Obama Administration: DOMA Unfair
Posted on Aug 17, 2009 at 12:12 pm
The Associated Press
August 17, 2009
The Obama administration filed court papers Monday claiming the so-called federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) discriminates against gays, even as government lawyers continue to defend the law. "The administration believes the Defense of Marriage Act is discriminatory and should be repealed," said Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler, because it prevents equal rights and benefits. [Link]
August 17, 2009
The Obama administration filed court papers Monday claiming the so-called federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) discriminates against gays, even as government lawyers continue to defend the law. "The administration believes the Defense of Marriage Act is discriminatory and should be repealed," said Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler, because it prevents equal rights and benefits. [Link]
Feingold is courted to push bill to overturn federal marriage ban
Posted on Aug 05, 2009 at 11:40 pm
The Washington Blade
July 31, 2009
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Constitution Subcommittee, is considered a prime candidate to sponsor the Senate version of a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Feingold, whose panel has jurisdiction over DOMA, was one of 14 senators not to vote in favor of the law in 1996. [Link]
July 31, 2009
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Constitution Subcommittee, is considered a prime candidate to sponsor the Senate version of a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. Feingold, whose panel has jurisdiction over DOMA, was one of 14 senators not to vote in favor of the law in 1996. [Link]
Summer of 2009 an active one for Marriage Equality
Posted on Aug 05, 2009 at 09:58 am
The Detroit News
August 5, 2009
Deb Price reviews the summer of 2009, during which Massachusetts has brought "a gem of a lawsuit" against the federal Defense of Marriage Act, former President Clinton has carefully endorsed marriage equality (Evan Wolfson: "President Clinton is Exhibit A in the power of talking with people about our lives - and not writing them off. It shows people can and do move."), President Obama has urged the repeal of DOMA, and much more. [Link]
August 5, 2009
Deb Price reviews the summer of 2009, during which Massachusetts has brought "a gem of a lawsuit" against the federal Defense of Marriage Act, former President Clinton has carefully endorsed marriage equality (Evan Wolfson: "President Clinton is Exhibit A in the power of talking with people about our lives - and not writing them off. It shows people can and do move."), President Obama has urged the repeal of DOMA, and much more. [Link]
Marriage Equality Measure Passes Without Debate at American Bar Association House of Delegates Meeti
Posted on Aug 05, 2009 at 09:50 am
ABA Journal
August 3, 2009
The ABA policy-making House of Delegates passed by an overwhelming voice vote a resolution calling on Congress to repeal a section of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal marital benefits and protections to lawfully married same-sex couples. Despite the sometimes controversial nature of the freedom to marry, no one spoke in opposition to the measure itself. [Link]
August 3, 2009
The ABA policy-making House of Delegates passed by an overwhelming voice vote a resolution calling on Congress to repeal a section of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal marital benefits and protections to lawfully married same-sex couples. Despite the sometimes controversial nature of the freedom to marry, no one spoke in opposition to the measure itself. [Link]
OP-ED: Obama Said ‘I Don’t.’ He May Just Mean It.
Posted on Aug 04, 2009 at 05:45 pm
The Washington Post
August 2, 2009
James Kirchick writes about how some people seem to not accept that President Obama does not support full marriage equality: "People cannot conceive that such a cosmopolitan and eloquent man as Obama would disagree with them on an issue that they consider a no-brainer." [Link]
August 2, 2009
James Kirchick writes about how some people seem to not accept that President Obama does not support full marriage equality: "People cannot conceive that such a cosmopolitan and eloquent man as Obama would disagree with them on an issue that they consider a no-brainer." [Link]
Census 2010 to Include Data on Marriages of Same-Sex Couples
Posted on Aug 04, 2009 at 08:34 am
The Washington Post
August 3, 2009
The Census Bureau will for the first time publicly release the number of marriages of same-sex couples reported in a decennial census, as it plans to release raw data about same-sex relationships in the 2010 headcount. The decision reverses a Bush-era policy that prohibited the release of the data. [Link]
August 3, 2009
The Census Bureau will for the first time publicly release the number of marriages of same-sex couples reported in a decennial census, as it plans to release raw data about same-sex relationships in the 2010 headcount. The decision reverses a Bush-era policy that prohibited the release of the data. [Link]
Representative Nadler: “The Time for Dumping DOMA is Long Overdue.”
Posted on Jul 28, 2009 at 10:36 am
AMERICAblog Gay
July 27, 2009
Joe Sudbay discusses Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-N.Y.) introduction of legislation to repeal DOMA. Nadler: "For my part, I have long objected to DOMA as unfair and unconstitutional, and I am working toward a legislative solution that will ensure security and equality for all American families." [Link]
July 27, 2009
Joe Sudbay discusses Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-N.Y.) introduction of legislation to repeal DOMA. Nadler: "For my part, I have long objected to DOMA as unfair and unconstitutional, and I am working toward a legislative solution that will ensure security and equality for all American families." [Link]
Why Bill Clinton Told Me He Supported Marriage Equality (AUDIO)
Posted on Jul 21, 2009 at 11:43 pm
The Huffington Post
July 21, 2009
Two weeks ago, I had a conversation with Bill Clinton about marriage equality, and by a combination of assertiveness and dumb luck, I may have pushed the national dialogue a bit farther along. Evan Wolfson, executive director of the Freedom to Marry coalition, suggests we should start asking elected officials,
July 21, 2009
Two weeks ago, I had a conversation with Bill Clinton about marriage equality, and by a combination of assertiveness and dumb luck, I may have pushed the national dialogue a bit farther along. Evan Wolfson, executive director of the Freedom to Marry coalition, suggests we should start asking elected officials,
Will you join the voices who have spoken up even in the past few weeks, ranging from Dick Cheney, to Bill Clinton, including the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Education Association, and the Episcopal Church?It's now time to start thinking of marriage equality as an issue that is not only politically tenable, but commonplace. [Link]
Opinion: Twisted arguments against equality
Posted on Jul 19, 2009 at 11:18 pm
The Washington Blade
July 19, 2009
Michael Guest comments that gay rights opponents have mastered the art of perverting America’s founding principles while our civil rights, and those of our families, hang in the balance. [Link]
July 19, 2009
Michael Guest comments that gay rights opponents have mastered the art of perverting America’s founding principles while our civil rights, and those of our families, hang in the balance. [Link]
NOM Arrives In D.C. To Try and Keep Discriminatory DOMA
Posted on Jul 17, 2009 at 09:17 am
On Top Magazine
July 16, 2009
The nation's most vocal opponent of marriage equality has opened an office in the nation's Capitol to fight for the discriminatory so called Defense of Marriage Act or "DOMA." The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has been vociferous in its opposition to the freedom to marry victories this spring in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. The group says it will use its D.C. office to “stop any attempt to repeal” the anti-gay "DOMA" law which blocks marriages of gay couples from being recognized at the federal level. [Link]