Wisconsin To Vote On Budget With DP Provisions
June 11, 2009
The Wisconsin Assembly is expected to vote on the state budget today, as our friends at Fair Wisconsin report. The budget, as proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle, includes important basic legal protections for domestic partners, including hospital visitation rights and equal family leave rights.
Continue Reading ►Update on DC Elections Board Hearing
June 10, 2009
HRC attorneys Chris Edelson and Darrin Hurwitz attended the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics' hearing today on the proposed referendum to undo legislation passed 12-1 by the D.C. Council and signed by the Mayor last month that would recognize marriages by same-sex couples legally entered into in other jurisdictions.
Continue Reading ►Harrah’s Goes All In For Equality in Nevada
June 10, 2009
As my last post on Nevada mentioned, one of the three factors the Las Vegas Sun pointed out as critical to the recent win in Nevada was to "get gaming on board." The story behind the support from gaming giant Harrah's Entertainment is a great case study of how a company can make a huge difference in the fight for LGBT equality.
Continue Reading ►Elections Board Hearing TODAY Over DC Marriage
June 10, 2009
As the cliché goes, it's not over until it's over. That's a very useful mantra to keep in mind when it comes to marriage equality, especially in places like Maine, where opponents of marriage are trying to undo a new marriage equality law, New York, where the terrain is shifting but marriage remains on the horizon, and in Washington, D.C., where pro-equality legislation must overcome multiple hurdles before it becomes law.
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