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Publications & Resources

Publications & Resources

  • Five Key Reasons for Marriage Equality

    1. Marriage Helps Couples Keep Their Commitments Marriage provides protections for couples who have made a lifelong commitment to take care of and be responsible for each other. Keeping those commitments is harder when couples are barred from marriage, especially in tough times, because they may be denied the right to:

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  • Fighting Job Discrimination

    Transgender Woman Fights Job Discrimination

  • Inspired by Her Legacy

    Lesbian and civil rights activist Del Martin leaves a legacy of courage that continues to inspire us.

  • In the Child's Best Interests

    A lesbian mother tried to use Ohio's antigay amendment to gain sole custody of a child raised since birth with her former partner, but failed as the court ruled that custody orders cannot be attacked years later.

  • New York Respects Government Employees' Out-of-State Marriages

    A special enrollment period beginning May 1, 2007 and lasting throughout the month will allow employees to enroll their same-sex spouse in the New York State Health Insurance Program.

  • The ABCs of Discrimination

    by Executive Director Kevin Cathcart (March 2007)

  • You Don't Need to Choose. As a Parent, You have Rights.

    If you’re a lesbian, gay or bisexual parent involved in a custody or visitation dispute with your former spouse, or if you’re afraid to come out because you fear losing your children, you have rights. You shouldn’t have to choose between raising your children and being honest about who you are.

  • World AIDS Day: Keep Fighting

    There are approximately 33 million people living with HIV worldwide, and there were 2.5 million new infections in 2007. Access to life-saving medications is often not available to those most effected by the disease, and there is still no cure for HIV disease.

  • Community Speaks Out

    Lawrence King, a 15-year-old student at E.O. Green Middle School in Ventura County, California, was shot and killed by a classmate in February. Brandon McInerney, only 14 years old, was charged as an adult in the shooting. Students say McInerney targeted King because he was openly gay. A coalition of 27 groups fighting for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights is urging prosecutors to try McInerney in juvenile court, and not as an adult.

  • Stopping the Anti-Gay Abuse of Students in Public Schools: A Legal Perspective

    The following is an excerpt from the publication's introduction:

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