When the U.S. Supreme Court did not make a decision Monday on whether to take up the issue of same-sex marriage in California, local wedding planners said one thing is certain: There will be more delays.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/supreme-court-gay-marriage.html
A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing its new ban on therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation of minors from gay to straight.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/12/judge-blocks-ban-on-gay-conversion-therapy.html
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Students at the University of New Mexico may soon be required to take at least one class on diversity.
Read more in Diverse Issues in Higher Education: http://diverseeducation.com/article/49880/
A new age rule for missionaries is a step, Mormon feminists say, but they remain far from the mainstream in a church run by men.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mormon-women-20121203,0,2140975.story
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took no action Monday on the gay marriage cases pending on appeal, putting off a decision at least until Friday.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-pn-gay-marraige-supreme-court-20121203,0,7747039.story
College and university endowments have recovered most of the losses they sustained during the recession, now that the economy has begun to grow. Yet as this year’s high school seniors begin to fill out applications and aid forms, a number of prestigious smaller colleges are straining to meet students’ financial needs. To bridge the gap,
Russlynn H. Ali, who is stepping down as head of the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights and assistant secretary for civil rights, is one of several appointees who served during President Obama’s first term and are now leaving the administration in a postelection turnover.
Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/Leader-of-Departments-Office/136099/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Foes of gay marriage hope U.S. justices will block legalization, while backers are divided on the best route to same-sex unions.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/me-prop8-marriage-20121130,0,41323.story
The suit targets an executive order by Gov. Jan Brewer denying the licenses to young immigrants who received work permits under a new Obama administration program.
Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-arizona-licenses-20121130,0,7863311.story
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan lawmaker who originally authored an anti-gay bill proposing death for some homosexual acts said Friday that a new version of the proposed legislation doesn’t contain the death penalty.
Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/11/30/world/africa/ap-af-uganda-gays.html?hp