Tag: Marriage Equality
Washington: US Supreme Court examines marriage equality
The Supreme Court appears divided over whether the US Constitution guarantees marriage equality. Pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy seems to have inched cautiously toward legalizing gay nuptials nationwide.
TLDEF Remembers Transgender Families as Supreme Court Takes Up Historic Marriage Equality Cases Today
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) recognizes the transgender families we serve as the Supreme Court today hears challenges to restrictions on the freedom to marry in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Today’s historic proceeding sets the stage for a ruling in June that could bring marriage equality to LGBT people throughout the country, including to the transgender families that have experienced tremendous hardship as a result of discriminatory restrictions on the freedom to marry.
Referendum Affords Unique Chance to Tackle Bullying and Rejection of LGBT Young People
Homophobic bullying is one of the most pervasive forms of bullying in Irish schools, and the marriage equality referendum presents a unique chance to combat it. That’s according to Michael Barron, Founding Director of BeLonG To, who today (27.04.15) spoke at a BeLonG To YES coalition seminar, which also heard from other leading children’s rights and youth experts.
NLI Announces Marriage Equality Referendum Web Archiving Project
The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has yesterday (23.04.15) announced that it is archiving websites related to the upcoming marriage equality referendum.
Youth Experts to Outline Importance of ‘Yes’ Vote in Marriage Equality Referendum
Experts from the country’s leading children’s and youth organisations will gather to highlight the vital importance for young people of a ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming marriage equality referendum on Monday, 27th April, at 9am in Wood Quay Venue (Dublin City Council Civic Offices), Wood Quay, Dublin 8.
Grandmother (89) gives her views on the upcoming #MarRef in Ireland
Grandparents, parents and families were among those attending the launch of the bus tour in Dublin this morning.