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LGBTQ+-related laws include but are not limited to: government recognition of same-sex relationships, LGBT adoption, sexual orientation and military service, immigration equality, anti-discrimination laws, hate crime laws regarding violence against LGBT people, sodomy laws, anti-lesbianism laws, and higher ages of consent for same-sex activity.

British Plan for Gay Marriage Would Exclude Anglican Church

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-14T16:25:17+00:00 December 14th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

The government’s plan to legalize same-sex marriages before a general election in 2015 took an unexpected turn on Tuesday with an announcement that the Church of England, England’s most populous faith, will be forbidden by the new law from marrying same-sex partners, while other religious groups that favor the change, including Quakers, Unitarians and liberal

Evangelical College’s Chief Says There Are No Gay Students on His Campus

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-14T16:20:04+00:00 December 14th, 2012|Education, LGBTQ+|

Patrick Henry College has never claimed to be a gay-friendly campus, but could a gay student even exist at the evangelical Christian institution? Michael P. Farris, the Virginia College’s chancellor, has his doubts.

Read in The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/Evangelical-Colleges-Chief/136299/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Editorial: The ‘animus’ of Justice Scalia

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-13T16:43:58+00:00 December 13th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

His arguments in gay rights cases betray an animosity toward homosexuals.

U. of Iowa Will Ask Applicants if They ‘Identify With’ the Gay Community

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-13T16:13:43+00:00 December 13th, 2012|Education, LGBTQ+|

Last week the University of Iowa added an optional question to its application for undergraduate admission: “Do you identify with the LGBTQ Community?” The university has also given applicants a third gender option, allowing prospective undergraduates and graduate students to identify themselves as “transgender” instead of “male” or “female.”

Scalia defends comparing laws against homosexuality to murder

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-12T17:24:08+00:00 December 12th, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

Confronted by a gay student at Princeton University, Justice Antonin Scalia defended his past writings comparing laws against homosexuality to those prohibiting bestiality and murder, saying he was arguing that many laws are based on society’s moral feelings.

Editorial: Next Civil Rights Landmark

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-10T19:52:44+00:00 December 10th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

Fifty-eight years after it banned discrimination in public education, the Supreme Court has set the stage for the defining civil rights decision of this era — agreeing to hear two cases challenging laws that define marriage to exclude couples of the same sex. To us, and a growing number of Americans, the right course seems

Same-Sex Issue Pushes Justices Into Overdrive

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-10T19:49:29+00:00 December 10th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

WASHINGTON — Life moves fast these days, and so does the law.

In the civil rights era, the Supreme Court waited decades to weigh in on interracial marriage. On Friday, by contrast, the court did not hesitate to jump into the middle of one of the most important social controversies of the day, agreeing to hear

Supreme Court showdown expected over gay rights decisions

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-10T18:42:48+00:00 December 10th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

Conservative giants Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia are likely to be on opposing sides when the justices rule on marriage and federal benefits.

Justices Consider Same-Sex Marriage Cases for Docket

By Carmen Chandler| 2012-12-07T17:56:32+00:00 December 7th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

At their private conference on Friday morning at the Supreme Court, the justices are considering whether to add one or more cases concerning same-sex marriage to the docket. The court may issue its decision as early as Friday afternoon.

Fate of conversion therapy ban unclear after 2nd judge weighs in

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T17:12:26+00:00 December 5th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

The fate of the state’s new law banning gay-conversion therapy for underage Californians is uncertain after a federal judge said it may infringe on free-speech rights — and a second jurist disagreed.