LGBTQ+ – Page 38 – CAHRO – California Association of Human Relations Organizations

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.

Controversial Gay-Parenting Study Is Severely Flawed, Journal’s Audit Finds

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:29+00:00 July 27th, 2012|Education, LGBTQ+|

The peer-review process failed to identify significant, disqualifying problems with a controversial and widely publicized study that seemed to raise doubts about the parenting abilities of gay couples, according to an internal audit scheduled to appear in the November issue of the journal, Social Science Research, that published the study.

Chick-fil-A Thrust Back Into Spotlight on Gay Rights

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:29+00:00 July 26th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

ATLANTA — A Southern-fried chicken sandwich on a soft white bun with a couple of pickle slices is fast becoming the culinary symbol of one of the country’s major social issues.

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Editorial: Boy Scouts’ wrong path

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:30+00:00 July 19th, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

The Boy Scouts of America, an organization once known mainly for welcoming boys to a world of adventure, self-sufficiency and good citizenship, now is more famous for the groups of people it bans: atheists, agnostics and homosexuals.

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Transgender kids get help navigating a difficult path

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:32+00:00 June 15th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

Amber is one of an increasing number who are getting specialized care. The 12-year-old takes puberty-blocking drugs and hopes to have gender reassignment surgery at 16.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-transgender-kids-20120615,0,216229.story

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Black Leaders and Gay Advocates March in Step

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:32+00:00 June 13th, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

For years, gay rights organizations and major civil rights organizations viewed each other warily. African-American leaders often saw the gay rights groups as insensitive to racial concerns, and some resented the movement’s use of civil rights language to make the case for same-sex marriage. Advocates for gay rights, in turn, sometimes blamed socially conservative African-Americans

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Editorial: The Defense of Marriage Act, Exposed

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:32+00:00 June 13th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

A federal district judge in New York ruled last week that the Defense of Marriage Act violates the Constitution by requiring the plaintiff to pay federal estate tax on her same-sex spouse’s estate, even though opposite-sex spouses are exempt. It follows a string of other rulings striking down the law in a federal appeals court,

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Op-Ed: Dad and dad vs. mom and dad

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:29:32+00:00 June 13th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

The claims Mark Regnerus makes about his findings on gay parenting play into a pattern of conservative scholars and activists misinterpreting the data on LGBT families.

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Same-Sex Marriage Issue Moves Closer to Justices

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:41+00:00 June 6th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

The likelihood that the Supreme Court will weigh in on same-sex marriage in the coming year grew markedly on Tuesday when a federal appeals court rejected a request to review its own recent ruling throwing out a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California.

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Antonio Villaraigosa has supported gay marriage for many years

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:41+00:00 June 6th, 2012|Intergroup Relations, LGBTQ+|

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and President Obama now agree on gay marriage. But Villaraigosa’s view puts him at odds with some Latinos, and the issue could cost the Democrats votes.

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Proposition 8 same-sex marriage fight headed to U.S. Supreme Court

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:41+00:00 June 6th, 2012|LGBTQ+|

U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals votes not to review smaller panel’s overturning of California’s gay marriage ban. High court is expected to review Prop. 8 this fall.

Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop-8-20120606,0,2755661.story

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