Archive for February 2011
UK govt makes it official: Full Gay Marriage to be legal
The UK’s odd-couple coalition government of Liberal Democrats and Conservatives is pushing ahead with plans to allow gay couples to marry. As a first step civil partnerships will now be able to take place in religious buildings
ACLU Project to Assess LGBT Web Filtering in Schools
The American Civil Liberties Union–or ACLU–has launched a new campaign to try and stop school officials from filtering out LGBT Web content from their campus browsers.
SLDN Urges Pentagon & White House to Help Gay Troops
As officials work to effectively end the ban on openly gay military service, one activist group is still asking the White House and the Pentagon for help in protecting both current and former LGBT troops.
Freedom to Marry Launches Valentine’s Education Campaign
Gay rights group Freedom to Marry is launching a national education campaign — including television advertising — to increase support for marriage equality among everyday Americans.
LGBT Immigration Group Wins Record Number of Cases
A national organization that helps LGBT and HIV-infected immigrants seeking asylum in the United States says it won a record number of cases last year.
Lambda Legal & IN District Settle Over Trans Student Case
An Indiana School District has settled its case with a transgender student who was barred from attending her prom in a dress.