Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1386184 2009-11-09T09:36:07-05:00 A Member of the Law Professor Blogs Network TypePad SexualOrientationAndTheLawBloghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes Symposium on law and gender issues for American Indians and immigrants tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01287566b1d7970c 2009-11-09T09:36:07-05:00 2009-11-09T09:36:07-05:00 The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society is seeking original scholarship, from both scholars and practitioners that addresses the intersections of law and gender in the daily lives of two populations, each of which occupies a unique space in... lgbtlaw blogger House-passed health reform bill would bring fairness to taxation of same-sex health benefits tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6628998970b 2009-11-08T09:57:41-05:00 2009-11-08T09:57:41-05:00 A little-noticed provision of the health care reform bill passed Saturday by the House would change the tax treatment of employer-provided health benefits for same-sex spouses and domestic partners, reports the New York Times: Supporters of gay rights have long... lgbtlaw blogger Marriage equality movement ponders future after Maine setback tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a65685d2970b 2009-11-05T09:40:16-05:00 2009-11-05T09:40:16-05:00 On the heels of a 53-47 percent vote in Maine to repeal same-sex marriage, you can find a roundup of news, analysis, and reaction here. -SS lgbtlaw blogger Privacy-in-petitioning debate overshadows Washington state vote on domestic partnership tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6471330970b 2009-11-02T04:00:00-05:00 2009-11-02T04:00:00-05:00 The New York Times reports: On Tuesday, voters in Washington State will decide whether to extend to registered domestic partners the same rights married couples have, short of marriage. But the campaign over the referendum, placed on the ballot by... lgbtlaw blogger Prof. Sherry Colb: hate crimes are not the same as thought crimes tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a643fd7a970b 2009-11-01T07:00:00-05:00 2009-11-01T07:00:00-05:00 FindLaw columnist and Cornell law professor Sherry Colb takes strong issue with a commonly-heard objection to the proposed bill, which President Obama signed this week, that would expand the scope of the federal hate crimes law to encompass hatred based... lgbtlaw blogger Obama lifts ban on entry based on HIV tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6994ec7970c 2009-10-31T08:34:26-04:00 2009-10-31T08:34:26-04:00 President Obama on Friday announced the end of a 22-year ban on travel to the United States by people who had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, fulfilling a promise he made to gay advocates, reports the New... lgbtlaw blogger Argentina considers marriage equality tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a63d2826970b 2009-10-30T08:16:31-04:00 2009-10-30T08:16:31-04:00 The Argentine Congress has opened debate on a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, reports the Associated Press. Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, established its gay-friendly reputation in 2002 by becoming the first Latin American city to legalize same-sex civil unions. In... lgbtlaw blogger Williams Institute (UCLA) program on LGBT domestic violence 10/29 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a61f34ac970b 2009-10-26T18:00:00-04:00 2009-10-26T18:00:00-04:00 The Williams Institute at UCLA Law School will host a training (with CLE credit) this Thursday, Oct. 29, featuring national experts on LGBT domestic violence. Registration and more information are available here. -SS lgbtlaw blogger District of Columbia prepares for marathon hearings on marriage equality tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6768c6c970c 2009-10-26T05:00:00-04:00 2009-10-26T05:00:00-04:00 The D.C. Council's hearing on gay marriage legislation will feature 269 (!) speakers over at least two days of marathon sessions, reports the Washington Examiner. -SS lgbtlaw blogger Researcher maps geography of $ contributions to Prop 8 fight tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a674e6f5970c 2009-10-25T10:31:18-04:00 2009-10-25T10:31:18-04:00 In his paper "Show Me the Money! The Geography of Contributions to California's Proposition 8" in the California Journal of Politics and Policy, Michael Shinn "provides an overview of disclosure with regard to contributions in favor of and against California's... lgbtlaw blogger Senate approves hate crimes legislation, bill goes to Obama tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a66cda92970c 2009-10-22T18:50:55-04:00 2009-10-22T18:50:55-04:00 In a defeat for social conservatives, the Senate passed legislation Thursday that for the first time would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. The measure had already... lgbtlaw blogger Maine girds for Nov. 3 ballot battle over marriage tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a60d380b970b 2009-10-21T12:44:20-04:00 2009-10-21T12:44:20-04:00 The Boston Globe reports: Just six months after Governor John Baldacci signed a law legalizing gay marriage in Maine, voters will decide whether to preserve it, making the state the latest battleground in the national fight over same-sex marriage. For... lgbtlaw blogger Taking on the bad arguments against federal hate crimes legislation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64a84ed970c 2009-10-19T15:00:00-04:00 2009-10-19T15:00:00-04:00 The House voted earlier this month to expand federal hate crimes laws, and the measure would include crimes motivated by sexual orientation. (Here is a backgrounder on the legislation and what it would do.) The Senate is expected to take... lgbtlaw blogger Professor Geof Stone on what Obama should have told gathering of gay advocates tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a647aa6e970c 2009-10-19T05:00:00-04:00 2009-10-19T05:00:00-04:00 University of Chicago law professor Geoffrey Stone offered this script for what President Obama should have told his audience at the Human Rights Campaign's recent annual dinner in Washington. -SS lgbtlaw blogger Justices decline to review case over state bar amicus brief in gay adoption case tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64731f2970c 2009-10-18T09:00:00-04:00 2009-10-18T09:00:00-04:00 The US Supreme Court denied certiorari this week in a case brought by religious conservatives who fought a decision by the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar Association to file an amicus brief in support of a trial court... lgbtlaw blogger Don't ask, don't tell, don't teach: Air Force Academy punishes instructor for discussion on sexual minorities in the military tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a646ec84970c 2009-10-17T10:50:21-04:00 2009-10-17T10:50:21-04:00 From The Palm Center at UC-Santa Barbara: The Palm Center has learned that a Lieutenant Colonel who taught at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, was punished and barred from teaching after she invited three Academy alumni to... lgbtlaw blogger Is the current gay agenda the right agenda? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5ee9bae970b 2009-10-16T19:53:19-04:00 2009-10-16T19:53:46-04:00 Our colleague Ruthann Robson at Con Law Prof has this review of a new article by Libby Adler, The Gay Agenda, 16 Mich. J. Gender & L. 147 (2009), available in draft form on SSRN here, -SS lgbtlaw blogger October Lesbian/Gay Law Notes is available tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5ee2a62970b 2009-10-16T17:32:36-04:00 2009-10-16T17:32:36-04:00 The October edition of Professor Art Leonard's indispensable Lesbian/Gay Law Notes is available here. -SS lgbtlaw blogger How exactly do you "teach gay marriage in the public schools"? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a64283f2970c 2009-10-15T21:07:30-04:00 2009-10-15T21:07:30-04:00 The Bangor Daily News reports on the latest sideshow of irrationality surrounding efforts to repeal marriage equality in Maine. -SS lgbtlaw blogger Lavender Law sessions available for online CLE tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a5e8efce970b 2009-10-15T10:54:20-04:00 2009-10-15T10:54:20-04:00 At its 2009 Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference, the National LGBT Bar Association partnered with Celesq to record three general attendance sessions which focused on the Supreme Court, the LGBT agenda and the Obama administration, and battle for relationship... lgbtlaw blogger