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Married Same-Sex Couples Need Not Be Pre-certified to Adopt Spouse's Child 23 Feb 2009 | 07:34 am
A Monroe County Family Court Judge has ruled that married same-sex couples should be treated like their heterosexual counterparts when one parent wants to adopt the child of the other. Usually, same-s...
Guidance for NY Same-Sex Couples 28 Jan 2009 | 05:27 am
Several advocacy groups have released guidance on how New York State will treat same-sex couples who married out of state. It's available here. It a good summary of where we stand, but please keep in...
Our Long National Nightmare is Finally Coming to an End 6 Nov 2008 | 05:08 am
So many more bloggers more eloquent than I will write about the victory. All I can add is that I am very hopeful that Obama can start to address the big issues in a way that hasn't been done in a gene...
HIV Travel Ban Partly Repealed 1 Aug 2008 | 03:35 am
Yesterday the president signed into law a bill that lifts a ban on immigrants who are HIV-positive. This is welcome news and a huge step in the right direction, but HIV+ travelers are still barred fro...
Circuit Admonishes Immigration Judge for Gay Stereotypes 22 Jun 2008 | 12:59 am
A panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals criticized immigration Judge Alan Vomacka for "inappropriate remarks--which included gratuitous comments on the petitioner's sexuality, as well as unfoun...
CA Supreme Court OK's Same Sex Marriage 16 May 2008 | 06:17 am
Breaking news here.
Lesbian Reaches Settlement With Village Restaurant That Discriminated 14 May 2008 | 12:42 pm
A lesbian who was thrown out of Caliente Cab Company in the Village because the restaurant's bouncer thought she was a male using the women's room reached a settlement with the restaurant today. The b...
NY Times Report on Deaths in Immigration Detention 7 May 2008 | 10:01 am
The Times describes the horrible conditions in jails and other facilities for immigrants being held by the US government, often for minor violations of immigration law. The story, published yesterday,...
7th Cir Rules Anti-Gay T-Shirt Allowed 26 Apr 2008 | 06:18 am
In a very narrow opinion written by Judge Posner of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, an Illinois school district was ordered to allow an anti-gay student activist to wear a t-shirt that reads "Be Hap...
H-1B caps hit 9 Apr 2008 | 07:48 am
Surprising no one, the USCIS announced today that they had hit the limit for H-1B visa for fiscal year 2009. This announcement includes the additional 20,000 master's degree H-1Bs.
