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Florida AG declines to appeal decision striking down gay adoption ban
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced Friday that his office will not appeal a decision by Florida Third District Court of Appeals striking down the state's prohibition against adoption by gay men and women. In September, the distric (More) |
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Federal judge rejects 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' discharge
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Friday ordered that a US Air Force officer be reinstated after being previously discharged under the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) [10 USC § 654; JU (More) |
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Florida appeals court strikes down gay adoption ban
Florida's Third District Court of Appeal on Wednesday struck down a state law prohibiting gay couples from adopting, finding that it failed rational basis review and violated the state constitution's equal protection clause. The case was brought (More) |
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State Department releases UN human rights review
The US State Department (DOS) on Monday released a report [text, PDF; press release] on human rights in the US, which was presented to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) last week. The report was submitted in order to comply with th (More) |
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Obama extends additional benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered executive agencies to offer greater benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees and their children, expanding benefits to their allowable limits under federal law. The Defense of Marriage Ac (More) |
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Arkansas judge strikes down gay adoption ban
An Arkansas judge ruled Friday that a state law prohibiting all unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children violates the Arkansas Constitution . Critics claimed that the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act of 2008 , or Initiated Act I, (More) |
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Obama expands hospital visitation rights to same-sex couples
US President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to expand the rights of patients and non-related visitors in hospitals that receive funding from Medicaid and Medicare . The r (More) |
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Bill to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" introduced in Senate
A bill was introduced Wednesday to the US Senate that would allow gay soldiers to serve openly in the US military. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) introduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 , which would repeal the military's " (More) |
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End to HIV entry ban brings US into compliance with human rights laws
Sara Perle and Samara Fox [Acting Communications Director and Intern, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission]: "The 22-year-old HIV/AIDS ban on the entry into the United States of HIV-positive individuals who are not US citizens e (More) |
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Argentina Supreme Court to review same-sex marriage ban
The Argentine Supreme Court on Tuesday announced that it would rule on the constitutionality of two articles of the Civil Code prohibiting same-sex marriage . The announcement comes one day after National Court Judge Marta Gomez Alsina issued an (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
