Tag Archives: same-sex marriage

Is LGBTQ Discrimination Really Going Away?

BY: MICHAEL D. BRAUNSTEIN Decades after the start of the movement against lesbian, gay, transgendered, bisexual, and queer (“LGBTQ”) discrimination,[1] LGBTQ citizens have finally earned a long-sought victory. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-to-4 decision that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage.[2] Although this was undoubtedly a huge […]

Same-Sex Marriage in America: Waiting on the Supreme Court?

BY ANGELINE GAUNTT – Last week, the Supreme Court sent a loud, but unclear, message to same-sex marriage opponents and advocates alike when it decided to deny appeals to five separate lawsuits challenging State court determinations that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional. As a result of last week’s decision, same-sex marriage is now legally recognized in the […]