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GET INFORMED: LGBT News for September 29
Each weekday, Get Busy, Get Equal brings you a sampling of national and regional LGBT 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
Prowel v. Wise Business Forms
- Gay man takes bias claim to appeals court (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The ACLU submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in this case
Schroer v. Billington
Diane Schroer began taking steps to transition from male to female shortly after retiring as a Colonel after 25 years of distinguished service in the Army. She was offered and accepted a job as a terrorism research analyst at the Library of Congress, but when she told her future supervisor that she was in the process of gender transition, they rescinded the job offer. The ACLU is now representing her in a Title VII sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress. Learn more about her case here.
- TVC, OneNewsNow (AFA), And The Liberty Council On Diane Schroer Decision (Pam’s House Blend)
- Transsexuality-Based Decisions May Cause Problems Under Federal Sex Discrimination Laws (Employer Law Report)
Great quote: “The Schroer case is a reminder to all of the importance of keeping the focus in employment-related decisions on those things that are clearly job-related.”
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.
RELATIONSHIPS NEWS
California Prop. 8
- EDITORIAL: Preserving California’s Constitution (The New York Times)
- Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Sparks 'War of the Rings' (Associated Press)
- Like It or Not, Newsom Stars in First Pro-Prop. 8 TV Ad (Politics Blog - San Francisco Chronicle)
- Our Position on California's No on 8 Campaign (The Official Google Blog)
- California marriage amendment donations show tale of two campaigns: Yes on 8 draws impressive grassroots support (The Christian Examiner)
- Board of Rabbis Opposes California Anti-Gay-Marriage Initiative (L.A. Now - Los Angeles Times)
- Video: First Prop 8 TV ad is super boring (Good As You)
- Update on the bible-beating marriage amendment fastathon (Pam’s House Blend)
- OP-ED: Amendment 2 Only Protects Something Precious (Naples Daily News)
- Undecided voters key to gay marriage ban (St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9)
- 3 New Judges, Picked By O'Malley, May Shift Divided Panel's Balance (The Washington Post)
- NH Lawmakers Face More Debate Over Gay Marriage (Associated Press)
- Marriage Definition Returns to Ariz. Ballot (The Arizona Republic)
- OPINION: Children is why marriage isn't for same-sex couples (Philadelphia Inquirer)
They is? - Marriage Is for Children (Pam’s House Blend)
- LETTERS: Race and Marriage Equality (The New York Times)
PARENTING NEWS
- Chink in pointless law gives kids hope (St. Petersburg Times)
- Commentary: End adoption barriers for same-sex couples (Chicago Sun-Times)