same sex marriage
More progress on marriage equality
Virginia’s attorney general has become the latest to conclude that his state’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional. As WRAL.com reports: “Following a seismic political shift in Virginia’s top elected offices, the new attorney general has concluded that the state’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional and he will no longer defend it in federal […]
Not too late to make today’s luncheon on the rights of same-sex parents
Online registration is closed, but you can still make today’s Crucial Conversation luncheon: “Parents in life, strangers on paper: How North Carolina laws barring second-parent adoption and marriage for same-sex couples jeopardize families and their children.” The event will take place 12:00 noon (box lunches will be available at 11:45 a.m.) at the Center for Community Leadership Training […]
State ACLU to challenge ban on same-sex marriage
In a statement released this morning, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) announced that they would challenge the state’s ban on same sex marriage by amending a federal lawsuit pending here concerning a ban on second parent adoptions. The move comes on the same day as similar […]