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Illinois Senate to Vote on Marriage Bill on Valentine's Day

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February 13, 2013

From CNN: The Illinois Senate will vote Thursday — Valentine's Day — on whether to legalize same-sex marriage. Because Democrats have supermajority control of the General Assembly, the measure is expected to be approved. After the Senate vote, the measure would be considered by the House.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Victory! Grieving Lesbian Mothers Finally Receive Accurate Death Certificate for Stillborn Baby

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February 12, 2013

Jenny and Jessica Buntemeyer have received an accurate death certificate for Brayden, their stillborn son, listing both mothers after the Iowa Department of Public Health declined to appeal its defeat last month in Buntemeyer v. Iowa Department of Public Health.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Buntemeyer v. Iowa DPH, Vital Records
A Doubly Trying Tax Season for Same-Sex Couples

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February 11, 2013

From the New York Times: For Colette Hayward and Margaret Selby, the problem is this: Maryland recognizes their 2009 marriage, but the federal government does not. [...]

See Also: DOMA, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Obama Appoints Record Number of Gay Judges, but Senate Obstruction Persists

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February 8, 2013

Today, it is more important than ever that our courts reflect the growing diversity of our country, but we have a long way to go.

See Also: Fair Courts Project, President Obama
The Untold History of LGBT Latino Activism

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February 8, 2013

Luis Román, a Uniting America Fellow at Lambda Legal, recalls his experience helping organize the first all-day Latino convening at Creating Change, the largest national LGBT conference.

See Also: Creating Change, Proyecto Igualdad
Unity Equals Power for LGBT Latinos

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February 7, 2013

At this year's Creating Change conference, Lambda Legal helped organize the first ever Unión=Fuerza, a day-long convening about LGBT activism in Latino communities.

See Also: Creating Change, Proyecto Igualdad
LGBT and HIV Equality Is at the Heart of Immigration Reform

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February 7, 2013

We often hear that our immigration system is broken. But too few people understand how this terribly broken system disproportionately harms many hardworking LGBT people and people living with HIV.

See Also: Immigration and Asylum