LGBT News Before July 1, 2013 Archives

June 26, 2013February 20, 2017

Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA

It’s a thrilling day for equality advocates!

The Supreme Court’s historic decision striking down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act is available here. Its more complicated ruling in the Proposition 8 case is here.

Additional coverage and analysis are available from the New York Times and SCOTUS Blog.

MK

May 22, 2013February 20, 2017

Updated Questions & Answers about the Boy Scouts’ Policy on Sexual Orientation

The Boy Scouts’ National Council votes this week on proposed changes to the organization’s discriminatory membership policy regarding sexual orientation.

For an in-depth look at the issues, check out this newly updated post: The Boy Scouts’ Proposed Policy on Gays: Questions and Answers.

MK

May 17, 2013February 20, 2017

Marriage Equality Momentum in the U.S. and Abroad

[See the end of this post for May 20 updates.]

In light of some recent encouraging poll numbers on marriage equality, I’ve updated a March 27 post that summarizes data from a series of 2013 surveys on the issue. You can find that update here: 2013 Polls: At Least Two Thirds of Young Americans Support Marriage Equality.

Of course, the recent good news on marriage hasn’t come only from the polls. Just this month, three states—Delaware, Minnesota, and Rhode Island—have enacted marriage-equality laws. Twelve states in total, plus D.C., have now approved same-sex marriage.

Click here for the Human Rights Campaign’s updated Marriage Equality Map.

May 4, 2013February 20, 2017

Gay-Straight Alliance Updates: Lake County (Victory!), Polk County (Victory!) & Fort Worth (Progress!)

We’ve got three updates this weekend about gay-straight alliances and safe-schools efforts in Texas and Florida, including information on how you can speak out for LGBT youth and their allies in the ongoing controversy in Lake County.