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Statement by IGLHRC on the U.S. Supreme Court
For weeks and months to come, Americans will celebrate today’s historic ruling – a dream come true for tens of thousands of LGBTI community members and tens of thousands of their loved ones and extended family, clergy, teachers, employers and allies across the country.
With Sweeping New Ruling, Marriage Equality Must Begin in All 50 States
In a historic 5-4 ruling, today the Supreme Court of the United States found bans on marriage equality to be unconstitutional—and that the fundamental right to marriage is a fundamental right for all. The majority’s opinion, authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, represents a clear mandate for governors, state attorneys general and officials everywhere to cease their attempts to uphold these discriminatory statutes.
New Poll: As Nation Awaits SCOTUS Verdict on Marriage Equality
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released new polling ahead of an expected ruling in the Supreme Court’s case, Obergefell v Hodges, a case that could lead to nationwide marriage equality.
Jeb Bush Launches Campaign Days Before SCOTUS Ruling on Marriage Equality: Where Does He Stand?
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made his long-expected campaign launch official today, entering the race just days before the U.S. Supreme Court is widely expected to issue its ruling in Obergefell v Hodges — a case that could lead to nationwide marriage equality. During the lead-up to his campaign launch, Bush has expressed support for “traditional marriage,” and has pointedly refused to say if he would consider a Supreme Court decision in favour of marriage equality final and decline efforts to reverse it.
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.