SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP)A judge has agreed to remove the state of California as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging the 1996 law that prevents the U.S. government from recognizing same-sex marriages.
U.S. District Judge David Carter says the state is no longer an appropriate target in the case because the gay couple who brought it got married in California last year before voters approved a ban on same-sex unions.
Carter issued the order Thursday acting on a request from California's attorney general.
The U.S. government remains a defendant. The U.S. Department of Justice is arguing to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act.
The department ...
From Washington Blade staff reportsThe National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has signed onto the "Prepare to Prevail" statement in California, a document that urges supporters of same-sex marriage to wait until 2012 to attempt to repeal Proposition 8, th e ballot measure that passed to ban same-sex marriage in the state.
NGLTF joins a coalition that includes API Equality-LA, HONOR PAC and the Justin Rustin Coalition, according to a press release.
"We support the soonest possible return to the ballot box to repeal Prop. 8 that gives the LGBT community a fighting chance to win. The priorities expressed in 'Prepare to Prevail' are abou ...
MOUNT LAUREL (AP)A federal appeals court has affirmed key parts of a ruling in a New Jersey case about gay rights and religious freedom.
The legal battle over the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association's Boardwalk Pavilion has become a symbol for social conservatives who say allowing gays more rights can interfere with their religious beliefs. They've used the case in advertisements in campaigns nationwide against allowing gay marriage.
The case goes back to 2007 when two lesbian couples asked to hold civil union ceremonies at the oceanfront pavilion, which is owned by the church but is used by the public when worship is no ...
Out and Equal Workplace Advocates, an LGBT-focused business advisory group based in San Francisco, has scored a major get for its annual summit this fall: John Berry, the openly gay director of the Office of Personnel Management.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today picked Ronald E. Albers for a judgeship on the San Francisco County Superior Court.
Theresa Sparks, the transgender woman who has served two terms as president of the city’s police commission, has ruled out running for a third term. When she first won the coveted seat by one vote back in 2007, Sparks became the first transgender person to head a city oversight panel. But her ascension led to [...]
The Mormon Church says gay couple detained for more than 'a simple kiss on the cheek'
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