Tag Archive for "LGBT"

July 8th FAQ on the Supreme Court Marriage Decision The recent Supreme Court ruling on marriage has raised a number of questions for people around the country. Here are some of them and our suggested answers: Q: Will this ruling mean that same-sex married couples with children, both natural and adopted, are automatically the parents?
July 23rd Whether to Wed Featured in Times Square Whether to Wed: A Legal and Tax Guide for Gay and Lesbian Couples was recently featured on the PR Newswire jumbrotron in New York’s Times Square.
July 23rd President Continues to Support LGBT Rights; Gives Supreme Court ‘Cover’ for Potential Cases this Fall Earlier this week, President Obama continued his support of LGBT rights by signing an Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination. This was a great “win” for all LGBT Federal employees, providing the same workplace security and protection that every American is guaranteed.
June 26th There’s No Compromising on Equality Originally posted by Yvonne Abraham on The Boston Globe (June 26, 2013) By striking down a section of DOMA under the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection, rather than as purely a matter of state rights, the justices have called the attempt to deny federal benefits to some married couples what it is — an affront to a bedrock American principle, equal access to our cherished liberties.