With Wednesday’s announcement by President Obama, marriage equality has gone mainstream. No longer an issue for the left side of the Democratic party, equality is now the party line. In his interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, Obama confirmed that his “personal” view is that same-sex couples should be able to marry under the law.
For years, progressive politicians have had the leeway to have their cake and eat it too, advocating for equality through civil unions but drawing the line at the word “marriage,” as if the core problem for gay couples was access to insurance benefits or hospital visitation.
But the broad balance beam of “civil unions” has narrowed over the last few years into an impossible tightrope. After all the court cases, all the campaigns and all the public debate, no one can seriously deny that the word “marriage” is part and parcel...
DOMA Continues to Threaten LGBTQ Military Families
By Dennis McMillan Published: May 3, 2012
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) on May Day fired back at Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and his Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) for their request to intervene in McLaughlin v. U.S., the landmark federal court case filed in October 2011 by eight married gay and...
NCLR Celebrates 35 Years
Published: May 3, 2012
This Saturday, the National Center for Lesbian Rights celebrates its 35th anniversary. In honor of that milestone and the organization’s decades of tireless support for our community, the Bay Times is presenting this special commemorative issue.
NCLR was founded in 1977, when the brave and determined...
