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From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
Michigan says that they don’t want to let gay people get married because that would be demeaning to gay people.
Kentucky says that their marriage ban isn’t discriminatory, since LGBTs are free to get straight-married.
Ohio wants to maintain its marriage ban out of concern for the people who voted for it.
And Tennessee is just fixated on sex.
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
Texas has won the right to have gays and lesbians fired for taking medical leave.
The state’s also working on a sneaky work-around to stop marriage equality, just in case the Supreme Court overturns the state’s ban.
And Alabama officials says that maybe gays and lesbians don’t want to get married after all.
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
It’s been nearly two months since marriage was supposed to start in Alabama, and the state still doesn’t have its act together.
Texas just filed a lawsuit to prevent gays and lesbians from taking family medical leave.
And it’s going to take at least five different bills to overturn Michigan’s marriage ban.
Via the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
Texas is pushing a proposed law that would let the state overrule the Supreme Court. There’s just one problem: they can’t actually do that.
“Alabama judges have decided that they don’t have to obey federal courts either, except that in reality, they do.
“And Oklahoma politician wants to switch from marriage licenses to marriage certificates, which would accomplish … not very much.”
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
The Alabama Supreme Court just went rogue on marriage, and that has George Takei pretty annoyed.
Hundreds of Republicans just asked the U.S. Supreme Court to enact full federal equality.
And the National Organization for Marriage’s losing streak continues with yet another slapdown in court.
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
Texas lawmakers are gunning for the judge who let two lesbians to get married.
Meanwhile, homophobic lawmakers celebrate the 10th anniversary of the state’s marriage ban.
There’s just one problem: the law will probably be overturned before it actually turns ten. Plus various native American tribes are in the process of legalizing marriage.
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
A few judges are still refusing to see gay and lesbian couples in Alabama.
Texas has had its first lesbian marriage, and now state officials are scrambling to find a way to undo it.
And some major national anti-gay figures are preparing to release a new manifesto to stop the freedom to marry.
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
Things are finally settling down in Alabama. We’ll take a look at just how messy it got last week, and what happens now.
Plus, Justice Ginsburg makes some pretty candid predictions for the Supreme Court’s upcoming marriage decision.
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
Marriage starts today in Alabama, and the usual suspects are still trying to figure out some way to stop it.
Nebraska accidentally passed a bill that will recognize gay and lesbian couples, but only when they’re carrying a concealed firearm.
And we’re on a fast track for rulings in several southern states.
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:
Marriage could be starting next week in Alabama. Anti-gay officials are saying that they don’t have to let gay couples get married, but their reasoning isn’t exactly what you would call true.
Oklahoma’s marriage equality backlash is getting dangerous, with a proposed law that would hand new victims to ex-gay predators.
And the National Organization for Marriage thinks they’ll have an impact on the 2016 presidential election.