Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Speed Read: An Oscar dedication
Oscar winner Jared Leto dedicated his Academy Award "to those of you who have ever felt injustice because of who you are and who you love." The Mississippi House Judiciary Committee is expected to take up a religious bias bill
Speed Read: Michigan parents on trial
MICHIGAN MARRIAGE TRIAL CONTINUES: A federal judge in Detroit heard testimony Thursday that the U.S. is becoming more accepting of same-sex couples but that “There is not complete acceptance by any means.” Williams Institute scholar Gary Gates was the only
Kentucky ordered to honor out-of-state marriages
A federal judge in Kentucky today ordered the state to recognize marriage licenses obtained by same-sex couples from other states.
Brewer vetoes Arizona religious bias bill
Republican Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed the religious bias bill. Nearly all political pundits were predicting she would veto the bill allowing people to discriminate based on self-claimed religious beliefs.
Federal judge says Texas marriage ban ‘demeans’ gays for ‘no legitimate reason’
A federal judge in San Antonio, Texas, ruled Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution and demeans the dignity of gay couples “for no legitimate reason.”
Speed Read: Michigan trial begins today
MICHIGAN TRIAL STARTS TODAY: A federal judge in Detroit will begin hearing testimony today in a lesbian couple’s challenge to the state law banning same-sex couples from marrying. The case, DeBoer v. Michigan, started out as a lawsuit to challenge
Speed Read: Bias bill is pro-gay?
Proponents of a stalled religious bias bill in Kansas are sending out letters claiming the bill helps LGBT people. Uganda's president announced this morning he would sign the parliament's Anti-Homosexuality Act this morning. Big television campaign being launched today.
Speed Read: Arizona OKs religious bias
Arizona's legislature yesterday became the first to clear a bill to allow people to discriminate against others by claiming to have a religious belief that requires them to do so. Maine's House joined its Senate in killing a similar measure.
Speed Read: Arizona joins a trend
The Arizona Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that allows people to claim a religious belief in order to discriminate based on sexual orientation; the state House is expected to consider the bill today. A federal judge in Virginia ponders
