A New York mid-level court of appeals has ruled that the state has the power to annul a civil union made in another state. ''This is an important ruling. A different ruling here would leave the persons legally entangled with each other, and people have to move on with their life," said a staff attorney for Lambda Legal.
Last week, Gov. Paterson signed a bill into law that will allow same-sex partners to make medical decisions for their loved ones.
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in a case involving the Christian Legal Society at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. The group has challenged to school for denying it official recognition because it is unwilling to accept gay students as members.
Republican leaders spoke out over the weekend against health care reform protesters who yelled racist and anti-gay slurs at some Democratic U.S. Representatives in Washington, D.C.
School district officials testified that they were considering canceling Itawamba Agricultural High School's prom before Constance McMillen asked to bring her girlfriend to the event. A lawyer for McMillen, who has received widespread attention in the media, said the district violated the student's First Amendment rights.
The Higher Education Research Institute finds that nearly 2 in 3 current college freshmen support marriage equality.
A report by the Vet Voice Foundation finds that 73% of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said they felt comfortable around gay and lesbian colleagues. The percentage jumps to 80% when only younger veterans are counted.
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