Tag Archives: marriage equality
Houston City Employees are Fighting to Uphold Marriage Equality in Texas
Couples turn to the federal courts after Texas’ highest court ruled against benefits for same-sex spouses of government employees.
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage across the country, Texas couples are still fighting for marriage...Read More
About Those Nondiscrimination Ordinances…
Even in cities with nondiscrimination ordinances that include sexual orientation and gender identity, LGBT people aren’t really protected, according to Rebecc...Read More
Gay Republican County Clerk Proudly Issues Same-Sex Marriage Licenses in Conservative Paris, Texas
While some Texas county clerks are still refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, one openly gay official in conservative Lamar County says he w...Read More
Gay Marriage Ruling Offers Hope to Transgender Widow
Transgender widow Nikki Araguz Loyd is hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of same-sex marriage will help resolve her case and grant her the r...Read More
UPDATED: Dallas County Clerk Changes Course, Says He’ll Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
While Texas officials have been dragging their feet on changing the language of marriage license applications, Dallas County clerk now says he'll issue license...Read More
Forms Could Pose Obstacle To Gay Marriage In Texas
Texas officials could drag their feet on changing the language of marriage license applications, which now say "male" and "female," to stall gay marriage....Read More
Signorile Warns LGBT Community to Resist ‘Victory Blindness’
Despite enormous gains, Michelangelo Signorile warns the LGBT community of rabid homophobia in America and a backlash brewing in the fight for full equality....Read More
Texas Should Stand Tall for Equality
Marriage equality for lesbian and gay Americans is almost decided as a matter of national policy. Thirty-six states have it, and given recent remarks by Justice...Read More
Texas Will Have Gay Marriage Before Easter, Attorney For Same-Sex Couples Predicts
Same-sex marriage will arrive in Texas before Easter, according to an attorney for two couples who are challenging the state’s marriage bans in federal court....Read More