Recent Posts Tagged With 'defense of marriage act'

• Letter to my Representatives urging the repeal of DOMA

  Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 13:00 in Barack Obama, department of homeland security, doma, defense of marriage act, robert c. byrd, chris bentley, madison reed, uafa, s. 424, nick j. rahall ii, jay d. rockefeller iii, uscis h.r. 1024

  September 9, 2009President Barack ObamaSenator Jay D. Rockefeller IIISenator Robert ByrdCongressman Nick J. Rahall IIDear Representatives of our Great Republic:I'm writing to urge you to push forward legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act ...

• The Lady in the Wheelchair

  Posted on Saturday September 5th, 2009 at 14:29 in doma, defense of marriage act, south african constitution, uniting american families act, melanie nathan, uafa, h.r. 1024, s. 424, binational same-sex couples, immigration and naturalization act

  by Melanie NathanI was born and raised in South Africa (from 1956 to 1985) and practiced law there during the apartheid era and when I immigrated to the USA, around the time of sanctions, I truly believed that there was no discrimination of any kind ...

• Massachusetts sues feds over definition of marriage

  Posted on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 11:09 in glaad, marriage equality, gay and lesbian advocates and defenders, defense of marriage act, same-gender marriage, martha coakley

  By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs WriterBOSTON – Massachusetts is suing the federal government over a law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. State Attorney General Martha Coakley filed the lawsuit Wednesday...

• John Berry: Hate Crimes May Pass Next Week

  Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 00:22 in Barack Obama, advocate, hate crimes, enda, defense of marriage act, john berry, gay civil rights

  The highest ranking LGBT official in the Obama administration told The Advocate Sunday that Hate Crimes might pass next week and that President Obama was soon to announce an initiative regarding equalizing protections and benefits for LGB...

• Operation DOMA Flip Flop

  Posted on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 13:39 in Barack Obama, White House, marriage equality, doma, defense of marriage act, eric holder, doma flip flop campaign

  The government was served with a lawsuit the week of April 27th and now the Department of Justice, under President Obama's authority, has till the week of June 22nd to respond.President Obama now has a choice -- direct Attorney General Eric Holder an...

• Be sure to see Outrage! In theatres May 8th

  Posted on Sunday May 10th, 2009 at 09:24 in lgbt, gay rights, homophobia, tribeca, christian hypocrisy, marriage equality, doma, defense of marriage act, closeted politicians, equal protection clause

  Madison's note: Have you ever wondered what could possibly be causing our elected state and federal representatives' resistance to backing full equality measures in the law for America's LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender) Citizens - not...

• What kind of world do you want?

  Posted on Wednesday April 22nd, 2009 at 17:27 in lgbt, marriage equality, defense of marriage act, employment non-discrimination act, national equality rally, gay doma, lesbian and bisexual

  PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a First Amendment permit for a National Equality Rally at Independence Hall on Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2009 at Independence National Historical Park.The goals of the National Equality Ra...

• Why I called Justice Scalia a Homophobe

  Posted on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 14:02 in catholic, gay rights, homophobia, justice scalia, barney frank, marriage equality, doma, defense of marriage act, inalienable rights, right wing christians, uniting american families act, uafa

  by Congressman Barney FrankWhile responding to questions from journalists about my characterization of Justice Antonin Scalia as a homophobe, I realized that the fact that I made that comment in conjunction with a potential lawsuit about the Defense ...