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    May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Iowa court: Married same-sex parents must be on birth certificate

    Iowa parents in same-sex marriages must be allowed to have both their names listed on their newborn’s birth certificate, the state’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled.
    Iowa parents in same-sex marriages must be allowed to have both their names listed on their newborn’s birth certificate, the state’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled. Officials with the state’s Department of Public Health have...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Family, Gays and Lesbians

    2. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'

    National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay.
    National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...

    Tags: National Basketball Association, Basketball, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Sports Illustrated

    3. Mar 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. A power play on the dance floor unsettles the score

    Being swirled around the ballroom was different from how I approached life: in control. But there I was, being blindly guided to step, turn, twirl and dip to changing tempos.
    Being swirled around the ballroom was different from how I approached life: in control. But there I was, being blindly guided to step, turn, twirl and dip to changing tempos. "There should be absolutely no jerking of the body," the dainty instructor...

    Tags: Dance, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Human Rights, Politics

    4. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage

    WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support.
    WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...

    Tags: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Justice and Rights, Thomas R. Carper, Barack Obama, Human Rights

    5. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Gay marriage gets its day in court and on the Web

    Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in California became a spectacle both in D.C. and on the Web.
    This post has been updated, as indicated below.
    Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in California became a spectacle both in D.C. and on the Web. In Washington, demonstrators expressed both opposition to and support of same-sex...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Mark R. Warner, Government, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Brian Schatz

    6. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Supreme Court turns to Defense of Marriage Act today

    The day after hearing arguments over the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court will continue to wade into the issue of gay rights Wednesday as it hears a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
    The day after hearing arguments over the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court will continue to wade into the issue of gay rights Wednesday as it hears a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. As Times...

    Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Crime, Law and Justice, Media Industry, Justice System, Gavin Newsom

    7. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. At the Supreme Court, arguments on gay marriage inside and out

    WASHINGTON — With arguments underway Wednesday in the Supreme Court over whether the federal government should recognize gay marriage, activists on both sides of the debate competed for eardrums outside by cranking up the volume of protest songs coming from boom boxes.
    WASHINGTON — With arguments underway Wednesday in the Supreme Court over whether the federal government should recognize gay marriage, activists on both sides of the debate competed for eardrums outside by cranking up the volume of protest songs...

    Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Minority Groups, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Family

    8. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Hillary Rodham Clinton announces support for same-sex marriage

    WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton, free to dip her toe in the water of domestic politics after four years as the nation’s chief diplomat, joined other leading Democrats in endorsing same-sex marriage.
    WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton, free to dip her toe in the water of domestic politics after four years as the nation’s chief diplomat, joined other leading Democrats in endorsing same-sex marriage. Clinton’s announcement –...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Hillary Clinton, Family

    9. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Jeanne Manford dies at 92; co-founder of group for parents of gays

    Her message was as simple as it was powerful, a quiet, courageous statement of unconditional love.
    Her message was as simple as it was powerful, a quiet, courageous statement of unconditional love. Walking alongside her son in an early New York City gay pride parade in 1972, elementary school teacher Jeanne Manford carried a sign she had written...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians

    10. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Chuck Hagel's mea culpa to the LGBT community

    A few days ago there was speculation that President Obama would introduce two Cabinet nominees last week -- Sen. John Kerry for secretary of State and former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska for secretary of Defense. But Kerry stood alone with Obama on Friday. Does that mean that the president is caving to criticism of Hagel from supporters of Israel and, more recently, from gay-rights supporters offended by comments Hagel made in 1998 about a gay nominee for an ambassadorship?
    A few days ago there was speculation that President Obama would introduce two Cabinet nominees last week -- Sen. John Kerry for secretary of State and former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska for secretary of Defense. But Kerry stood alone with...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Minority Groups, Judaism, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief

    11. Nov 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Fitting allies: Timeline on fashion industry's support for gay rights

    Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita's Tie the Knot bow ties are not the first product to emerge from the intersection of fashion and the marriage movement. Here's a brief timeline of other recent occasions when the fashion industry showed its support for gay rights:
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita's Tie the Knot bow ties are not the first product to emerge from the intersection of fashion and the marriage movement. Here's a brief timeline of other recent occasions when the fashion industry showed its support...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Father's Day, Amazon.com Inc., Martin O'Malley, Human Rights

    12. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Election shows country is changing, gay marriage advocates say

    Same-sex marriage advocates are reveling in their four victories at the ballot box after 32 straight defeats, calling the results in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington on Tuesday a sea change for the gay rights movement.
    Same-sex marriage advocates are reveling in their four victories at the ballot box after 32 straight defeats, calling the results in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington on Tuesday a sea change for the gay rights movement. “When the history...

    Tags: Voting, Michael Bloomberg, Justice System, Justice and Rights, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)

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