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From Sex to Marriage: Opening the Door to Legal Victories

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March 22, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," Lambda Legal’s Director of Constitutional Litigation, Susan Sommer, discusses the ways in which the Lawrence case opened the door to legal victories in the fight against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and marriage equality cases.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
From Sex to Marriage: A Historic Day at the Supreme Court

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March 22, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," former Lambda Legal board member Paul M. Smith shares his experience arguing the Lawrence case before the Supreme Court.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
Of Counsel: The Freedom to Worship Is Not the Freedom to Shun

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March 21, 2013

With nine states and the District of Columbia now respecting same-sex couples’ freedom to marry, and voters in four states having rejected antigay bias in state ballot questions concerning marriage last November, it is clear change is happening.

See Also: Marriage, Of Counsel, Religious Exemptions, Religiously Motivated Discrimination, Same-sex relationships
Lawsuit Seeks Freedom to Marry in New Mexico

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March 21, 2013

Two same-sex couples filed a lawsuit today seeking the freedom to marry in New Mexico. The couples are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of New Mexico, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and local attorneys.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
From Sex to Marriage: Our 5-Month Sodomy Law Tour

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March 21, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," Hector Vargas, former Regional Director of Lambda Legal’s Southern Regional Office in Atlanta, discusses our community education strategy in the South regarding sodomy laws.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court
From Sex to Marriage: Texas Then and Now

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March 20, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," Roger Poindexter, Regional Director for Lambda Legal’s South Central Regional Office in Dallas, reflects on what it was like living in Texas before and after the historic decision.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Same-sex relationships, Sodomy Laws
From Sex to Marriage: The Legal Strategy

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March 19, 2013

In this installment of "From Sex to Marriage: How We Got From Lawrence v. Texas to the Cases Against DOMA and Prop 8," Ruth Harlow, former Legal Director for Lambda Legal, discusses our legal strategy on the landmark case.

See Also: From Sex to Marriage, Lawrence v. Texas, Sodomy Laws, U.S. Supreme Court