Tag Archives: Prop 8

La Mort du DOMA

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 ››

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 ››

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...

How … Continue Reading ››

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 ››