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Gay rights organization files federal lawsuit challenging W.Va.’s ban on same-sex marriage - The Washington Post
the battle for equality is afoot, cant go a couple days without equality fights popping up.
so lets reflect, as far as i know
PA, NJ, HI, Va(just today also link below), NM and now WV are some of the states in line with lawsuits pending, soon to be filed. or legislation/rulings in the works.
Prop. 8 legal team joins fight against Virginia's gay marriage ban - latimes.com
Lawsuit gets boost to fight gay marriage ban in Virginia - Washington Times
The fall of DOMA started the ball rolling faster than expected and once again its the BANS that are going to HELP equality win. Sweet irony
back up link: National gay rights group to file W.Va. lawsuit* - News - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports -[h=1]Gay rights organization files federal lawsuit challenging W.Va.’s ban on same-sex marriage[/h]A national gay rights organization sued the state of West Virginia over its ban on same-sex marriages Tuesday, declaring its Defense of Marriage Act a violation of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
New York-based Lambda Legal filed the complaint in U.S. District Court in Huntington on behalf of three same-sex couples and the child of one couple. It filed a similar lawsuit last month challenging Virginia’s ban on gay marriages.
In the West Virginia case, Lambda Legal argues the state’s ban unfairly discriminates against same-sex couples and their children. The organization says its clients are denied the legal sanction, societal respect, financial protections and other support that marriage gives to heterosexual couples.
The group also contends the law violates constitutionally guaranteed rights to equal protection under the law and sends a message that gay men, lesbians and their children are second-class citizens “without any compelling, important or even legitimate justification.”
the battle for equality is afoot, cant go a couple days without equality fights popping up.
so lets reflect, as far as i know
PA, NJ, HI, Va(just today also link below), NM and now WV are some of the states in line with lawsuits pending, soon to be filed. or legislation/rulings in the works.
Prop. 8 legal team joins fight against Virginia's gay marriage ban - latimes.com
Lawsuit gets boost to fight gay marriage ban in Virginia - Washington Times
The fall of DOMA started the ball rolling faster than expected and once again its the BANS that are going to HELP equality win. Sweet irony
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