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Tom Goldstein writes about oral arguments heard by the Supreme Court yesterday in Doe v. Reed. Goldstein argues that, while the court will likely rule that ballot initiative petition signers do not have a blanket right to anonymity, the justices might not hand down a definitive decision about the release of the signatures for Referendum 71.
Read MoreThe federal trial over California's freedom to marry ban moves to closing arguments in June, advocates from both sides of the case said on Wednesday.
Read More"My Big Gay Italian Wedding," which begins performances Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre May 5, has joined forces with Broadway Impact in the fight for marriage equality. A portion of the proceeds of every ticket sold for Gay Italian Wedding will benefit Broadway Impact, the grassroots organization of the theatre community mobilizing in support of marriage equality.
Read MoreState Rep. Deb Mell said she wants nothing more than to marry her partner of nearly six years in her home state of Illinois. Mell — who six years ago turned to her father, Ald. Richard Mell, 33rd, to help her put a public face on families where a member is gay — plans to announce her engagement to Christin Baker on the House floor Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of arguments by gay rights opponents that the names on a petition asking for the repeal of Washington state's domestic partnership law should be kept secret. Several justices questioned whether people who voluntarily signed a petition asking for a public referendum could then expect privacy.
Read MoreAmerican expatriates are having a more difficult time living and working abroad, a recent "New York Times" article found, causing a small but growing number of them to renounce their United States citizenship. But there’s another group of Americans who could be adding to that tally: same-sex couples.
Read MoreThe fight for marriage rights for gay couples will reach the United States Supreme Court in April 2010—sort of. The Court will hear arguments challenging Washington state’s Public Records Act, which was broadly approved by a voter initiative in 1972 as part of a campaign to increase transparency and openness in the state’s government and elections. The law, among other things, instructs the state to release names of people who sign petitions to place an issue up for a public vote.
Read MoreOne of the easier ways for legislators who are up for re-election to protect their seats is to prevent controversial bills from coming to the floor. That is exactly what is happening to Hawaii House Bill 444, the bill concerning civil unions that passed in the Senate and was subsequently derailed by Calvin Say and other scared and anonymous legislators in the House.
Read MoreIt was only as recently as 2007, that homosexuality was still a crime in Nepal, with a prison sentence of up to two years. Yet fast forward three short years to now, and this tiny Himalayan nation is so different it quite takes your breath away. For it is not only set to become the first in Asia to honor the freedom to marry, it’s also promoting weddings for same-sex couples on Everest in an attempt to become the continent’s top gay tourist destination!
Read MoreThe Olympian editorial staff advocates for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of the release of the names of those who signed petitions to put Referendum 71 on the ballot in Washington State.
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