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by Lambda LegalThe Illinois Senate Executive Committee heard testimony last week from Lambda Legal clients Mercedes Santos and Theresa Volpe about why having the freedom to marry is important to their family. MOREJanuary 8, 2013 -
by Lambda LegalLesbian and gay couples in Decatur, Ga., will request—and be denied—marriage licenses, in a public demonstration to highlight the harms of discriminatory state laws and to call for full equality under federal law. MOREJanuary 7, 2013 -
by Lambda LegalAfter this week’s whirlwind of activity in the state legislature, we are certain of one thing - momentum for the freedom to marry is undeniable and growing stronger. Lambda Legal has been working in the Midwestern states to secure respect for our relationships and families for 20 years, and we will pursue every opportunity to get the job done. We look forward to continuing to work with Sen. MOREJanuary 5, 2013 -
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
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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
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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
