Feature Story: From excluding an ''avowed homosexual'' from the Boy Scouts of America to striking down ''a law that effectively excludes gay and lesbian people from the institution of civil marriage,'' courts across the nation have handed down decisions in the past decade that shaped political races since 2000 but are likely to have even greater impact over the next decade.
In April of 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, a case challenging whether New Jersey's public accommodations law could prevent the Boy Scouts from kicking out James Dale, a volunteer assistant scoutmaster, because he was gay. Dale lost in a closely divided decision that, less than 10 years later, already shows the passage of time.
It was none less than Chief Justice William Rehnquist who wrote of the fact that Dale was an ''avowed homosexual.'' Justice John Paul Stevens, dissenting in the court's opinion, had to remind the chief justice that ''every state law prohibiting discrimination is designed to replace prejudice with principle.'' ...more
In April of 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, a case challenging whether New Jersey's public accommodations law could prevent the Boy Scouts from kicking out James Dale, a volunteer assistant scoutmaster, because he was gay. Dale lost in a closely divided decision that, less than 10 years later, already shows the passage of time.
It was none less than Chief Justice William Rehnquist who wrote of the fact that Dale was an ''avowed homosexual.'' Justice John Paul Stevens, dissenting in the court's opinion, had to remind the chief justice that ''every state law prohibiting discrimination is designed to replace prejudice with principle.'' ...more
Feature Story: If ever there were a roller-coaster year, 2009 was it. Oh, there were highs, much like the one that helped close out the year with the signing ceremony of the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009. But there were also lows, particularly in the area of crime and punishment -- and others lost by illness or accident.
On either end of the spectrum, 2009 certainly included more than can be contained in these pages. But to help us get where we're going, Metro Weekly offers at least a partial look back on 2009. For some it's worth a pat on the back. Others may be embittered remembering some of what the LGBT community has endured in 2009.
Whatever this brief retrospective leaves you with, Metro Weekly wishes you a happy and rewarding 2010. ...more
On either end of the spectrum, 2009 certainly included more than can be contained in these pages. But to help us get where we're going, Metro Weekly offers at least a partial look back on 2009. For some it's worth a pat on the back. Others may be embittered remembering some of what the LGBT community has endured in 2009.
Whatever this brief retrospective leaves you with, Metro Weekly wishes you a happy and rewarding 2010. ...more
News: ''By not fully asserting ourselves and trying to get the license, we would be agreeing with society that our relationship is less than other marriages.''
Nearly 20 years ago, that's how Craig Dean made the case for marriage equality, filing a legal challenge when he and his partner, Patrick Gill, were denied a marriage license from the D.C. Clerk of Court.
Dean and Gill were in their 20s, activists who received the ire of the gay and lesbian establishment for bringing such a case, here, at that time. The executive director of Lambda Legal Defense Fund was described in The Washington Post as ''the couple's most outspoken critic.'' ...more
Nearly 20 years ago, that's how Craig Dean made the case for marriage equality, filing a legal challenge when he and his partner, Patrick Gill, were denied a marriage license from the D.C. Clerk of Court.
Dean and Gill were in their 20s, activists who received the ire of the gay and lesbian establishment for bringing such a case, here, at that time. The executive director of Lambda Legal Defense Fund was described in The Washington Post as ''the couple's most outspoken critic.'' ...more
Soap website Daytime Confidential has ranked its top ten soap couples of the year, and in a first, a same-sex couple has topped the list, and taken second. 
 The US copyright holder for the Sherlock Holmes books says if director Guy Ritchie plans to explore a sexual relationship between Holmes and Watson, she won’t allow a sequel. 
Casey Johnson, the troubled heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and reported fiancé to reality star Tila Tequila, was found dead Monday morning in Los Angeles. 
Gay activist Wayne Besen predicts James Dobson is about to escalate his anti-gay message
Blagojevich, Strawberry and Lauper among new season's contestants on 'Celebrity Apprentice'
Director Alan Ball's third season of 'True Blood' will add another gay character
Gay activist Wayne Besen predicts James Dobson is about to escalate his anti-gay message
Blagojevich, Strawberry and Lauper among new season's contestants on 'Celebrity Apprentice'
Director Alan Ball's third season of 'True Blood' will add another gay character
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