Category: Marriage Equality
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Arizona’s Marriage Equality Lawsuit Timeline
The Plaintiffs Fight for Equality in Arizona Joseph Connolly and Terrel L. Pochert; Suzanne Cummins and Holly N. Mitchell; Clark Rowley and David Chaney; R. Mason Hite IV and Christopher L. Devine; Meagan and Natalie Metz; Renee Kaminski and Robin Reece; Jeffrey Ferst and Peter Bramley. Case No. 2:14-cv-00024-JWS February 10, 2014 – Amended Complaint…
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Illinois – Peoria Journal Star
It is so ordered. Same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide Friday as a divided Supreme Court handed a drowning victory to the gay rights movement, setting off a jubilant cascade of long-delayed weddings in states where they had been forbidden.[efn_note]Mark Sherman, The Associated Press, Peoria Journal Star, June 27, 2019 – Supreme Cour…
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This Could Be Our Next President if Trump is Impeached
“Governor” Mike Pence (R-IN) in an interview on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Eight times he refused to say if he opposed discrimination against gays and Lesbians. [ultimate_video_player id=”14″]
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Glad.org – Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez
Beatrice’s parents left Cuba for the United States before she was born, leaving behind everything to ensure a future of freedom and opportunity for their children. Melba left Cuba in 1979, in search of freedom and prosperity for herself and her future family. Fairness, equality, and family are at the heart of their American dream—a…
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It began with a simple question.
[ultimate_video_player id=”12″] In December 2013, as Shawn Aiken and his wife arrived at their church in Tempe, Arizona, Joe Connolly, a fellow church member, asked Shawn whether he knew any lawyers who might be interested in challenging Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage. Shawn discussed the case with his family and decided that he did know…