Category Archives: Current News

By Chris Lavender / Times-News Published: Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 07:02 PM. Ken Smith described the joy he experienced when he was legally allowed to marry his partner last month. After a federal judge in North Carolina struck down … Continue reading →

(from Q Notes on November 13) GREENSBORO, N.C. — A suspect is being held by police after an aggravated assault in the early morning hours of Nov. 9 in a downtown hotel. Police say the attack on the victim, whom … Continue reading →

From the Raleigh News and Observer RALEIGH A divide over same-sex marriage that has split magistrates in North Carolina may be deepened by a federal court ruling Thursday that says courts should not compel states to approve such unions. Within … Continue reading →

(from website of EqualityNC) North Carolina Announces New Tax Status for Married Same-Sex Couples Raleigh, N.C. – This week, the North Carolina Department of Revenue released a new directive on 2014 tax filing status for legally-married same sex couples living … Continue reading →

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 3:14-cv-00213-MOC-DLH THIS MATTER is before the court on its own Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. In light of the decision of the Court of Appeals for … Continue reading →

by Ian Millhiser In a surprising anti-climax to one of the most important legal battles of the last several decades, the Supreme Court announced this week that it would not hear several cases where federal appeals courts held that the … Continue reading →

SEP 30, 2014 Today, we are in what some people refer to as SCOTUS-watch: that is, waiting to hear what, if anything, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) plans to do with five marriage equality cases they currently … Continue reading →

A message from Pflag National: This week, PFLAGers everywhere celebrated a decision from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, upholding the ruling that found Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. We released the following statement to the press: “This is a … Continue reading →

By DAVE ITZKOFF New York Times, June 27, 2014 “As he descends a staircase in the opening scene of “Vicious,” a new comedy making its PBS debut on Sunday, June 29th, Ian McKellen overhears his lover, played by Derek Jacobi, … Continue reading →

Lennie and Pearl: “Time is of the Essence” “Lennie” Gerber and Pearl Berlin have been together for 48 years. Think of what it would mean for someone who has been with their partner for decades to confront losing a spouse, … Continue reading →