Equality On Trial

Equality news round-up: A profile of the plaintiffs in Nevada’s marriage equality lawsuit by Lambda Legal, and more

July 16, 2012

Marriage equality

By Scottie Thomaston

- Via Think Progress:

In an interview with AFP, Gottfried Hirnschall, the World Health Organization’s HIV/AIDS chief, said that “a fairly large arsenal of drugs” is currently available to someday end new infections of HIV.

- France has banned anti-transgender discrimination.

- Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSBlog on today’s DOMA cert petition.

- The Las Vegas Review-Journal has an in-depth look at some of the plaintiffs in Nevada’s marriage equality lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal, Sevcik v. Sandoval.

- Where are the signatures from the Democrats who didn’t sign on to the House Democrats’ DOMA brief?

- Thomson Reuters opposes Minnesota’s attempt to ban marriage equality in its constitution.

- The Shreveport Times featured a story about a gay Shreveport, LA couple who is leaving the state because of its anti-gay stance on benefits.

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