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Civil Rights

EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation With Chief Justice John Roberts’ Cousin, LGBT Activist Jean Podrasky

by Joanne Kalogeras ● 2:53 PM May 18, 2013
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ cousin, San Francisco activist Jean Podrasky and her partner Grace Fasano talk with The New Civil Rights Movement’s Joanne Kalogeras.

Marriage

Op-Ed: My Supreme Court Marriage Rally Transphobic Experience From Hell

by Guest Author ● 6:00 PM April 8, 2013
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Openly identified transman Bryan Ellicott became a target of several HRC staffers who asked him to remove the trans flag he was holding near the rally stage. Ellicott’s essay painfully outlines the deep animus broadly directed toward transgender people in America.

DOMA

The Ennead Awards: Nine Justices, Nine Prizes

by John Culhane ● 3:06 PM April 2, 2013
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Before the arguments to the Supreme Court on Prop 8 and DOMA are erased from your memory tapes to make room for “Thrift Shop” (clean version only, please!), we present the First-Ever Ennead Awards.

Analysis

DOMA Case Analysis And Arguments: A Lesbian Love-In Small Screen Celluloid Moment

by Tanya Domi ● 5:27 PM March 28, 2013
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It was lesbian heaven on the small screen celluloid world last night when Rachel Maddow kicked off her show with a loving treatise to Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a segment filled with and defined by powerful women who have changed our world for the better.

Marriage

‘Marriage Is A Magic Word’ Edie Windsor Says After Supreme Court DOMA Hearing

by David Badash ● 1:47 PM March 27, 2013
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Today, in a press conference after the Supreme Court DOMA hearing, lead plaintiff Edie Windsor told reporters “marriage is a magic word.”

Marriage

Look: DOMA Outside The Supreme Court — 21 Of The Best Photos

by David Badash ● 1:17 PM March 27, 2013
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The images surrounding the Supreme Court DOMA and Prop 8 hearings have been amazing. Here’s a sampling — 21 of the best images taken from outside the Supreme Court.

Marriage

Breaking: DOMA Likely Dead — Reports From Journalists Inside The Supreme Court

by David Badash ● 12:39 PM March 27, 2013
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The Supreme Court just finished hearing oral arguments in the DOMA hearing of Edie Windsor, and by all accounts DOMA will be found unconstitutional and will be struck down.

DOMA

Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer – A Love So Strong It Could Take Down DOMA

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 10:07 AM March 27, 2013
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Today, the Supreme Court considers the case of Edith Windsor V U.S. Take a moment to thank Edie Widsor and Thea Spyer, the two women whose love for one another was so strong it might take down DOMA.

Marriage

Twitter, Disney, Starbucks Among Hundreds Signing Supreme Court Pro-Gay Marriage Brief

by David Badash ● 3:44 PM February 27, 2013
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Almost 300 companies, including beloved iconic American companies like Apple, Twitter, Disney, Starbucks, and Marriott Hotels, have signed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to recognize the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry.

DOMA

DOMA: Supreme Court Doesn’t Have Jurisdiction, House Doesn’t Have Standing Says SCOTUS Lawyer

by David Badash ● 10:30 AM January 25, 2013
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A lawyer hired by the Supreme Court says they don’t have jurisdiction over a DOMA case they agreed to hear, and the House has no right to defend the anti-gay law.

News

House GOP’s Anti-Gay Supreme Court Brief Reads Like 1950′s Racist Propaganda

by David Badash ● 7:00 AM January 24, 2013
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The House GOP yesterday filed a 60-page brief in the Supreme Court that addresses the upcoming DOMA case of Edie Windsor, and it reads like 1950′s propaganda.

DOMA

Republicans File Brief in Support Of DOMA – Gays Are Doing Fine Without Any Help

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 2:14 PM January 23, 2013
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The lawyer retained by House Republicans to defend DOMA has filed his brief in the case, stating the High Court should not intervene because gays are doing just fine fighting for legislative justice on their own.

Legal Issues

Listen: 83-Year OId Edie Windsor ‘Delirious With Joy’ SCOTUS To Hear Her DOMA Case

by David Badash ● 6:37 PM December 8, 2012
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In this audio, Windsor says she’s “delirious with joy” the Court decided to hear her case as she discusses her late wife, Thea Spyer, with whom she spent 40 years.

Legal Issues

LGBT Orgs React To Supreme Court Decision To Hear Two Gay Marriage Cases

by David Badash ● 3:48 PM December 7, 2012

LGBT orgs weigh in on the news the Supreme Court has agreed to hear two iconic same-sex marriage cases, California’s Prop 8 law and the DOMA case of Edie Windsor.

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