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Same-sex relationships
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by Karen Loewy, Senior Staff AttorneyNine years ago today, Massachusetts made history by becoming the first state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to marry—a giant leap forward in the movement for LGBT equality. MOREMay 17, 2013 -
by Jennifer C. Pizer, Law and Policy Project DirectorThe Minnesota Senate voted 37-30 today to grant same-sex couples the freedom to marry. The measure now goes to Gov. Mark Dayton, who said he will sign it into law tomorrow. Jennifer C. Pizer, Lambda Legal's Law & Policy Project Director, worked with Minnesota advocates on the substance of the marriage bill. She released the following statement: MOREMay 13, 2013 -
by Lambda LegalToday, the Delaware Senate voted to grant the freedom to marry to same-sex couples in Delaware. Governor Jack Markell signed the bill into law, and Delaware has joined the rapidly growing list of jurisdictions in the United States where the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage has ended. MOREMay 7, 2013 -
by Lambda LegalRhode Island is now the 10th state, in addition to the District of Columbia, where same-sex couples are free to marry. MOREMay 3, 2013
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by Lambda LegalThe Court built upon its 2009 ruling in Lambda Legal's landmark case Varnum v. Brien, which ordered that same-sex couples and their families be treated equally under state law, and won the right for same-sex couples to marry. MOREMay 3, 2013 -
by Lambda LegalAfter meeting with Lambda Legal, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne agreed yesterday to changes in a civil union ordinance in the city of Bisbee. MOREApril 30, 2013
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by Camilla Taylor, Marriage Project Director (national position)The Rhode Island Senate voted today to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage. MOREApril 24, 2013 -
by Hayley Gorenberg, Deputy Legal DirectorWe have an explosion of critical LGBT and HIV issues across the rainbow. MOREApril 24, 2013 -
by Kevin M. Cathcart, Executive DirectorToday, the Senate introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill that included many important provisions but did not include critically important protections for same-sex binational couples and their families. MOREApril 17, 2013 -
by Lambda LegalLast year on GLSEN’s Day of Silence, I went to school wearing a T-shirt that read, “Jesus is Not a Homophobe.” The shirt is a representation of my identity – I’m gay. Wearing the shirt was a statement, yes. But at first, my school told me I wasn’t allowed to wear it, and threatened me with suspension if I did. MOREApril 17, 2013
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