Lambda Legal has prevailed against the antigay Alliance Defense Fund, which had been trying to strip benefits from same-sex partners of city employees in New Orleans.
Celebrate National Freedom to Marry Day in your own neighborhood this year with same-sex couples arm-in-arm on your street, in bridal gowns or tuxedos, trailed by a festive entourage. Engage your neighbors. Turn the heads of your friends. Express your need for marriage equality today.
Darrin Ellis and David Arriaga were in a committed relationship for more than five years, and in 2003 met with their attorney to draft estate planning documents and a declaration of domestic partnership.
As thousands of gay and lesbian couples joyously celebrate their new freedom to marry in California, LGBT organizations urge people to protect marriage equality, while encouraging people who marry to make change, not lawsuits.
A lesbian couple who legally married in Canada can get a divorce in New York State. The ruling from the Supreme Court of New York (the lowest level court in the state) is a landmark decision in the fight for marriage equality.
The Maryland high court ruled in favor of Lambda Legal and against an inadequate referendum petition that threatened to block a newly enacted transgender protection law in the state from going into effect.
Most employees in the United States see a “FICA” deduction — reducing their take-home pay — on every paycheck. FICA stands for the Federal Insurance Contribution Act. Those deductions are what employees pay into the federal Social Security system to fund benefits not only for retirement, but also for when a spouse dies or becomes disabled. The principal goal of these benefits is to provide a safety net, similar to life insurance.