Below is a guest commentary I wrote and submitted to Bay Windows this week, regarding Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders’ (GLAD) challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act filed on Tuesday. I previously wrote on this subject at Q-Notes‘ blog, assembloge. Guest Opinion DOMA cha...

A number of same-sex spouses and widows who were legally married in Massachusetts have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, claiming that a 1996 federal law discriminates against married same-sex couples by limiting certain protections and benefits that are normally provided to married...

The Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) have filed a federal challenge to Section 3 of the Defense Of Marriage Act in a Boston court. GLAD filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Boston on behalf of eight married couples and three surviving spouses from Massachusetts who have been ...

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Rejoice in the Lord Always   Phil 4:4- Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.   The word rejoice means to be glad or have joy or take delight.  It seems strange that a man in prison would be telling a church to rejoice.    The condition in Philipi was not the best, so when Paul ma...

Equality Maine held a press conference today to announce a marriage equality bill to be presented to the state legislature. At a State House press conference today, EqualityMaine and several coalition partners unveiled a bill that would extend civil marriage rights to same-sex couples in Maine. The ...

I RECENTLY TAUGHT a week-long elective on Leadership Communication for the current Executive MBA Class at Notre Dame. As part of my curricula I offered the students recommended, non-academic readings (beyond the assigned work) that embellished many of our core topics. I thought this list might be of...

The Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders are working on a plan for marriage equality in all of New England by 2012. "We can make New England a marriage-equality zone by strategically combining existing legal, electoral and on-the-ground know-how to fast-track marriage in every New England state...

Klinkt niet als een al te lastige opgave, met je auto een helling oprijden. Maar het verhaaltje krijgt al snel een andere wending als ik je vertel dat het een gladde helling is... Lees meer op de FOK!blog...

Could four more New England states get marriage equality by 2012? The group that helped legalize gay marriage in two New England states wants to do the same in the other four by the year 2012. GLAD -- which stands for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders -- announced the campaign Tuesday, the...