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Lesbian couple denied driver’s licenses because their marriage is ‘not recognized’
Two Souix Falls women who were legally married in Iowa last October, have been refused driver’s licenses in their married name, because, according to the state, their union is not recognized in South Dakota.
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Pentagon prepares to implement DADT; Appeals court rejects DOJ motion to suspend case
It has been just over a month since President Obama signed the bill to repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members. And Pentagon officials on Friday they think they may be ready to begin implementation of the new law within the year.
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U.S. Senate confirms Chai Feldblum to EEOC
In one of its last acts of the current session, the U.S. Senate last week confirmed the nomination of long-time lesbian activist Chai R. Feldblum to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Mother of gay teen who committed suicide speaks out on anti-gay bullying
Seth Walsh, a California teen who spent 9 days on life support after attempting suicide over relentless bullying because he was gay, died Sept 28. Now, Seth’s mother, Wendy Walsh, has teamed up with the ACLU to help make a difference in the lives of LGBT youth facing harassment.
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Surviving partner of state trooper files suit over denial of survivor benefits
The surviving domestic partner of a gay Missouri state trooper killed in the line of duty has filed a lawsuit against the agency’s pension system, claiming its policy for survivors’ benefits discriminates against gay couples.
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High school student, ACLU beat school censorship over ‘marriage is so gay’ t-shirt
A Colorado high school has reversed its decision banning students from wearing “marriage is so gay” t-shirts. The school recently banned the pro-gay marriage shirts, but allowed anti-abortion shirts.
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ACLU files suit over Pentagon policy of cutting gay soldiers’ separation pay in half
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of New Mexico have filed a class action lawsuit challenging the Defense Department’s policy of cutting in half the separation pay of service members who have been honorably discharged for being gay.
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Montana Attorney General seeks to dismiss gay rights lawsuit
Montana’s Attorney General has filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at granting same-sex couples the same legal rights as married couples. Spousal benefits are limited by definition to married couples, and the Montana Constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, said AG Steve Bullock.
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Same-sex couples file two new suits challenging ‘Defense of Marriage Act’
Two new lawsuits were filed Tuesday in federal courts in Connecticut and New York on behalf of gay and lesbian couples in four states, challenging the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies federal benefits to married gay couples.
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Florida child welfare agency will not appeal ruling to allow gay adoptions
Florida will cease to enforce its ban gay adoptions, as the Department of Children and Families announced Tuesday that it would not appeal the September decision by the Third District Court of Appeals that the ban was unconstitutional.