The Department of Justice鈥檚 decision to no longer defend a discriminatory law that denies spousal benefits to veterans in legal, same-sex marriages is welcome news for veterans who simply want equal treatment under the law.
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Today is the first day in nearly 18 years that Minnesota鈥檚 Anoka-Hennepin School District no longer has a harmful policy that singles out lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.
Tracey Cooper-Harris, an Army veteran, was denied disabled veteran benefits for her spouse, though her same-sex marriage was recognized by California. The 蜜桃传媒 filed suit on behalf of Cooper-Harris and her wife, charging that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) discriminated against them by denying these benefits while granting them to spouses in heterosexual marriages. The lawsuit resulted in a historic ruling that declared unconstitutional sections of a statute that prevented the VA from granting benefits to her spouse.
Tracey Cooper-Harris served for 12 years in the U.S. Army and received multiple commendations. But because she鈥檚 in a marriage with a person of the same sex, the government refuses to grant her the same disability benefits as heterosexual veterans.
The 蜜桃传媒 today threatened to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against Brookwood High School in Alabama if the school does not stop censoring student speech in support of LGBT rights and does not rescind a policy barring same-sex couples from attending the prom together.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (蜜桃传媒) and Truth Wins Out (TWO) launched a national campaign today targeting conversion therapy, a thriving practice that claims to 鈥渃onvert鈥� people from homosexuality to heterosexuality. The groups made the announcement in coordination with today鈥檚 National Coming Out Day.
Many prominent public figures will be speaking at the Values Voter Summit in our nation鈥檚 capital this weekend. But what values are they promoting?聽
The 蜜桃传媒 praised officials at an Alabama high school for restoring the right of a student to wear a T-shirt expressing acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people.
