Each weekday, Get Busy, Get Equal brings you a sampling of national and regional LGBT and HIV legal and legislative news, the latest on what's new in LGBT relationships, and new developments in ACLU work. We're making progress, but since every step forward is met with resistance, we've got to fight smart to win. Get informed.

ACLU NEWS

Gillman v. Holmes County School District
Click here to learn more about the ACLU's victory against Ponce de Leon High School in Florida. The ACLU sued after school officials violated students right to free speech and suspended 11 students for wearing gay pride messages on their clothing.

• OUTspoken: GLBT youths bravely pave way for change (The Olympian)

Arkansas Parenting Ballot Initiative
Reacting to the ACLU's unanimous victory at the Arkansas Supreme Court striking down an anti-gay foster care ban in Howard v. Child Welfare Agency Review Board,  anti-gay activists have been attempting to get an initiative on the ballot that would ban unmarried couples who live together from serving as adoptive or foster parents in the state of Arkansas.  The ACLU is part of the coalition opposing this needless measure that would only harm children by reducing the pool of potential homes.  Learn more about the Howard case here.

• Arkansas Gay Adoption Ban Goes to Ballot (The Lavender Liberal)

RELATIONSHIPS NEWS

California Prop. 8

• Those 'Six Consequences to Expect if CA's Prop-8 Fails to Pass' (Tips-Q)

And in other relationships news…

• Massachusetts Equality Opponents At It Again (The Bilerico Project)
• Amendment 5 Faces Long Odds (Fort Myers News-Press)  
  Note that headline of this article describes an unrelated measure, but part of it is about the marriage amendment.
• Broward Commission stands against Amendment 2 (South Florida Blade - formerly Express Gay News)
• California Prisons Prepare for Gay Weddings (Associated Press)
• Gay Inmates Soon to Be Able to Marry (Contra Costa Times)
• O’Malley reiterates call for civil unions: Md. governor supports Mont. Co. trans rights law (Washington Blade)
• Vanasco: Massachusetts, first in marriage equality (365Gay)
• OPINION: A word by any other name: ‘Marriage’ matters and reminds us that we are all the same in search for love. (Washington Blade)

DISCRIMINATION NEWS

• Bid to repeal LGBT rights heads to voters (365Gay)
• Birmingham gays sue mayor (365Gay)
• Gay-pride parade suit set for trial: Firefighters suing, claim harassment (San Diego Union-Tribune)