Gay and Lesbian Rights

• Gay and lesbian rights

• Gay and Lesbian Rights

The goal of full legal and social equality for gay men and lesbians sought by the gay movement in the United States and other West...

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Fri–Jam

• T: appending transgender equal rights to gay, lesbian and bisexual equal rights.

In recent years, the identity group of transgender persons has been cohering and bringing its concerns to the attention of progressive legal thinkers ...

• Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
• Vol. 19 Nbr. 3, September 2010

• The Road to Enda: A Brief Timeline of Transgender, Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights

July 2: President Johnson signs the "1964 Civil Rights Act" into law. The act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, but does not cover sexual orientation. Sex is added to the bill at the last minute to "poison" it, but it passes nonetheless. Courts later rule that sex does not include transsexuals. May 14: Stonewall Rebellion in New York: "Queens" fight back against police harassment; this clash is widely considered to be the birth of the "Gay Rights" movement. May 14: Representatives Bella Abzug and Ed Koch introduce the first "Gay Rights" bill (H.R. 14752) on the 5th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. The Bill would add "sexual orientation" to the 1964 U.S. Civil Rights Act. "Queens" (transgender) are not covered by...

• Transgender Tapestry
• Nbr. 113, December 2007

• Gays and Lesbians Fight Back - and Win

Since the 1950S, legislative strategists for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights have tried to squeeze their message into an accomodationist framework, suiting up in ties and pearls to tell the public, We're not scary or threatening. After his Senate expulsion, Monserrate publicly compared himself to slain civil rights leaders and to Jesus Christ, accusing the Senate of disenfranchising voters. Because Monserrate's closest ally was New York State's most outspoken anti-marriage legislator, Rev. Rubén Diaz, FBNY anticipated that Monserrate might counter our efforts by decrying the "influence of gay money" to try to arouse anti-gay sentiment among voters.

• Campaigns & Elections
• Vol. 31 Nbr. 5, May 2010

• Boy Scouts of America and Connecticut Rivers Council, Boy Scouts of America, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Nancy Wyman, in Her Capacity as Comptroller of the State of Connecticut and as a Member of the Connecticut State Employee Campaign Committee, Carol Carney, in Her Capacity as Chair of the Connecticut State Employee Campaign Committee, Margaret Diachenko, Richard Edmonds, Paluel Flagg, Christine Fortunato, Burton Gold, Carol Guiliano, Carol Hamilton, Marilyn Kaika, Joan Kelly-Coyle, D'Ann Mazzocca, Bernard Mcloughlin, Michael Nichols, William Phillie, Cheryl Swain, Noel Thomas, in Their Capacities as Members of the Connecticut State Employee Campaign Committee, Defendants-Appellees, Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee, Connecticut Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Civil Rights, Connecticut Women'S Education and Legal Fund, Inc. and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Movants., 335 F.3d 80 (2nd Cir. 2003)

Joseph Rubin, Associate Attorney General, for Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General of Connecticut (William J. Prensky, Assistant Attorney General, on ...

• Federal Circuits

• Gay and Lesbian Rights; a Reference Handbook, 2d Ed.

ISBN: 9781598843064 TITLE: Gay and lesbian rights; a reference handbook, 2d ed. AUTHOR: Newton, David E. PUBLISHER: ABC-CLIO PUBLISH DATE: 2009 PAGES:...

• Reference and Research Book News
• Vol. 25 Nbr. 1, February 2010

• Report on marriage rights for same-sex couples in New York: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committeee on lesbian and gay rights, committee on sex and law and committee on civil rights *.

Editor's Note: The following Report was issued jointly by several committees of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York in May 2001. In it,...

• Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
• Vol. 13 Nbr. 1, January 2004

• Foxwoods Resort Casino Partners with CABO to Recognize and Protect the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Individuals.

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Expands Diversity Awareness through Tribal Law MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxw...

• Business Wire
• June 23, 2010

• An archbishop for all: Desmond Tutu sees gay and lesbian rights as part of the larger struggle in the fight for freedom and dignity for all.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It looked like bad math: four reporters and five cameramen wedged into a small conference room with one renowned South Africa...

• The Advocate. The National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine
• Nbr. 2008, April 2008

• Gay and lesbian workers' rights.

Gay and lesbian workers' rights, by ExxonMobil stockholders for the ninth year in a row, on May 28. Only 40% of shareholder votes were in favor of a r...

• The Advocate. The National Gay & Lesbian Newsmagazine
• Nbr. 2008, April 2008