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Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry: "GLAD's historic challenge to DOMA marks an important step on the road to ending federal marriage discrimination and securing the freedom to marry nationwide."
Read MoreWith 125 votes in favor, 109 against, 6 abstentions and 16 absent lawmakers, the Argentinean House of Deputies approved a historic marriage equality bill on Wednesday. Speaking live on CN5, Maria Rachid, Director of The Argentinian LGBT Federation (FALGBT), noted that it was the first time that the body of a legislative branch of a government had voted in favor of the freedom to marry in all of Latin America.
Read MoreOn Thursday, May 6, 2010, the Federal District Court in Boston will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the federal so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), in the case of Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, brought by GLAD in March 2009.
Read MoreThe New York Times editorial board criticizes the Supreme Court's "disturbing move against openness" in preventing the Proposition 8 trial from being broadcast on Youtube.
Read MoreThe Conservatives have become the first of the three main political parties in Britain to set out an explicit commitment to considering allowing same-sex couples to marry, should they take power after Thursday’s general election.
Read MoreDavid Weigel writes about his arguments in support of the freedom to marry: "Whose life is made worse [by marriage equality]? If there was science suggesting that children raised by same-sex parents are worse off than children raised by traditional families, that would be one thing, but I haven't seen it."
Read MoreIt's only been two months since the District of Columbia legalized the freedom to marry, but local attorney Lawrence Jacobs is already cautioning his clients: Marriage may be allowed, but divorce will be much harder to do. While the District and five states have legalized marriage equality and consequently allow divorces, granting divorces to same-sex couples elsewhere is often murky. As married same-sex couples cross into states that explicitly ban or don't recognize the freedom to marry, they face a dilemma.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times editorial board applauds Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for his criticism of those attempting to prevent the release of the names of those who signed petitions to put Referendum 71 on the ballot in Washington state.
Read MoreThe American Civil Liberties Union has joined a lawsuit arguing that same-sex couples don't have full rights under New Jersey's civil unions law. The ACLU's New Jersey chapter said Monday that New Jersey's law "has failed to fulfill the actual promise of equality."
Read MoreNew York State’s highest court ruled in two cases Tuesday that nonbiological parents involved in same-sex relationships have rights similar to those of biological parents. But the court limited its rulings, ultimately leaving it up to the state Legislature to decide whether to amend state law to grant nonbiological parents full custody rights.
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