When Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed, it freed up those in the military serving in silence to come out of the closet without being discharged. However, the ability to serve did not mean equality. Because of the Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex marriages are not recognized by the military for the purposes of equal [...]

Here’s some good news — The Respect for Marriage Act (S. 598), legislation that would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act that was enacted in 1996 will head for markup next month, according to Senator Patrick Leahy, who serves as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Freedom to Marry): “Thousands of loving and committed [...]

Riddle me this. What do you do when your defense of an archaic law is revealed as faulty and containing junk science? Well if you are House of Representative Speaker John Boehner, you increase the dollar amount of this defense. From Think Progress: Earlier this year, Speaker John Boehner’s (R) office announced that American taxpayers [...]

It was nice to step away from the keyboard on Sunday after doing the instant analysis of Barack Obama’s speech at the HRC National Dinner during SiriusXM’s live coverage on Saturday. I put up the transcript once it was available, and then shut off the computer to enjoy a low-humidity, mild temp, clear Sunday here [...]

It’s a great development because, as we’ve seen with the pairing of David Boies and Ted Olson working together to make the conservative case for marriage equality in the courts, party affiliation should not matter on the legislative route. (The Advocate): A bill to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act now has bipartisan support [...]

Crossposted from Republicans for Freedom. I just spent three days receiving training about how great the Family Leave Act is, which allows married couples to take time off work to care for one another in a medical crisis. Every single moment of the training (which was intended to boost morale), reminded me that my marriage [...]

Lots of news today. New York's Attorney General, Eric Scheiderman, filed a friend of the court brief supporting the ACLU's constitutional challenge of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act in Windsor vs. United States. The summary of arguments reads: By refusing to recognize for federal purposes marriages that are valid under state law, DOMA intrudes [...]

"Dr." Marcus Bachmann has finally addressed the media firestorm surrounding his family counseling clinic's efforts to help people "Pray The Gay Away."

Speaking with Minnesota's Star Tribune about the recording that circulated over the last few weeks, Bachmann says it's a myth he ever called homosexuals "barbarians."

DOMA is like a cobra that’s bitten its last seven owners!!!  And it’s looking for a new owner!  Or defending DOMA is.  Or something. “There are things that will happen.  There are things that comes along.  There is a possibility for you and I to understand that same-sex marriage and heterosexual marriage can stand equally [...]

This is from the anti-LGBT Massachusetts Family Institute’s 5.5.10 E-Alert, on the subject of GLAD’s Section 3 challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  The case is being heard in federal district court today (Thursday). “The court should reject this thinly-veiled attempt to impose same-sex marriage on American citizens who have overwhelmingly voted [...]