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Lesbian whose longtime partner died before they could marry is entitled to social security benefits
Her partner passed away years before Washington state recognized marriage equality in 2012.
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Gay widower wins historic victory for Social Security benefits in federal court
They were together for 43 years, but the Social Security Administration said that only the last 6 months of their relationship counted.
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Idaho passed 2 anti-transgender laws during the pandemic. It’s getting sued for both of them.
The state’s governor said that the laws were “common sense,” even as one of them flouts a previous federal court ruling.
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Federal court demands the military turn over secret documents about the trans military ban
The documents might prove that Trump wasn’t thinking about anything but discrimination when he made up the trans military ban.
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A lesbian widow was denied Social Security survivor benefits
She was with her partner for 27 years. But since they couldn’t get married before her partner died of cancer, she’s being denied benefits.
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Supreme Court allows Trump’s ban on trans military members to go into effect
Trump’s ban on transgender people from the military can start while court cases challenging it work their way through the system.
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Several LGBTQ rights cases are headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court this year
The SCOTUS will likely hear as many as nine cases affecting LGBTQ people in 2019.
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They were together 43 years but Social Security won’t let this gay widower claim spousal benefits
After losing the love of his life, the government is causing him even more pain.
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Hawaii’s Supreme Court rejects religious excuse for discrimination against lesbians
A B&B owner refused to rent the couple a room, saying homosexuals “defile the land.”
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Federal courts are standing up to Trump & Sessions’ anti-transgender agenda
Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions may be anti-trans, but federal courts aren’t playing along.
