25 in Featured, In The Courts, Minority Rights, News, Special Reports, Women's Rights | viewed times | 2 Comments

Senate Must Make Final Push To Pass Crucial Bill Posted by Melanie Nathan; August 26, 2010- WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union today celebrated Women’s Equality Day by renewing its call for the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness... (Continue reading)

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Wyoming Marriage Equality Probably Does Not Need A Jailhouse Lawyer

Written on 26 Aug, 2010 at 1:37 in Featured, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News, Op-Eds | viewed times | 7 Comments

By Melanie Nathan; 08-25-2010 Yesterday Lez Get Real published a story about the gay couple who, upon being denied a marriage license in their home state of Wyoming, filed a law suit in the Federal Court last week, challenging the constitutionality... (Continue reading)

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Marine Sergeant Found Guilty Of Sexually Mistreating Troops

Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 20:08 in Crime, Featured, In The Courts, Military, News | viewed times | 0 Comments

8/25/10-by Paula Brooks A U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant has pleaded guilty to mistreating 17 male subordinates by sexual actions and comments. A military judge sentenced Marine Staff Sgt. James McCoy to one year in confinement, a reduction in rank, and ordered... (Continue reading)

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Exclusive First Interview -Wyoming Gay Couple File Federal Lawsuit

Written on 24 Aug, 2010 at 18:38 in Activism, Anti-Gay, Commentary, Family, Featured, Hot Topics, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News, Op-Eds, Special Reports | viewed times | 0 Comments

Melanie Nathan, 8-24-10 A Wyoming gay couple is asking a federal judge to stop that state from enforcing any laws that prevent gays and lesbians from access to civil marriage. David Shupe-Roderick and Ryan W. Dupree of Cheyenne have filed a federal... (Continue reading)

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Judge Rules Against Antigay Grad Student

Written on 22 Aug, 2010 at 11:49 in Anti-Gay, Commentary, Featured, Hot Topics, In The Courts, News, Op-Eds, Special Reports | viewed times | 1 Comment

Melanie Nathan; August 22, 2010- A federal judge has ruled against graduate student Jennifer Keeton, who refused to read material about counseling gays because, she asserted it would increase her exposure to a community that goes against her beliefs. U.S. District Judge... (Continue reading)

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Justice Department Wants To Join New York Bullying Case

Written on 19 Aug, 2010 at 20:57 in Featured, In The Courts, News | viewed times | 0 Comments

08/19/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The US Department of Justice has filed an “amicus curiae”, or friend of the court, motion in US District Court to participate in the case of an anti-gay-bias lawsuit against Indian River Central School District, which is... (Continue reading)

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German Justice Minister Says She Will Look At Ways To Fix Same-Sex Couple Income Tax Rules

Written on 19 Aug, 2010 at 8:05 in Featured, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News, World | viewed times | 0 Comments

8/19/10-by Paula Brooks Earlier this week Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court found that country’s inheritance tax put same-sex registered partners at a clear disadvantage after it said there were no legal grounds for taxing gay people who lost their partner differently from... (Continue reading)

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Anti-Gay Group Sues To Kill Wisconsin Domestic Partnership Registry

Written on 18 Aug, 2010 at 17:06 in Featured, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News | viewed times | 4 Comments

Image via Wikipedia 8/18/10-by Paula Brooks An anti-gay group in Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit challenging that state’s domestic partner registry. The conservative group, Wisconsin Family Action, filed the suit today in the Dane County District Court saying the registry violates the state’s... (Continue reading)

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Kentucky Teen Accused Of Attacking Lesbian Classmate Found Not Guilty

Written on 18 Aug, 2010 at 9:35 in Crime, Featured, In The Courts, News | viewed times | 0 Comments

8/18/10-by Paula Brooks Jackson County District Judge Henria Bailey-Lewis has found one of the Kentucky teen’s accused of attacking a lesbian classmate not guilty. The teen and two 18-year-old friends, Corinne Schwab and Ashley Sams, were charged last April with attempted murder... (Continue reading)

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