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by Lambda LegalFrom Reuters: Theresa Volpe and Mercedes Santos' 8-year-old daughter, Ava, has learned about the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in school. So her school friends understand when she tells them her two moms are fighting for their civil rights to marry -- it's just hard to explain it to grown-ups sometimes, Volpe and Santos say. MOREJanuary 3, 2013 -
by Lambda LegalPresident Obama signed into law yesterday a defense budget bill including a clause that may allow service members to invoke “religious conscience” as a defense for illegal discrimination. The President promised to protect the rights of lesbian and gay service members. MOREJanuary 3, 2013 -
by Lambda LegalThe Illinois Senate Executive Committee will hear testimony tomorrow from Lambda Legal clients Mercedes Santos and Theresa Volpe about why having the freedom to marry is important to their family. MOREJanuary 2, 2013 -
by Susan Sommer, Director of Constitutional LitigationWith the new year, Maryland becomes the ninth state to allow same-sex couples the freedom to marry. MOREDecember 31, 2012 -
by Lambda LegalTomorrow, Maine will become the 8th state to grant same-sex couples the freedom to marry – congratulations and well wishes to all of the happy couples and their families who have waited so long. In commemoration of this historic day, Camilla Taylor, Marriage Project Director for Lambda Legal released the following statement: MOREDecember 28, 2012 -
by Kevin M. Cathcart, Executive DirectorWarm wishes from Lambda Legal to you! MOREDecember 24, 2012 -
by Lambda LegalToday, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld as constitutional the state's Domestic Partner Registry. MOREDecember 21, 2012
