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Gay activists applaud Kagan – tepidly
Keen News Service
5/11/2010
5/10/2010 "Gay legal activists are applauding President Obama’s second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court: Solicitor General Elena Kagan. But it could hardly be described as a standing ovation.

Ga. legislative counsel explains why he fired transgender employee
Southern Voice
10/8/2009
10/08/2009

Full federal appeals court hears whether La. must put 2 adoptive dads on birth certificate
Associated Press
1/18/2011
1/18/2011 "The question of whether Louisiana must put both parents' names on birth certificates of children adopted by gay couples goes before 16 federal appeals court judges on Wednesday.

Former Suburban School Chief FIRED For Being Gay, Panel Finds Evidence Of Discrimination
The Huffington Post
8/2/2010
8/2/2010 "Nearly four years ago, Bremen Community School District 228 Superintendent Rich Mitchell was fired after his contract had been extended through 2009. Last week, the Cook County Human Rights Commission figured out why: because he is gay.

For Man With HIV, Victory is Bittersweet
AARP
12/1/2010
"Today is the 22nd anniversary of World AIDS Day, and Robert Franke, 77, can attest that the stigma attached to AIDS and HIV remains strong. "A retired college provost and former minister confronting a host of medical problems, Franke moved from Michigan to Little Rock, Ark., in 2009 to be closer to his daughter, Sara Bowling.

FL: Fed court dismisses lawsuit of woman kept apart from dying partner by hospital
Pam's House Blend
9/30/2009
9/30/2009

Five Reasons Why ENDA Must Pass
Change.org
5/4/2010
5/4/2010

Firm Hired by GOP Ends Work on Gay Marriage Ban
The Associated Press
4/25/2011
"A prominent law firm hired by Republican lawmakers to defend the federal ban on gay marriage said Monday it was withdrawing from the case amid criticism by advocacy groups, prompting the partner leading the work to quit... "Jon Davidson, the legal director of the gay-rights group Lambda Legal, said 'we welcome the firm back to the right side of history.'"

Fighting Same-Sex Policy Seems to Be Uphill Battle
The New York Times
5/30/2008
5/30/2008 "Legal challenges to Gov. David A. Paterson's plan to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions are likely to come thick and fast. But they face an uphill fight, legal experts said on Thursday, given New York's unusual legal terrain.

Feds Concede DOMA Fight in Bankruptcy Court
Law.com
7/7/2011
The bankruptcy case that became one of many battlegrounds in the fight over the Defense of Marriage Act has come to an end, with the Justice Department and congressional Republicans bowing out of the fight.

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