Lambda Legal Senior Staff Attorney Karen Loewy was at the Rhode Island House of Representatives on May 2 for the historic vote that brought the freedom to marry to the Ocean State.
Today, the Senate introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill that included many important provisions but did not include critically important protections for same-sex binational couples and their families.
Last year on GLSEN’s Day of Silence, I went to school wearing a T-shirt that read, “Jesus is Not a Homophobe.” The shirt is a representation of my identity – I’m gay. Wearing the shirt was a statement, yes. But at first, my school told me I wasn’t allowed to wear it, and threatened me with suspension if I did.
The First Circuit Court of Hawai‘i yesterday issued a ruling in favor of a lesbian couple who filed a discrimination lawsuit against Aloha Bed & Breakfast after the business turned them away because of their sexual orientation.
Listen to a Lambda Legal members-only teleconference with in-depth analysis on yesterday's Supreme Court argument in the DOMA case, from Legal Director Jon W. Davidson and Marriage Project Director Camilla Taylor. Leslie Gabel-Brett, Director of Education and Public Affairs, moderates.
Listen to Lambda Legal's two members-only teleconferences with in-depth analysis on Tuesday's Supreme Court argument in the Prop 8 case and Wednesday's Supreme Court argument in the DOMA case.