Marcia’s Law – The Hypocrite Hyp-o-crite: –A person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs –A person who feigns some…
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Marcia's Law – Get it Right
Marcia’s Law – Get it Right “Cheers to New Year and another chance for us to get it right.” -Oprah Winfrey By Marcia Prichason A year ago, I…
Tagged with: discrimination, DOMA, get it right, glbt, lgbt, marica prichason, marica's law, marriage equality, oprah winfrey, spreme court, www.thequ.co
Posted in Lifestyle, Slidebar
Posted in Lifestyle, Slidebar
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenges in DOMA, Prop. 8 cases
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenges in DOMA, Prop. 8 cases The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it would hear a challenge to the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA), a 1996 law targeting same-sex couples for discriminatory treatment under…
Tagged with: california, Civil RIghts, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, health insurance, lgbt, marriage equality, national gay and lesbian task force, ninth circuit court, prop 8, rea carey, retirement saving, same sex couples, social security, u.s. supreme court, veteran benefits
Posted in Queer News
Posted in Queer News
U.S. Supreme Court Reschedules Consideration of Whether to Hear Proposition 8 Case
U.S. Supreme Court Reschedules Consideration of Whether to Hear Proposition 8 Case. Prop. 8 and DOMA Cases Now Distributed for Nov. 30 Conference The United States Supreme…
Tagged with: Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, federal district court, Fourteenth Amendment, freedom, Hollingsworth v. Perry, kris perry and sandy stier, lgbt, marriage equality, ninth circuit, paul katami and jeff zarrillo, Perry v. Brown, proposition 8, the united states supreme court
Posted in Queer News
Posted in Queer News
What makes a gay soldier different from a straight soldier? (VIDEO)
What makes a gay soldier different from a straight soldier? (VIDEO) Gay and straight service members risk their lives to protect our country. But, the military is forced to treat them differently because of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Whether to Hear Proposition 8 Case
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Whether to Hear Proposition 8 Case Prop. 8 and DOMA Cases Distributed for Nov. 20 Conference Today, the United States Supreme Court indicated that it will consider whether to grant review in Hollingsworth v. Perry…
Tagged with: Adam Umhoefer, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Fourteenth Amendment, Hollingsworth v. Perry, lgbt, Perry v. Brown, proposition 8, United States Supreme Court, writ of certiorari
Posted in Queer News
Posted in Queer News
Romney White House Would Immediately Face Marriage Issue
(via buzzfeed) Romney White House Would Immediately Face Marriage Issue To defend the Defense of Marriage Act, or to leave it alone? by: Chris Geidner President Mitt Romney’s administration would face tough decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act during…
Tagged with: abortion, buzzfeed, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, eric holder, marriage, mitt romney, romney's administration, social issues, the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group
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Posted in News
Marcia's Law – Continue the Attack
Marcia’s Law – Continue the Attack “In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” -Ulysses S. Grant In 1862, with the Civil War raging, and traders profiting from…
Tagged with: 1862, abraham lincoln, african-americans, civil war, democrats, developmentally disabled, DOMA, Japanese americans, jews, LGBTQ, Native americans, president lincoln, republicans, sadaam hussain, Ulysses S. Grant, WWII
Posted in Lifestyle, Slidebar
Posted in Lifestyle, Slidebar
Marcia's Law – We'll Get 'Em Next Year
“Do they still play the blues in Chicago When baseball season rolls around When the snow melts away Do the Cubbies still play In their ivy covered burial ground When I was a boy they were my pride and joy…
Tagged with: "we'll get 'em next year", baseball, billy goat, Chicago, chicago cubs, connecticut, curse, district of columbia, DOMA, equaulity, friendly confines, glbtq, iowa, LGBTQ, Log Cabin Republicans, marcia prichason, marcia's law, marriage equality, massachusetts, new hampshire, New York, republican, republican platform, the qu, the qu presents, vermont, world series, wrigley field
Posted in Slidebar, The Qu
Posted in Slidebar, The Qu
Rep. Don Coram's Son Tells Media: 'He Was Given A Time To Lead' On Civil Unions Bill 'And He Didn't Do It'
(via HuffPost Gay Voices) Before voting “no” on the civil unions bill, Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose, told the room “I am the very proud father of one son, who happens to be gay.” In the days that followed, Rep. Coram…
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