Category: LGBTQ+
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Arizona VA Open to all LGBTQ+
Veterans with LGBT and related identities face increased health risks and unique challenges in accessing quality healthcare. The VA strives to be a national leader in the provision of health care to Veterans with LGBT and related identities and assure that care is provided in a sensitive, safe environment at VA health facilities nationwide.
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FLASHBACK: KPCC 89.3 – Arizona Same-sex Couples Challenge State Laws
Terry Pochert and Joseph Connolly – Across the country the legal landscape for same-sex marriage is changing, and fast. In the Southwest in recent weeks, courts in New Mexico and Utah have delivered victories to gay marriage proponents. Now in neighboring Arizona, some gay and lesbian couples are challenging their state’s definition of marriage.
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FLASHBACK: Aiken Schenk Attorneys at Law HRC Award
Our lawyer, Shawn Aiken, received the Human Rights Campaign Arizona’s Corporate Equality Award on behalf of his firm, Aiken Schenk Attorneys at Law. Shawn and his team fought tirelessly for Marriage Equality here in Arizona.
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We’ve Got A Long Way To Go
Over the past two decades, the gay rights movement has made significant legal strides in the U.S., securing the right to marry, the right to private sexual relations, and the right to be able to petition local governments for anti-discrimination protection. There are still gaping holes in legal protections LGBTQ people have in the United…
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Amy Coney Barrett’s Ties to Hate Group
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has designated the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) as a hate group. Amy Coney Barrett is known to have ties to this group which “supports the recriminalization of sexual acts between consenting LGBTQ adults; has defended state-sanctioned sterilization of trans people abroad; says LGBTQ people are more likely to engage…