— by Zack Ford Dec 8, 2015 4:20 PM Over the past few weeks, several Republican presidential candidates have served up attacks on LGBT people, recommitting themselves to persecution by rolling back gains for equality and enshrining the right to discriminate into law.
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a memo clarifying that all beneficiaries in private Medicare plans have access to equal coverage when it comes to care in a nursing home where their spouse lives. This is the first
Treasury and IRS Announce That All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognized For Federal Tax Purposes; Ruling Provides Certainty, Benefits and Protections Under Federal Tax Law for Same-Sex Married Couples IR-2013-72, Aug. 29, 2013 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury
We need you to act right now and send a message to your Nevada Assemblyperson urging them to support legislation that would begin the multi-year process to repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage and allow all couples in Nevada the right
Listen: Hollingsworth v. Perry (CA Prop 8) Listen: United States v. Windsor (DOMA)
While reading my wall in Facebook this morning, I came across this salient point … — Sarah Wood/Opinionated Democrat “Marriage is a contract. It’s contract law. There are rights which are being granted to some and not others based on bigotry alone. That’s
Please pardon my sarcasm at the ridiculousness of their reasoning: Being gay is not natural. Yeah … like real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester and air conditioning. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay. Gee … I guess
by Robert Reich We’re still legislating and regulating private morality, while at the same time ignoring the much larger crisis of public morality in America. In recent weeks Republican state legislators have decided to thwart the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in “Roe
— by Annie-Rose Strasser, Deputy Managing Editor, ThinkProgress Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether same-sex couples should get the same federal protections and rights that straight couples enjoy. The moment could mark an important tipping point in the history
Whoa … some members of the Republican Party may be seeing the light. In a memorandum sent out by Jan van Lohuizen, a pollster for former President George W. Bush suggesting that Republican candidates should shift the way they discuss same-sex marriage. ************************************************************ “BACKGROUND: In
