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:Eric Ethington (Author) | September 14, 2011
Utah – We’re familiar with the unbelievably biased redistricting processed in Utah, during the last round 10 years ago even the nation Republican Party laughed at what the Utah GOP was able to get away with. But this time, the Utah Democrats are fighting back and the Republicans are pissed. The last redistricting process saw [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 7, 2011
Chicago, Illinois – The ACLU is defending a ruling made by a lower court at the 7th Circuit Appellate Court which states that Wisconsin cannot deny medically necessary hormone treatments to prison inmates. Full press release below. A lower court has already overturned a new Wisconsin law which was aimed specifically at transgender inmates by [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 1, 2011
Champlin, Minnesota – A lesbian couple at Champlin Park High School overcame the odds after they were voted as royalty for a school dance but the school refused to allow them to attend together. After multiple lawsuits were threatened, the pair attended the dance amidst cheers from classmates. I read the first part about this [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 31, 2011
Nantes, France – Didier Jambart is suing GlaxoSmithKline, claiming that their Parkinson medication turned him into a gay-sex addict. Now this is just weird.. Of course the man is completely straight right? The lawsuit is for 450k euros, or $610,000 dollars. AFP: The 51-year-old’s lawyers say their client’s behaviour changed radically after he was first [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 21, 2011
Connecticut – The State Supreme Court ruled in favor of two fathers who were denied parental rights by the state after they used a surrogate to give birth to their child. This is being hailed as a huge win for both same sex couples and any other parents that use surrogates. Anthony and Shawn Raftopol [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 20, 2011
France – This week the Constitutional Council (France’s highest court) will hear the case of two women who want to get married. Currently, France offers civil unions but the couple say they are being discriminated against by not being offered the full rights of citizens. Pink News: Corinne Cestino and Sophie Haßlau launched the bid in May [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 19, 2011
Oakland, California – Federal Judge Claudia Wilken has just made a landmark ruling which may destroy many of the provisions within the Defense of Marriage Act. Among other things, she has ruled that state employees can sue the federal government for discrimination against same sex partners. H/T Talk About Equality Despite the Obama Administration’s request [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 18, 2011
The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to hear the appeal of an anti-gay marriage lawsuit brought in Washington DC. An anti-gay pastor has been trying overturn same sex marriage in Washington DC since the law was passed last year. The court hasn’t made any comment on their decision to reject the case, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 12, 2011
New York – Two female gym trainers are suing David Barton and his string of gyms after they were harassed daily on the job and eventually fired for being gay. The two say they were constantly ridiculed, called anti-gay slurs and questioned about their sex lives. Disgusting. Christina Rodino and Deborah Cooke are saying that their [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 11, 2011
Minnesota – All Star golfer Katie Brenny is suing the University of Michigan after she was threatened, harassed and humiliated by the staff of the school for being gay. After being hired to coach the women’s golf team, she was demoted to office work and forbidden to even talk to the team. Everyone was thrilled [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.