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News (USA)
7th Circuit lifts stays, ending Indiana, Wisconsin same-sex marriage bans
CHICAGO — The federal appeals court in Chicago has issued mandates, formally ending the bans on same-sex marriage in Indiana and Wisconsin. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued an order lifting a stay that was in place while the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to hear appeals from Indiana, Wisconsin, and three other…
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News (USA)
Same-sex marriage focus shifts back to district, federal appeals courts
WASHINGTON — A day after the Supreme Court passed on gay marriage appeals and effectively made same-sex marriage legal in 30 states, the federal appeals court in San Francisco struck down gay marriage bans in a decision that could soon allow gay and lesbian couples to wed in five more states.
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News (USA)
Mo. Catholic bishop speaks out against Springfield non-discrimination ordinance
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Missouri bishop said forcing people of faith to recognize same-sex relationships is a form of discrimination and violates their religious freedoms. Bishop James Johnston of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Catholic Diocese issued a letter opposing the proposed expansion of Springfield’s nondiscrimination ordinance…
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Life
Fight or flee? The GOP grapples with same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — It took just a few words for the Supreme Court to deal with the question of whether gay marriage is legal. For Republicans thinking about running for the White House in 2016, it won’t be that easy. The court’s decision Monday to reject appeals from five states that sought to prohibit same-sex marriage reignited a debate inside the GOP…
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Life
Fischer: Gay marriage decision the ‘Roe v. Wade of sodomy based marriage’
To say that anti-gay Religious Right groups are furious with the U.S. Supreme Court would be a massive understatement and nobody was more livid about it than the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer, who spent two segments of his radio program today blasting the Court for having now issued the “de facto Roe vs. Wade of sodomy-based…
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News (USA)
Pennsylvania state legislature advances LGBT-inclusive hate crimes bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Legislation to expand Pennsylvania’s hate crimes law to include sexual orientation and gender identity advanced in the state legislature on Monday. In a bipartisan vote, the House Judiciary Committee approved the measure 19-4 following a renewed push Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Philadelphia), the bill’s sponsor, in the wake of a brutal attack …
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Commentary
The memory and meaning of Matthew Shepard, 16 years later
On October 7, 1998, Aaron Kreifels was riding his bike through a field in Wyoming. He wasn’t expecting that day to be different from any other beautiful sunny afternoon in the vast plains surrounding Laramie, but that day would change many lives. Aaron spotted what he initially thought was a scarecrow next to a fence. Then he noticed a glisten of blood…
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News (USA)
N.C. same-sex marriage advocates seek immediate ruling to overturn ban
RALEIGH, N.C. — Same-sex marriage advocates in North Carolina say they will ask a federal judge to quickly strike down the state’s ban following the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear appeals of the issue. American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina legal director Chris Brook said the group will file a request Monday seeking an immediate …
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Life
NOM vows to ‘devote all our energy and resources’ to fight same-sex marriage
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, reacts to Monday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to not hear appeals in same-sex marriage cases from five states.
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News (USA)
Virginia AG officiates as marriage plaintiffs renew wedding vows
RICHMOND, Va. — In an emotional ceremony in front of the John Marshall Courthouse in downtown Richmond, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring renewed the vows of two of the plaintiffs who successfully challenged the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. “This is the outcome we have hoped for,” said Herring, who stated just days after taking office …