By Joey Lopez This time last year I was just beginning to settle in to Asheville. It is crazy to think that just over a year ago I moved from Detroit back to North Carolina … Read More
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Majority of Marengo County Residents Say Probate Judge Should Issue Marriage Licenses
In a new poll conducted across Marengo County, 57 percent of county residents reported that they believe the Probate Judge should resume issue marriage licenses based on concerns about lost county revenue. In 2013, Marengo … Read More
Preliminary Injunction Filed in Lawsuit Seeking to Immediate Relief From Mississippi Adoption Ban
A motion seeking a preliminary injunction was filed on August 28th by two married couples with children in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Mississippi Department of Human Services, the federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of … Read More
Mississippi Adoption for Same-Sex Couples Challenged in Court
Lawsuit on Behalf of Gay Couples in Mississippi Seeks to Establish Adoption Rights A federal lawsuit was filed today challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi’s law banning adoption by same-sex couples. Mississippi is the only state … Read More
Closed for Business: The Harmful Impact of Marriage License Office Closures in Alabama
Thirteen counties across Alabama have stopped issuing marriage licenses in direct response to federal court rulings recognizing that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry. As a result, opposite-sex couples are also being denied … Read More
In New Legal Filings, Attorneys Call for Immediate Start of Same-Sex Marriages in Mississippi
Attorneys in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, the lawsuit that struck down Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage, filed a motion on Friday afternoon with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to enforce … Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Affirms That Same-Sex Couples Have a Constitutional Right to Marry
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples in all 50 states have a constitutional right to marry. “What a glorious day for this great country. By recognizing once and for all that the … Read More
LGBT-friendly gathering in Madison County, NC
By Joey Lopez, Campaign for Southern Equality Just along the French Broad River, Marshall is a small town of less that 900 tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In the middle of Marshall’s downtown … Read More
Wave of anti-LGBT proposals across the South dead as legislatures adjourn
At least 40 anti-LGBT bills have been defeated, while only two passed in Southern states this year. By Jarod Keith As state legislatures across the South adjourn, LGBT advocates can be mostly satisfied with the defeat … Read More
Anti-LGBT bill SB2 becomes law in NC
Moments ago, the North Carolina state House voted to override Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto of Senate Bill 2. A three-fifths majority was needed to override the veto, and today’s vote was 69-41. This means that … Read More
