Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1386184 2009-07-16T11:09:02-04:00 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 Iraq war vet turned congressman mounts campaign to repeal DADT tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115720dbdb0970b 2009-07-16T11:09:02-04:00 2009-07-16T11:09:02-04:00 Rep. Patrick Murphy, an Iraq war veteran and Democratic member of Congress from Pennsylvania, says it is time to end the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. "We can not afford to wait any longer" for the policy's repeal, Murphy... lgbtlaw blogger Prof is waging a one-man battle against Wisconsin's anti-marriage law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571173d27970c 2009-07-15T23:47:59-04:00 2009-07-15T23:47:59-04:00 Professor Bill McConkey, a political science and communications professor at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and father of a lesbian daughter, is the driving force behind a pending challenge to Wisconsin's constitutional ban on gay marriage that will be heard this... lgbtlaw blogger Bill Clinton supports same-sex marriage tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157206292f970b 2009-07-14T21:03:26-04:00 2009-07-14T21:03:26-04:00 The former president, who signed the Defense of Marriage Act, now says he is “basically in support” of gay marriage. -SS lgbtlaw blogger Massachusetts sues feds over DOMA tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157110528d970c 2009-07-14T17:30:53-04:00 2009-07-14T17:30:53-04:00 In the latest federal lawsuit to challenge the Defense of Marriage Act, the State of Massachusetts claims that Section 3 of DOMA, which decrees that the federal government will not recognize any same-sex marriage, exceeds Congress' authority and interferes with... lgbtlaw blogger Prof. Carlos Ball on 4 reasons for hope about Obama and gay rights tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0115710bf408970c 2009-07-13T23:26:47-04:00 2009-07-13T23:26:47-04:00 In a Huffington Post column, Rutgers law professor Carlos Ball considers the Obama administration's missteps and failures on gay rights and suggests some reasons for hope. Among these are the fact that the next census will count legally married gay... lgbtlaw blogger Law profs analyze "state of the union" for same-sex couples tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571f94730970b 2009-07-12T13:20:04-04:00 2009-07-12T13:20:04-04:00 Law professors Joanna Grossman and Edward Stein begin a three-part series at Findlaw on what they call the "state of the union" on the rights of same-sex couples in the United States. In the first installment, they offer a brief... lgbtlaw blogger Dehli High Court strikes down sodomy law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011571a18d6e970b 2009-07-02T09:25:27-04:00 2009-07-02T09:25:27-04:00 Our colleague Ruthann Robson at the Con Law Blog reports on the decision by the Dehli High Court striking down as unconstitutional a section of the India Penal Code criminalizing sodomy. The decision is available here. -SS lgbtlaw blogger Nunn: time to reconsider DADT tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68360115 2009-06-22T08:27:29-04:00 2009-06-22T08:27:29-04:00 Former senator Sam Nunn, who relied on frankly homophobic arguments against gays in the military during the debate 15 years ago about Don't Ask, Don't Tell, said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that it's time to take another look... lgbtlaw blogger A new gay march on Washington takes shape tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68334303 2009-06-21T12:35:14-04:00 2009-06-21T12:35:14-04:00 The National Equality March is planned for October 11, 2009. Although planning for the march seems to have been spurred in the recent weeks by the Obama administration's delays and missteps in dealing with federal-level gay issues such as the... lgbtlaw blogger Senate Judiciary to hold hearing on hate crimes prevention act tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68318103 2009-06-20T16:43:28-04:00 2009-06-20T16:43:28-04:00 This Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. Attorney General Eric Holder will testify. More information on the hearing is available here. Gay-inclusive federal hate crimes legislation has... lgbtlaw blogger Principle or penance? Obama to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68187429 2009-06-16T22:29:47-04:00 2009-06-16T22:29:47-04:00 Under growing criticism for his administration's defense of DOMA and DADT and its lack of positive action on gay issues, President Obama will sign an order Wednesday extending benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, the AP is reporting.... lgbtlaw blogger PBS Independent Lens tackles Don't Ask, Don't Tell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68181715 2009-06-16T19:45:31-04:00 2009-06-16T19:45:31-04:00 http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/asknot/. Check local listings. -SS lgbtlaw blogger Tied Up with Avery Quinn tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68159855 2009-06-16T09:59:29-04:00 2009-06-16T09:59:29-04:00 If you have wondered why I haven't been posting in quite some time, it is due to the birth of my daughter, Avery Quinn. We are adjusting to life with a newborn ... Many thanks to Steve for keeping up... lgbtlaw blogger Obama administration vigorously defends DOMA in court: it is anti-gay or just politically tone-deaf? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68121419 2009-06-15T10:05:12-04:00 2009-06-15T10:05:45-04:00 Art Leonard at New York Law School, one of the fairest and most astute observers of gay legal developments, has generally counseled patience to those who are growing restless at the Obama administration's missteps and lack of action on gay... lgbtlaw blogger Florida SCt rejects challenge to bar group's amicus brief on gay adoption ban tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67993221 2009-06-11T13:37:59-04:00 2009-06-11T13:37:59-04:00 The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Florida Bar Board of Governors, which earlier this year unanimously approved a request from the group's family law section to file an amicus brief in pending litigation challenging the constitutionality... lgbtlaw blogger Additional insight on this week's denial of cert in the DADT case tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67933333 2009-06-10T09:30:52-04:00 2009-06-10T09:30:52-04:00 Professor Art Leonard has this analysis of the Supreme Court's denial of certiorari in the Pietrangelo case challenging Don't Ask, Don't Tell. In response to an item I had posted elsewhere about the Obama administration's defense of the policy, Art... lgbtlaw blogger Responding to 9th Cir ruling on city resolution, Catholic group lashes out at San Francisco officials, comparing them to Nazis tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67919941 2009-06-09T21:57:55-04:00 2009-06-09T21:57:55-04:00 As the San Francisco Chronicle reports, first the Catholic Church ordered Catholic Charities not to place adoptive children with same-sex couples, saying that allowing gay or lesbian couples to adopt "would actually mean doing violence to these children." Then the... lgbtlaw blogger TIME on Obama's defense of DADT tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67918915 2009-06-09T21:16:19-04:00 2009-06-09T21:16:31-04:00 TIME ponders the gay community's puzzlement and anger over the Obama administration's defense of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: When Barack Obama sought the presidency, he pledged to reverse the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy preventing gays and lesbians from serving... lgbtlaw blogger Senate holds hearings on gay immigration act tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67628349 2009-06-04T10:54:53-04:00 2009-06-04T10:54:53-04:00 The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday held hearings on the Uniting American Families Act, which would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their same-sex partners for family-based immigration. The Washington Blade has coverage here. You can access video from... lgbtlaw blogger New Hampshire becomes 6th state to authorize same-sex marriage tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67611435 2009-06-03T22:07:54-04:00 2009-06-03T22:07:54-04:00 The Boston Globe has a report. Said Governor John Lynch, Today we're standing up for the liberties of same-sex couples by making clear they will receive the same rights, responsibilities, and respect under New Hampshire law.... It is my hope... lgbtlaw blogger