US officer discharged under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' to be reinstated as DOJ appeals
US Air Force Major Margaret Witt, who was discharged under the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) policy, will become the first openly gay person to serve in the US military after...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday over a US military policy that cuts the separation pay of honorably discharged gay and lesbian service members in half. The...
Rights groups file lawsuits challenging Defense of Marriage Act
The Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) . In GLAD's lawsuit [text, PDF; press...
Florida AG declines to appeal decision striking down gay adoption ban
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced Friday that his office will not appeal a decision by Florida Third District Court of Appeals striking down the state's prohibition against adoption by...
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Friday ordered that a US Air Force officer be reinstated after being previously discharged under the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT)...
Florida's Third District Court of Appeal on Wednesday struck down a state law prohibiting gay couples from adopting, finding that it failed rational basis review and violated the state constitution's equal protection clause....
The US State Department (DOS) on Monday released a report on human rights in the US, which was presented to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) last week. The...
Obama extends additional benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered executive agencies to offer greater benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees and their children, expanding benefits to their allowable limits under federal law. The Defense of Marriage Act...
An Arkansas judge ruled Friday that a state law prohibiting all unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children violates the Arkansas Constitution . Critics claimed that the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act of 2008 [ACLU...
Obama expands hospital visitation rights to same-sex couples
US President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to expand the rights of patients and non-related visitors in hospitals that receive funding from Medicaid and...
