Senators Include Protections for Bi-National Lesbian and Gay Families in Immigration Reform Proposal
April 29, 2010
Today, Senators Reid (D-NV), Schumer (D-NY) and Menendez (D-NJ) began circulating a draft proposal for immigration reform which includes a provision to allow U.S. citizens and legal residents to sponsor their same-sex partners for residency. The provision suggests eliminating “discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status.”
Continue Reading ►Advocates Defeat Proposed Louisiana Adoption Ban
April 29, 2010
Yesterday, Louisiana LGBT advocates successfully defeated a bill which would have made adoption more challenging for same-sex couples. In response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that a legally adopted child’s two fathers must be listed on the birth certificate, Louisiana State Senator B.L. Shaw proposed a bill to attempt to circumvent the decision.
Continue Reading ►Supreme Court Expresses Skepticism of Anti-LGBT Group’s Anonymity Claims
April 28, 2010
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Doe v. Reed, a case that arose out of the Referendum 71 fight in Washington last fall where opponents of equality were ultimately unsuccessful in rolling back the state’s “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law at the ballot box. The anti-LGBT group that proposed the referendum sued to hide the names of the petition signers responsible for qualifying the measure for the ballot.
Continue Reading ►Workplace Equality Takes Off in Airline Industry
April 27, 2010
Over the past decade, we have witnessed an explosion in the establishment and growth of LGBT Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s) around the country. In addition to providing a voice for employees within large companies, these groups have evolved to cross company lines in changing policies for entire industries. The latest example is in the airline industry.
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Boy Scouts of America Takes Historic Step Forward For Gay Scouts, Leaves Gay Scout Leaders Behind
May 23, 2013
