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Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: A federal judge in California on Thursday found that, as with the ban on federal recognition of same-sex couples’ marriages, federal veterans’ benefits laws that limit those benefits to opposite-sex spouses are unconstitutional. Finding no rational basis for the definitions in Title 38 of the U.S. Code that limit provision of veterans’ benefits to opposite-sex …

That poll is from the website of the AFA. Snork!

“The Treasury Department is grossly overstepping its authority. This is a nation of laws. Only Congress has the authority to change the law. This action continues a pattern of lawlessness across the nation where administrators and clerks have taken it upon themselves to interpret and re-write laws as they pertain to marriage. Only the legislative branches of the Federal or …

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Via press release from the ACLU: Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico welcomed the news that all 33 County Clerks in New Mexico intervened in the freedom to marry lawsuit as defendants. ALCU of New Mexico Executive Director Peter Simonson: “We believe that the county clerks intervening in our lawsuit puts New Mexico on an expedited …

Every site in Teabagistan has spent the last 24 hours denouncing the MLK celebration because “the only sitting black US Senator,” who happens to be a far-right conservative, wasn’t invited to speak. As it turns out, Scott had already told organizers that he would be out of town yesterday. That doesn’t necessarily mean he would have been on the list …

Right Wing Watch notes that previous guests on Solomon’s show include Phyllis Schlafly, Alan Keyes, GOP Virginia lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson, and Gun Owners of America head Larry Pratt. A partial transcript from the below clip: “Jews, homosexuals, blacks, gays, Islamists, you may think they’re disparate groups, they’re not, they’re all tools. Because while we’re mad at these two …

“The minors we represent do not want to act on same-sex attractions, nor do they want to engage in such behavior. They are greatly benefiting from this counseling. Their grades have gone up, their self-esteem has improved, and their relationships at home are much improved. Legislators and judges in the state of California have essentially barged into the private therapy …

Consumer goods giant Proctor & Gamble has announced its support for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. “With Proctor & Gamble’s support, we see once again corporate America leading the charge when it comes to ending workplace discrimination,” said Matt McTighe, campaign manager for Americans for Workplace Opportunity, in a statement. “Employees should be judged on their talents, and everyone should have …