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Another Huge Week for LGBT Rights!

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January 24, 2014

In a movement for equality, legal decisions and actions are like building blocks: Each one sets the stage for the next.Two developments this week illustrate this point — and they are big.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Virginia Attorney General Finds State Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

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January 23, 2014

The Virginia attorney general will announce today that his office has concluded Virginia’s bans on marriages for same-sex couples are unconstitutional, and he will no longer defend legal challenges to the bans now pending in federal court.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Oklahoma News Roundup

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January 17, 2014

On Tuesday, a federal judge in #Oklahoma struck down the state's marriage ban for same-sex couples. The ruling is stayed pending appeal.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Ask Lambda Legal: Utah Marriages

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January 15, 2014

Q: I've been reading about the Supreme Court stopping marriages in Utah. How serious is the problem?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: El Matrimonio Civil en Utah

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January 15, 2014

P: He estado leyendo acerca del matrimonio civil en Utah y la Corte Suprema ¿Qué tan grave es el problema?

See Also: Ask Lambda Legal, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Cheers Obama Administration Plan to Recognize Utah Marriages

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January 10, 2014

The Obama administration today announced that it will recognize as lawful the marriages of 1,300 same-sex couples in Utah, even though the state government is refusing to do so.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, Utah
Lambda Legal Says Same-Sex Couples Must Be Included in Case Deciding Fate of Spousal Benefits

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January 9, 2014

Lambda Legal today asked a U.S. District Court judge to combine two separate lawsuits filed against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston, one seeking to prevent and the other to preserve the extension of spousal benefits, including health insurance, to the same-sex spouses of city employees.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Wait, Lambda Legal Is Suing Whom???

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January 9, 2014

The Mayor and the City of Houston face the threat that antigay activists will obtain a court order forcing employees to lose valuable benefits.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Freeman v. Parker, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Utah Order Does Deep Damage

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January 6, 2014

The joyful celebration of weddings in Utah screeched to a halt this morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay, pending resolution of the state government’s appeal. The stay is a cruel blow to those who desire to marry now.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships, U.S. Supreme Court
It's Time to Allow Same-Sex Couples in West Virginia to Marry

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December 31, 2013

Lambda Legal asked a federal court in West Virginia today to rule swiftly for three same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry.

See Also: Marriage, McGee v. Cole, Same-sex relationships