The death of DOMA
From the Associated Press...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a historic victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of … Continue Reading ››
Tag Archives: DOMA
If the Golden Girls Could Come Around on Marriage Equality
Maybe we can too.
Funny how in one sense, everything old is new again. Of course to fans of the Golden Girls, it's no secret that the show was way ahead of its time. But here's Blanche (played by Rue McClanahan) struggling with the situation of her brother wanting to … Continue Reading ››
Funny how in one sense, everything old is new again. Of course to fans of the Golden Girls, it's no secret that the show was way ahead of its time. But here's Blanche (played by Rue McClanahan) struggling with the situation of her brother wanting to … Continue Reading ››
From ThinkProgress: A Run-Down for SCOTUS’ Marriage Equality Hearings
The folks over at ThinkProgress have done a spectacular job on summarizing the very complicated range of possibilities for what could happen this week. As the Supreme Court has historic hearings on both the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8, here's what you'll want to look for...
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Unbroken news: Who’s NOT sharing today’s SCOTUS announcement
Yes that's right... Fox News. How did you guess?
Apparently, breaking news that the Supreme court has decided to take up landmark cases on both California's Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act isn't really "newsworthy" to the Right-wing network. Given the outcome, these decisions, to … Continue Reading ››
Apparently, breaking news that the Supreme court has decided to take up landmark cases on both California's Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act isn't really "newsworthy" to the Right-wing network. Given the outcome, these decisions, to … Continue Reading ››
The ABCs of the GOP: M is for…
Marginalization
This week's 2012 Republican National Convention was meant to be a spectacle of all things GOP. It's the one time of the year when the party's best and brightest, young and old come together to celebrate what it means to be "Republican". By all accounts, RNC 2012 was a … Continue Reading ››
This week's 2012 Republican National Convention was meant to be a spectacle of all things GOP. It's the one time of the year when the party's best and brightest, young and old come together to celebrate what it means to be "Republican". By all accounts, RNC 2012 was a … Continue Reading ››
A test for DOMA in the health care fight??
Of course the main swarm of the newsday is buzzing around the Supreme Court, but soon we'll be talking about some big moves going on in the lower courts that will set up another Supreme Showdown. According to Chris Geidner at PoliGlot, the Obama Administration has asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals … Continue Reading ››